Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/packages-install-2.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/packages-install-2.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.14.2.1 -r1.14.2.2
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/packages-install-2.tcl	15 May 2016 18:27:06 -0000	1.14.2.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/packages-install-2.tcl	2 Feb 2017 21:05:25 -0000	1.14.2.2
@@ -64,14 +64,20 @@
             #
             # Load package info from spec file. 
             #
+            unset -nocomplain spec_file
             if {[catch {set spec_file [apm_package_info_file_path $pkg]}]} {
-                #
-                # In case the spec file is not found (unknown package)
-                # produce an empty entry.
-                #
-                array set package [list package.key $pkg embeds "" extends "" \
-                                       provides "" requires "" properties {install ""}]
-            } else {
+                set workspace_dir [apm_workspace_install_dir]
+                if {[catch {set spec_file [apm_package_info_file_path -path $workspace_dir $pkg]}]} {
+                    #
+                    # In case the spec file is not found (unknown package)
+                    # produce an empty entry.
+                    #
+                    array set package [list package.key $pkg embeds "" extends "" \
+                                           provides "" requires "" properties {install ""}]
+                }                    
+            }
+
+            if {[info exists spec_file]} {
                 array set package [apm_read_package_info_file $spec_file]
             }
 
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/apm-install-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/apm-install-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.109.2.14 -r1.109.2.15
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/apm-install-procs.tcl	16 Nov 2016 19:08:47 -0000	1.109.2.14
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/apm-install-procs.tcl	2 Feb 2017 21:05:25 -0000	1.109.2.15
@@ -2108,7 +2108,9 @@
         }
     } else {
         # Parse spec files
-        foreach spec_file [apm_scan_packages "$::acs::rootdir/packages"] {
+        set spec_files [apm_scan_packages "$::acs::rootdir/packages"]
+        lappend spec_files {*}[apm_scan_packages]
+        foreach spec_file $spec_files {
             with_catch errmsg {
                 array unset version
                 array set version [apm_read_package_info_file $spec_file]