Fix missing return values and some error tests for empty index files

Fix missing return values and some error tests for empty index files

Patches from Dave Jones and Ingo Molnar, but since I don't have any
infrastructure in place to use the old patch applicator scripts I
am trying to build up, I ended up fixing the thing by hand instead.

Credit where credit is due, though. Nice to see that people are
taking a look at the project even in this early stage.