- Catalog.clear(): fixed handling of _length attribute (caused import

        problems for some .zexp files e.g. Squishdot instances)

doc/CHANGES.txt

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ Zope Changes
 
     Bugs fixed
 
+      - Catalog.clear(): fixed handling of _length attribute (caused import
+        problems for some .zexp files e.g. Squishdot instances)
+
       - Collector #1773: by default user accounts are now encrypted for
         security reasons
 

lib/python/Products/ZCatalog/Catalog.py

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ class Catalog(Persistent, Acquisition.Implicit, ExtensionClass.Base):
         # object unique identifier to the rid, and self.paths is a
         # mapping of the rid to the unique identifier.
 
-        self._length = BTrees.Length.Length()
         self.clear()
 
         if brains is not None:
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ class Catalog(Persistent, Acquisition.Implicit, ExtensionClass.Base):
         self.data  = IOBTree()  # mapping of rid to meta_data
         self.uids  = OIBTree()  # mapping of uid to rid
         self.paths = IOBTree()  # mapping of rid to uid
-        self._length.set(0)
+        self._length = BTrees.Length.Length()
 
         for index in self.indexes.keys():
             self.getIndex(index).clear()