Only in libzypp-5.16.1.orig/: libzypp-5.16.1
diff -ur libzypp-5.16.1.orig//zypp/PathInfo.cc libzypp-5.16.1//zypp/PathInfo.cc
--- libzypp-5.16.1.orig//zypp/PathInfo.cc	2008-10-16 16:11:34.000000000 +0200
+++ libzypp-5.16.1//zypp/PathInfo.cc	2008-10-16 16:23:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -598,6 +598,15 @@
     //	METHOD NAME : readdir
     //	METHOD TYPE : int
     //
+    
+    bool DirEntry::operator==( const DirEntry &rhs ) const
+    {
+      // if one of the types is not known, use the name only
+      if ( type == FT_NOT_AVAIL || rhs.type == FT_NOT_AVAIL )
+        return ( name == rhs.name );
+      return ((name == rhs.name ) && (type == rhs.type)); 
+    }
+
     int readdir( DirContent & retlist, const Pathname & path,
                  bool dots, PathInfo::Mode statmode )
     {
diff -ur libzypp-5.16.1.orig//zypp/PathInfo.h libzypp-5.16.1//zypp/PathInfo.h
--- libzypp-5.16.1.orig//zypp/PathInfo.h	2008-10-16 16:11:34.000000000 +0200
+++ libzypp-5.16.1//zypp/PathInfo.h	2008-10-16 16:18:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -490,8 +490,7 @@
       , type( type_r )
       {}
 
-      bool operator==( const DirEntry &rhs ) const
-      { return ((name == rhs.name ) && (type == rhs.type)); }
+      bool operator==( const DirEntry &rhs ) const;
     };
 
     /** Returned by readdir. */