Merged from trunk -r12384:12389

   Merged from trunk -r12384:12389

   | 12385   | Bug #252354 - Ensure that hardlinked files are not processed |
   | zmedico | multiple times when necessary.                               |

   | 12386   | Fix quoting for variable assignment with eval, from previous |
   | zmedico | commit.                                                      |

   | 12387   | For completeness, ensure that any INODE_* are unset before   |
   | zmedico | beginning.                                                   |

   | 12388   | Bug #254114 - Fix ValueError triggered by missing COUNTER.   |
   | zmedico | Also, fix broken mtime check inside FakeVartree._sync().     |

   | 12389   | Bug #250469 - Fix unpack() so that deb2targz is called in a  |
   | zmedico | way such that $DISTDIR write access is not required.         |

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