Check for apt_init errors in cmdline_download.cc

Closes: #670379

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5b3d62d9..43f0fe42 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Version 0.6.7                               "I said 'Step pause turn
   * [cmdline]: Avoid dpkg and infinite loop in download-only mode
                (Closes: #629266) (LP: #975793)
 
+  * [cmdline]: Check for apt_init errors in cmdline_download.cc
+               (Closes: #670379)
+
 - New translations:
 
   * Croatian (Closes: #667934)
diff --git a/src/cmdline/cmdline_download.cc b/src/cmdline/cmdline_download.cc
index 68329faf..655d6337 100644
--- a/src/cmdline/cmdline_download.cc
+++ b/src/cmdline/cmdline_download.cc
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ int cmdline_download(int argc, char *argv[])
   shared_ptr<OpProgress> progress = make_text_progress(false, term, term, term);
   apt_init(progress.get(), false);
 
+  if(_error->PendingError())
+    {
+      _error->DumpErrors();
+      return -1;
+    }
+
   pkgSourceList list;
   if(!list.ReadMainList())
     {