Fix assignments within if () statements.  This properly enumerates over pkgs.
Fix assignments within if () statements.  This properly enumerates over pkgs.

Also display a message indicating that the package list is being loaded as
loading all the packages may have a noticeable delay.

en90/pkg,khorben/pkg,khorben/pkg,junovitch/pkg,en90/pkg,skoef/pkg,junovitch/pkg,khorben/pkg,skoef/pkg,Open343/pkg,Open343/pkg