--- apt-get.orig	2009-03-09 11:39:25.000000000 +0900
+++ apt-get	2009-03-09 11:39:11.000000000 +0900
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 
   # Mangle foreign files
   for F in $LISTDIR/foreign/lists/*_*; do
+    test -s "$F" || continue
     DIR="$(dirname "$F")"
     case "$F" in
       *_Packages)