3 files changed, 50 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/bin/common-functions b/bin/common-functions
index 3146572..25c592f 100755
--- a/bin/common-functions
+++ b/bin/common-functions
@@ -424,3 +424,39 @@ recursively_umount_and_rm() {
     -exec 'sudo' 'umount' '-l' '{}' ';'
   rm -rf --one-file-system "${dir}"
 }
+
+# insert_break_loops_orders $file
+# inserts the correct number of 'break_loops' order into $file
+
+insert_break_loops_orders() {
+  local file="$1"
+  local looped_packages
+  local line
+
+  looped_packages="$(
+    ls "${work_dir}/build-list.loops" | \
+      grep '^loop_[0-9]\+$' | \
+      sed "s|^|${work_dir}/build-list.loops/|" | \
+      xargs -r cat | \
+      sort -u | \
+      wc -l
+  )"
+
+  (
+    while read -r line; do
+      if [ "${line}" = 'break_loops' ]; then
+        if [ ${looped_packages} -eq 0 ]; then
+          continue
+        fi
+        looped_packages=$((${looped_packages}-1))
+      fi
+      printf '%s\n' "${line}"
+    done < \
+      "${file}"
+    while [ ${looped_packages} -gt 0 ]; do
+      looped_packages=$((${looped_packages}-1))
+      echo 'break_loops'
+    done
+  ) | \
+    sponge "${file}"
+}
diff --git a/bin/get-assignment b/bin/get-assignment
index 2ef8556..64f6046 100755
--- a/bin/get-assignment
+++ b/bin/get-assignment
@@ -115,11 +115,18 @@ for hand_out_broken in false true; do
     if [ -z "${git_revision}${mod_git_revision}${repository}" ] && \
       [ "${package}" = 'break_loops' ]; then
       if ${hand_out_broken}; then
-        sed -i \
-          '/^break_loops$/d' \
-          "${work_dir}/build-list"
-        echo 'break_loops' >> \
-          "${work_dir}/build-list"
+        first=true
+        while read -r s; do
+          if [ "${s}" = 'break_loops' ] && \
+            ${first}; then
+            first=false
+            continue
+          fi
+          printf '%s\n' "${s}"
+        done < \
+          "${work_dir}/build-list" | \
+          sponge "${work_dir}/build-list"
+        insert_break_loops_orders "${work_dir}/build-list"
         break
       else
         continue
diff --git a/bin/get-package-updates b/bin/get-package-updates
index 12ae82f..46b0440 100755
--- a/bin/get-package-updates
+++ b/bin/get-package-updates
@@ -360,9 +360,8 @@ if [ -s "${work_dir}/tsort.error" ]; then
         "${work_dir}/build-list.loops.new/${loop}"
     done
 
-  # add order to break loops to build list
-  echo 'break_loops' >> \
-    "${work_dir}/build-list.new.new"
+  # add orders to break loops to build list
+  insert_break_loops_orders "${work_dir}/build-list.new.new"
 
 else
   rm "${work_dir}/tsort.error"