Index: client/1.0/neutral/pkgd.eagle
==================================================================
--- client/1.0/neutral/pkgd.eagle
+++ client/1.0/neutral/pkgd.eagle
@@ -1585,37 +1585,45 @@
     } else {
       verifyPersistentRootDirectory
       set persistentDirectory $persistentRootDirectory
     }
 
-    set fileName [file join $packageName VERSION]
-    set downloadFileName [file join $temporaryDirectory $fileName]
-
-    file mkdir [file dirname $downloadFileName]
-
-    downloadOneFile $language $version $platform \
-        $fileName $downloadFileName $usePgp
-
-    if {$usePgp} then {
-      downloadOneFile $language $version $platform \
-          [appendArgs $fileName .asc] \
-          [appendArgs $downloadFileName .asc] $usePgp
-    }
-
-    set localFileName [file join $persistentDirectory $fileName]
-
-    set compare [package vcompare \
-        [extractVersionFromFile $downloadFileName] \
-        [extractVersionFromFile $localFileName]]
-
-    if {[isEagle]} then {
-      file delete -recursive -- $temporaryDirectory
-    } else {
-      file delete -force -- $temporaryDirectory
-    }
-
-    return [expr {$compare > 0}]
+    set fileNamesOnly [list VERSION pkgIndex.eagle pkgIndex.tcl]
+
+    foreach fileNameOnly $fileNamesOnly {
+      set fileName [file join $packageName $fileNameOnly]
+      set downloadFileName [file join $temporaryDirectory $fileName]
+
+      file mkdir [file dirname $downloadFileName]
+
+      if {[catch {
+        downloadOneFile $language $version $platform \
+            $fileName $downloadFileName $usePgp
+      }] == 0} then {
+        if {$usePgp} then {
+          downloadOneFile $language $version $platform \
+              [appendArgs $fileName .asc] \
+              [appendArgs $downloadFileName .asc] $usePgp
+        }
+
+        set localFileName [file join $persistentDirectory $fileName]
+
+        set compare [package vcompare \
+            [extractVersionFromFile $downloadFileName] \
+            [extractVersionFromFile $localFileName]]
+
+        if {[isEagle]} then {
+          file delete -recursive -- $temporaryDirectory
+        } else {
+          file delete -force -- $temporaryDirectory
+        }
+
+        return [expr {$compare > 0}]
+      }
+    }
+
+    error "could not check higher version: no supported file names"
   }
 
   #
   # NOTE: This procedure attempts to guess a package name based on a list of
   #       its files.  It relies upon the fact that all packages must include