Index: trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_bundle.pl
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--- trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_bundle.pl	(revision 31565)
+++ trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_bundle.pl	(revision 31572)
@@ -191,4 +191,8 @@
         next if $poor_quality;
 
+        # skip file stats file. Due to a bug the update process destroys them sometimes
+        # XXX: perhaps only do this for stages where we know that this happens
+        next if $file_rule =~ /STATS/;
+
         &my_die("failed to resolve  $file_name", $component, $PS_EXIT_DATA_ERROR);
     }