Merge branch 'debian/jessie' into debian/experimental

[apt.git] / apt-pkg / cacheset.h

diff --git a/apt-pkg/cacheset.h b/apt-pkg/cacheset.h
index e690d660cd01bb99f4946f32196cd5c6fa42aadc..97aee8c2de9161e5423242762b67633eb4c2b566 100644 (file)
--- a/apt-pkg/cacheset.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/cacheset.h
@@ -9,19 +9,36 @@
 #ifndef APT_CACHESET_H
 #define APT_CACHESET_H
 // Include Files                                                       /*{{{*/
 #ifndef APT_CACHESET_H
 #define APT_CACHESET_H
 // Include Files                                                       /*{{{*/

-#include <iostream>

 #include <fstream>
 #include <fstream>

-#include <list>

 #include <map>
 #include <set>
 #include <map>
 #include <set>

+#include <list>
+#include <vector>

 #include <string>
 #include <string>

+#include <iterator>
+#include <algorithm>

 
 

-#include <apt-pkg/cachefile.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#include <apt-pkg/error.h>

 #include <apt-pkg/pkgcache.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/pkgcache.h>

+#include <apt-pkg/cacheiterators.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/macros.h>
+
+#ifndef APT_8_CLEANER_HEADERS
+#include <apt-pkg/cachefile.h>
+#endif
+#ifndef APT_10_CLEANER_HEADERS
+#include <iostream>
+#endif

                                                                        /*}}}*/
                                                                        /*}}}*/

+
+class pkgCacheFile;
+

 namespace APT {
 namespace APT {

-class PackageSet;
-class VersionSet;
+class PackageContainerInterface;
+class VersionContainerInterface;
+

 class CacheSetHelper {                                                 /*{{{*/
 /** \class APT::CacheSetHelper
     Simple base class with a lot of virtual methods which can be overridden
 class CacheSetHelper {                                                 /*{{{*/
 /** \class APT::CacheSetHelper
     Simple base class with a lot of virtual methods which can be overridden


@@ -32,35 +49,135 @@ class CacheSetHelper {                                                     /*{{{*/
     printed out.
 */
 public:                                                                        /*{{{*/
     printed out.
 */
 public:                                                                        /*{{{*/

-       CacheSetHelper(bool const &ShowError = true,
+       CacheSetHelper(bool const ShowError = true,

                GlobalError::MsgType ErrorType = GlobalError::ERROR) :
                GlobalError::MsgType ErrorType = GlobalError::ERROR) :

-                       ShowError(ShowError), ErrorType(ErrorType) {};
-       virtual ~CacheSetHelper() {};
+                       ShowError(ShowError), ErrorType(ErrorType) {}
+       virtual ~CacheSetHelper() {}

 
 

-       virtual void showTaskSelection(PackageSet const &pkgset, string const &pattern) {};
-       virtual void showRegExSelection(PackageSet const &pkgset, string const &pattern) {};
-       virtual void showSelectedVersion(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, pkgCache::VerIterator const Ver,
-                                string const &ver, bool const &verIsRel) {};
+       enum PkgSelector { UNKNOWN, REGEX, TASK, FNMATCH, PACKAGENAME, STRING };

 
 

-       virtual pkgCache::PkgIterator canNotFindPkgName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &str);
-       virtual PackageSet canNotFindTask(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
-       virtual PackageSet canNotFindRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
-       virtual PackageSet canNotFindPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &str);
-       virtual VersionSet canNotFindAllVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
-       virtual VersionSet canNotFindInstCandVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+       virtual bool PackageFrom(enum PkgSelector const select, PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern);
+
+       virtual bool PackageFromCommandLine(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline);
+
+       struct PkgModifier {
+               enum Position { NONE, PREFIX, POSTFIX };
+               unsigned short ID;
+               const char * const Alias;
+               Position Pos;
+               PkgModifier (unsigned short const &id, const char * const alias, Position const &pos) : ID(id), Alias(alias), Pos(pos) {}
+       };
+       virtual bool PackageFromModifierCommandLine(unsigned short &modID, PackageContainerInterface * const pci,
+                                           pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char * cmdline,
+                                           std::list<PkgModifier> const &mods);
+
+       // use PackageFrom(PACKAGENAME, …) instead
+       APT_DEPRECATED pkgCache::PkgIterator PackageFromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern);
+
+       /** \brief be notified about the package being selected via pattern
+        *
+        * Main use is probably to show a message to the user what happened
+        *
+        * \param pkg is the package which was selected
+        * \param select is the selection method which choose the package
+        * \param pattern is the string used by the selection method to pick the package
+        */
+       virtual void showPackageSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &pkg, PkgSelector const select, std::string const &pattern);
+       // use the method above instead, react only on the type you need and let the base handle the rest if need be
+       // this allows use to add new selection methods without breaking the ABI constantly with new virtual methods
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual void showTaskSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &pkg, std::string const &pattern);
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual void showRegExSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &pkg, std::string const &pattern);
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual void showFnmatchSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &pkg, std::string const &pattern);
+
+       /** \brief be notified if a package can't be found via pattern
+        *
+        * Can be used to show a message as well as to try something else to make it match
+        *
+        * \param select is the method tried for selection
+        * \param pci is the container the package should be inserted in
+        * \param Cache is the package universe available
+        * \param pattern is the string not matching anything
+        */
+       virtual void canNotFindPackage(enum PkgSelector const select, PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern);
+       // same as above for showPackageSelection
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual void canNotFindTask(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual void canNotFindRegEx(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual void canNotFindFnmatch(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual void canNotFindPackage(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &str);
+
+       /** \brief specifies which version(s) we want to refer to */
+       enum VerSelector {
+               /** by release string */
+               RELEASE,
+               /** by version number string */
+               VERSIONNUMBER,
+               /** All versions */
+               ALL,
+               /** Candidate and installed version */
+               CANDANDINST,
+               /** Candidate version */
+               CANDIDATE,
+               /** Installed version */
+               INSTALLED,
+               /** Candidate or if non installed version */
+               CANDINST,
+               /** Installed or if non candidate version */
+               INSTCAND,
+               /** Newest version */
+               NEWEST
+       };
+
+       /** \brief be notified about the version being selected via pattern
+        *
+        * Main use is probably to show a message to the user what happened
+        * Note that at the moment this method is only called for RELEASE
+        * and VERSION selections, not for the others.
+        *
+        * \param Pkg is the package which was selected for
+        * \param Ver is the version selected
+        * \param select is the selection method which choose the version
+        * \param pattern is the string used by the selection method to pick the version
+        */
+       virtual void showVersionSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver,
+             enum VerSelector const select, std::string const &pattern);
+       // renamed to have a similar interface to showPackageSelection
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual void showSelectedVersion(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, pkgCache::VerIterator const Ver,
+                                std::string const &ver, bool const verIsRel);
+
+       /** \brief be notified if a version can't be found for a package
+        *
+        * Main use is probably to show a message to the user what happened
+        *
+        * \param select is the method tried for selection
+        * \param vci is the container the version should be inserted in
+        * \param Cache is the package universe available
+        * \param Pkg is the package we wanted a version from
+        */
+       virtual void canNotFindVersion(enum VerSelector const select, VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+       // same as above for showPackageSelection
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual void canNotFindAllVer(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual void canNotFindInstCandVer(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,

                                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
                                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);

-       virtual VersionSet canNotFindCandInstVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual void canNotFindCandInstVer(VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+                               pkgCacheFile &Cache,

                                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
                                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);

-       virtual pkgCache::VerIterator canNotFindNewestVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+
+       // the difference between canNotFind and canNotGet is that the later is more low-level
+       // and called from other places: In this case looking into the code is the only real answer…
+       virtual pkgCache::VerIterator canNotGetVersion(enum VerSelector const select, pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+       // same as above for showPackageSelection
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual pkgCache::VerIterator canNotFindNewestVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,

                                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
                                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);

-       virtual pkgCache::VerIterator canNotFindCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual pkgCache::VerIterator canNotFindCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,

                                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
                                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);

-       virtual pkgCache::VerIterator canNotFindInstalledVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+       APT_DEPRECATED virtual pkgCache::VerIterator canNotFindInstalledVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,

                                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
 
                                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
 

-       bool showErrors() const { return ShowError; };
-       bool showErrors(bool const &newValue) { if (ShowError == newValue) return ShowError; else return ((ShowError = newValue) == false); };
-       GlobalError::MsgType errorType() const { return ErrorType; };
+       virtual pkgCache::PkgIterator canNotFindPkgName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &str);
+
+       bool showErrors() const { return ShowError; }
+       bool showErrors(bool const newValue) { if (ShowError == newValue) return ShowError; else return ((ShowError = newValue) == false); }
+       GlobalError::MsgType errorType() const { return ErrorType; }

        GlobalError::MsgType errorType(GlobalError::MsgType const &newValue)
        {
                if (ErrorType == newValue) return ErrorType;
        GlobalError::MsgType errorType(GlobalError::MsgType const &newValue)
        {
                if (ErrorType == newValue) return ErrorType;


@@ -69,60 +186,192 @@ public:                                                                   /*{{{*/
                        ErrorType = newValue;
                        return oldValue;
                }
                        ErrorType = newValue;
                        return oldValue;
                }

-       };
+       }

 
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 protected:
        bool ShowError;
        GlobalError::MsgType ErrorType;
 
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 protected:
        bool ShowError;
        GlobalError::MsgType ErrorType;

+
+       pkgCache::VerIterator canNotGetInstCandVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+       pkgCache::VerIterator canNotGetCandInstVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+
+       bool PackageFromTask(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+       bool PackageFromRegEx(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+       bool PackageFromFnmatch(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+       bool PackageFromPackageName(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+       bool PackageFromString(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern);

 };                                                                     /*}}}*/
 };                                                                     /*}}}*/

-class PackageSet : public std::set<pkgCache::PkgIterator> {            /*{{{*/
-/** \class APT::PackageSet

 
 

-    Simple wrapper around a std::set to provide a similar interface to
-    a set of packages as to the complete set of all packages in the
-    pkgCache. */
-public:                                                                        /*{{{*/
-       /** \brief smell like a pkgCache::PkgIterator */
-       class const_iterator : public std::set<pkgCache::PkgIterator>::const_iterator {/*{{{*/
+class PackageContainerInterface {                                      /*{{{*/
+/** \class PackageContainerInterface
+
+ * Interface ensuring that all operations can be executed on the yet to
+ * define concrete PackageContainer - access to all methods is possible,
+ * but in general the wrappers provided by the PackageContainer template
+ * are nicer to use.
+
+ * This class mostly protects use from the need to write all implementation
+ * of the methods working on containers in the template */
+public:
+       class const_iterator {                                          /*{{{*/

        public:
        public:

-               const_iterator(std::set<pkgCache::PkgIterator>::const_iterator x) :
-                        std::set<pkgCache::PkgIterator>::const_iterator(x) {}
-
-               operator pkgCache::PkgIterator(void) { return **this; }
-
-               inline const char *Name() const {return (**this).Name(); }
-               inline std::string FullName(bool const &Pretty) const { return (**this).FullName(Pretty); }
-               inline std::string FullName() const { return (**this).FullName(); }
-               inline const char *Section() const {return (**this).Section(); }
-               inline bool Purge() const {return (**this).Purge(); }
-               inline const char *Arch() const {return (**this).Arch(); }
-               inline pkgCache::GrpIterator Group() const { return (**this).Group(); }
-               inline pkgCache::VerIterator VersionList() const { return (**this).VersionList(); }
-               inline pkgCache::VerIterator CurrentVer() const { return (**this).CurrentVer(); }
-               inline pkgCache::DepIterator RevDependsList() const { return (**this).RevDependsList(); }
-               inline pkgCache::PrvIterator ProvidesList() const { return (**this).ProvidesList(); }
-               inline pkgCache::PkgIterator::OkState State() const { return (**this).State(); }
-               inline const char *CandVersion() const { return (**this).CandVersion(); }
-               inline const char *CurVersion() const { return (**this).CurVersion(); }
-               inline pkgCache *Cache() const { return (**this).Cache(); };
-               inline unsigned long Index() const {return (**this).Index();};
+               virtual pkgCache::PkgIterator getPkg() const = 0;
+               operator pkgCache::PkgIterator(void) const { return getPkg(); }
+
+               inline const char *Name() const {return getPkg().Name(); }
+               inline std::string FullName(bool const Pretty) const { return getPkg().FullName(Pretty); }
+               inline std::string FullName() const { return getPkg().FullName(); }
+               APT_DEPRECATED inline const char *Section() const {
+                  APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+                     return getPkg().Section();
+                  APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+               }
+               inline bool Purge() const {return getPkg().Purge(); }
+               inline const char *Arch() const {return getPkg().Arch(); }
+               inline pkgCache::GrpIterator Group() const { return getPkg().Group(); }
+               inline pkgCache::VerIterator VersionList() const { return getPkg().VersionList(); }
+               inline pkgCache::VerIterator CurrentVer() const { return getPkg().CurrentVer(); }
+               inline pkgCache::DepIterator RevDependsList() const { return getPkg().RevDependsList(); }
+               inline pkgCache::PrvIterator ProvidesList() const { return getPkg().ProvidesList(); }
+               inline pkgCache::PkgIterator::OkState State() const { return getPkg().State(); }
+               inline const char *CandVersion() const { return getPkg().CandVersion(); }
+               inline const char *CurVersion() const { return getPkg().CurVersion(); }
+               inline pkgCache *Cache() const { return getPkg().Cache(); }
+               inline unsigned long Index() const {return getPkg().Index();}

                // we have only valid iterators here
                // we have only valid iterators here

-               inline bool end() const { return false; };
+               inline bool end() const { return false; }
+
+               inline pkgCache::Package const * operator->() const {return &*getPkg();}
+       };
+                                                                       /*}}}*/

 
 

-               friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const_iterator i) { return operator<<(out, (*i)); }
+       virtual bool insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) = 0;
+       virtual bool empty() const = 0;
+       virtual void clear() = 0;
+
+       // FIXME: This is a bloody hack removed soon. Use CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector !
+       enum APT_DEPRECATED Constructor { UNKNOWN = CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN,
+               REGEX = CacheSetHelper::REGEX,
+               TASK = CacheSetHelper::TASK,
+               FNMATCH = CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH };
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       void setConstructor(Constructor const by) { ConstructedBy = (CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector)by; }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+       void setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector const by) { ConstructedBy = by; }
+       CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector getConstructor() const { return ConstructedBy; }
+       PackageContainerInterface() : ConstructedBy(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN) {}
+       PackageContainerInterface(CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector const by) : ConstructedBy(by) {}
+
+       APT_DEPRECATED static bool FromTask(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+          return helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::TASK, pci, Cache, pattern); }
+       APT_DEPRECATED static bool FromRegEx(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+          return helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::REGEX, pci, Cache, pattern); }
+       APT_DEPRECATED static bool FromFnmatch(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+          return helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH, pci, Cache, pattern); }
+       APT_DEPRECATED static bool FromGroup(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+          return helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::PACKAGENAME, pci, Cache, pattern); }
+       APT_DEPRECATED static bool FromString(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+          return helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::STRING, pci, Cache, pattern); }
+       APT_DEPRECATED static bool FromCommandLine(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+          return helper.PackageFromCommandLine(pci, Cache, cmdline); }
+
+       APT_DEPRECATED typedef CacheSetHelper::PkgModifier Modifier;
+
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       APT_DEPRECATED static pkgCache::PkgIterator FromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+          return helper.PackageFromName(Cache, pattern); }
+       APT_DEPRECATED static bool FromModifierCommandLine(unsigned short &modID, PackageContainerInterface * const pci,
+             pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char * cmdline,
+             std::list<Modifier> const &mods, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+          return helper.PackageFromModifierCommandLine(modID, pci, Cache, cmdline, mods); }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+private:
+       CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector ConstructedBy;
+};
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+template<class Container> class PackageContainer : public PackageContainerInterface {/*{{{*/
+/** \class APT::PackageContainer

 
 

-               inline pkgCache::Package const * operator->() const {
-                       return &***this;
-               };
+    Simple wrapper around a container class like std::set to provide a similar
+    interface to a set of packages as to the complete set of all packages in the
+    pkgCache. */
+       Container _cont;
+public:                                                                        /*{{{*/
+       /** \brief smell like a pkgCache::PkgIterator */
+       class const_iterator : public PackageContainerInterface::const_iterator,/*{{{*/
+                              public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag, typename Container::const_iterator> {
+               typename Container::const_iterator _iter;
+       public:
+               const_iterator(typename Container::const_iterator i) : _iter(i) {}
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator getPkg(void) const { return *_iter; }
+               inline pkgCache::PkgIterator operator*(void) const { return *_iter; }
+               operator typename Container::const_iterator(void) const { return _iter; }
+               inline const_iterator& operator++() { ++_iter; return *this; }
+               inline const_iterator operator++(int) { const_iterator tmp(*this); operator++(); return tmp; }
+               inline bool operator!=(const_iterator const &i) const { return _iter != i._iter; }
+               inline bool operator==(const_iterator const &i) const { return _iter == i._iter; }
+               friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const_iterator i) { return operator<<(out, *i); }
+       };
+       class iterator : public PackageContainerInterface::const_iterator,
+                        public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag, typename Container::iterator> {
+               typename Container::iterator _iter;
+       public:
+               iterator(typename Container::iterator i) : _iter(i) {}
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator getPkg(void) const { return *_iter; }
+               inline pkgCache::PkgIterator operator*(void) const { return *_iter; }
+               operator typename Container::iterator(void) const { return _iter; }
+               operator typename PackageContainer<Container>::const_iterator() { return typename PackageContainer<Container>::const_iterator(_iter); }
+               inline iterator& operator++() { ++_iter; return *this; }
+               inline iterator operator++(int) { iterator tmp(*this); operator++(); return tmp; }
+               inline bool operator!=(iterator const &i) const { return _iter != i._iter; }
+               inline bool operator==(iterator const &i) const { return _iter == i._iter; }
+               inline iterator& operator=(iterator const &i) { _iter = i._iter; return *this; }
+               inline iterator& operator=(typename Container::iterator const &i) { _iter = i; return *this; }
+               friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, iterator i) { return operator<<(out, *i); }

        };
        };

-       // 103. set::iterator is required to be modifiable, but this allows modification of keys
-       typedef APT::PackageSet::const_iterator iterator;

                                                                        /*}}}*/
 
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 

-       using std::set<pkgCache::PkgIterator>::insert;
-       inline void insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) { if (P.end() == false) std::set<pkgCache::PkgIterator>::insert(P); };
-       inline void insert(PackageSet const &pkgset) { insert(pkgset.begin(), pkgset.end()); };
+       bool insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) { if (P.end() == true) return false; _cont.insert(P); return true; }
+       template<class Cont> void insert(PackageContainer<Cont> const &pkgcont) { _cont.insert((typename Cont::const_iterator)pkgcont.begin(), (typename Cont::const_iterator)pkgcont.end()); }
+       void insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) { _cont.insert(begin, end); }
+
+       bool empty() const { return _cont.empty(); }
+       void clear() { return _cont.clear(); }
+       //FIXME: on ABI break, replace the first with the second without bool
+       void erase(iterator position) { _cont.erase((typename Container::iterator)position); }
+       iterator& erase(iterator &position, bool) { return position = _cont.erase((typename Container::iterator)position); }
+       size_t erase(const pkgCache::PkgIterator x) { return _cont.erase(x); }
+       void erase(iterator first, iterator last) { _cont.erase(first, last); }
+       size_t size() const { return _cont.size(); }
+
+       const_iterator begin() const { return const_iterator(_cont.begin()); }
+       const_iterator end() const { return const_iterator(_cont.end()); }
+       iterator begin() { return iterator(_cont.begin()); }
+       iterator end() { return iterator(_cont.end()); }
+       const_iterator find(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) const { return const_iterator(_cont.find(P)); }
+
+       PackageContainer() : PackageContainerInterface() {}
+       PackageContainer(CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector const &by) : PackageContainerInterface(by) {}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       APT_DEPRECATED PackageContainer(Constructor const &by) : PackageContainerInterface((CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector)by) {}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+       /** \brief sort all included versions with given comparer
+
+           Some containers are sorted by default, some are not and can't be,
+           but a few like std::vector can be sorted if need be, so this can be
+           specialized in later on. The default is that this will fail though.
+           Specifically, already sorted containers like std::set will return
+           false as well as there is no easy way to check that the given comparer
+           would sort in the same way the set is currently sorted
+
+           \return \b true if the set was sorted, \b false if not. */
+       template<class Compare> bool sort(Compare /*Comp*/) { return false; }

 
        /** \brief returns all packages in the cache who belong to the given task
 
 
        /** \brief returns all packages in the cache who belong to the given task
 


@@ -132,10 +381,14 @@ public:                                                                   /*{{{*/
            \param Cache the packages are in
            \param pattern name of the task
            \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
            \param Cache the packages are in
            \param pattern name of the task
            \param helper responsible for error and message handling */

-       static APT::PackageSet FromTask(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper);
-       static APT::PackageSet FromTask(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {
+       static PackageContainer FromTask(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               PackageContainer cont(CacheSetHelper::TASK);
+               helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::TASK, &cont, Cache, pattern);
+               return cont;
+       }
+       static PackageContainer FromTask(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {

                CacheSetHelper helper;
                CacheSetHelper helper;

-               return APT::PackageSet::FromTask(Cache, pattern, helper);
+               return FromTask(Cache, pattern, helper);

        }
 
        /** \brief returns all packages in the cache whose name matchs a given pattern
        }
 
        /** \brief returns all packages in the cache whose name matchs a given pattern


@@ -146,32 +399,55 @@ public:                                                                   /*{{{*/
            \param Cache the packages are in
            \param pattern regular expression for package names
            \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
            \param Cache the packages are in
            \param pattern regular expression for package names
            \param helper responsible for error and message handling */

-       static APT::PackageSet FromRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper);
-       static APT::PackageSet FromRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {
-               CacheSetHelper helper;
-               return APT::PackageSet::FromRegEx(Cache, pattern, helper);
+       static PackageContainer FromRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               PackageContainer cont(CacheSetHelper::REGEX);
+               helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::REGEX, &cont, Cache, pattern);
+               return cont;

        }
 
        }
 

-       /** \brief returns all packages specified by a string
+       static PackageContainer FromRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {
+               CacheSetHelper helper;
+               return FromRegEx(Cache, pattern, helper);
+       }

 
 

-           \param Cache the packages are in
-           \param string String the package name(s) should be extracted from
-           \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
-       static APT::PackageSet FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &string, CacheSetHelper &helper);
-       static APT::PackageSet FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &string) {
+       static PackageContainer FromFnmatch(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               PackageContainer cont(CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH);
+               helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH, &cont, Cache, pattern);
+               return cont;
+       }
+       static PackageContainer FromFnMatch(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {

                CacheSetHelper helper;
                CacheSetHelper helper;

-               return APT::PackageSet::FromString(Cache, string, helper);
+               return FromFnmatch(Cache, pattern, helper);

        }
 
        }
 

+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH

        /** \brief returns a package specified by a string
 
            \param Cache the package is in
        /** \brief returns a package specified by a string
 
            \param Cache the package is in

-           \param string String the package name should be extracted from
+           \param pattern String the package name should be extracted from

            \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
            \param helper responsible for error and message handling */

-       static pkgCache::PkgIterator FromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &string, CacheSetHelper &helper);
-       static pkgCache::PkgIterator FromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &string) {
+       APT_DEPRECATED static pkgCache::PkgIterator FromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               return helper.PackageFromName(Cache, pattern);
+       }
+       APT_DEPRECATED static pkgCache::PkgIterator FromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {

                CacheSetHelper helper;
                CacheSetHelper helper;

-               return APT::PackageSet::FromName(Cache, string, helper);
+               return FromName(Cache, pattern, helper);
+       }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+       /** \brief returns all packages specified by a string
+
+           \param Cache the packages are in
+           \param pattern String the package name(s) should be extracted from
+           \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
+       static PackageContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               PackageContainer cont;
+               helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::PACKAGENAME, &cont, Cache, pattern);
+               return cont;
+       }
+       static PackageContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {
+               CacheSetHelper helper;
+               return FromString(Cache, pattern, helper);

        }
 
        /** \brief returns all packages specified on the commandline
        }
 
        /** \brief returns all packages specified on the commandline


@@ -181,20 +457,16 @@ public:                                                                   /*{{{*/
            \param Cache the packages are in
            \param cmdline Command line the package names should be extracted from
            \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
            \param Cache the packages are in
            \param cmdline Command line the package names should be extracted from
            \param helper responsible for error and message handling */

-       static APT::PackageSet FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline, CacheSetHelper &helper);
-       static APT::PackageSet FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline) {
+       static PackageContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               PackageContainer cont;
+               helper.PackageFromCommandLine(&cont, Cache, cmdline);
+               return cont;
+       }
+       static PackageContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline) {

                CacheSetHelper helper;
                CacheSetHelper helper;

-               return APT::PackageSet::FromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline, helper);
+               return FromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline, helper);

        }
 
        }
 

-       struct Modifier {
-               enum Position { NONE, PREFIX, POSTFIX };
-               unsigned short ID;
-               const char * const Alias;
-               Position Pos;
-               Modifier (unsigned short const &id, const char * const alias, Position const &pos) : ID(id), Alias(alias), Pos(pos) {};
-       };
-

        /** \brief group packages by a action modifiers
 
            At some point it is needed to get from the same commandline
        /** \brief group packages by a action modifiers
 
            At some point it is needed to get from the same commandline


@@ -206,96 +478,320 @@ public:                                                                  /*{{{*/
            \param mods list of modifiers the method should accept
            \param fallback the default modifier group for a package
            \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
            \param mods list of modifiers the method should accept
            \param fallback the default modifier group for a package
            \param helper responsible for error and message handling */

-       static std::map<unsigned short, PackageSet> GroupedFromCommandLine(
-               pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
-               std::list<PackageSet::Modifier> const &mods,
-               unsigned short const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper);
-       static std::map<unsigned short, PackageSet> GroupedFromCommandLine(
-               pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
-               std::list<PackageSet::Modifier> const &mods,
-               unsigned short const &fallback) {
+       static std::map<unsigned short, PackageContainer> GroupedFromCommandLine(
+                                                                                pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                                                                                const char **cmdline,
+                                                                                std::list<CacheSetHelper::PkgModifier> const &mods,
+                                                                                unsigned short const &fallback,
+                                                                                CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               std::map<unsigned short, PackageContainer> pkgsets;
+               for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I) {
+                       unsigned short modID = fallback;
+                       PackageContainer pkgset;
+                       helper.PackageFromModifierCommandLine(modID, &pkgset, Cache, *I, mods);
+                       pkgsets[modID].insert(pkgset);
+               }
+               return pkgsets;
+       }
+       static std::map<unsigned short, PackageContainer> GroupedFromCommandLine(
+                                                                                pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                                                                                const char **cmdline,
+                                                                                std::list<CacheSetHelper::PkgModifier> const &mods,
+                                                                                unsigned short const &fallback) {

                CacheSetHelper helper;
                CacheSetHelper helper;

-               return APT::PackageSet::GroupedFromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline,
+               return GroupedFromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline,

                                mods, fallback, helper);
        }
                                mods, fallback, helper);
        }

+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+};                                                                     /*}}}*/
+// specialisations for push_back containers: std::list & std::vector   /*{{{*/
+template<> template<class Cont> void PackageContainer<std::list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(PackageContainer<Cont> const &pkgcont) {
+       for (typename PackageContainer<Cont>::const_iterator p = pkgcont.begin(); p != pkgcont.end(); ++p)
+               _cont.push_back(*p);
+}
+template<> template<class Cont> void PackageContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(PackageContainer<Cont> const &pkgcont) {
+       for (typename PackageContainer<Cont>::const_iterator p = pkgcont.begin(); p != pkgcont.end(); ++p)
+               _cont.push_back(*p);
+}
+// these two are 'inline' as otherwise the linker has problems with seeing these untemplated
+// specializations again and again - but we need to see them, so that library users can use them
+template<> inline bool PackageContainer<std::list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) {
+       if (P.end() == true)
+               return false;
+       _cont.push_back(P);
+       return true;
+}
+template<> inline bool PackageContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) {
+       if (P.end() == true)
+               return false;
+       _cont.push_back(P);
+       return true;
+}
+template<> inline void PackageContainer<std::list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) {
+       for (const_iterator p = begin; p != end; ++p)
+               _cont.push_back(*p);
+}
+template<> inline void PackageContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) {
+       for (const_iterator p = begin; p != end; ++p)
+               _cont.push_back(*p);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/

 
 

-       enum Constructor { UNKNOWN, REGEX, TASK };
-       Constructor getConstructor() const { return ConstructedBy; };
+template<> template<class Compare> inline bool PackageContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::sort(Compare Comp) {
+       std::sort(_cont.begin(), _cont.end(), Comp);
+       return true;
+}

 
 

-       PackageSet() : ConstructedBy(UNKNOWN) {};
-       PackageSet(Constructor const &by) : ConstructedBy(by) {};
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-private:                                                               /*{{{*/
-       Constructor ConstructedBy;
+// class PackageUniverse - pkgCache as PackageContainerInterface       /*{{{*/
+/** \class PackageUniverse
+
+    Wraps around our usual pkgCache, so that it can be stuffed into methods
+    expecting a PackageContainer.
+
+    The wrapping is read-only in practice modeled by making erase and co
+    private methods. */
+class APT_HIDDEN PackageUniverse : public PackageContainerInterface {
+       pkgCache * const _cont;
+public:
+       typedef pkgCache::PkgIterator iterator;
+       typedef pkgCache::PkgIterator const_iterator;
+
+       APT_PUBLIC bool empty() const { return false; }
+       APT_PUBLIC size_t size() const { return _cont->Head().PackageCount; }
+
+       APT_PUBLIC const_iterator begin() const { return _cont->PkgBegin(); }
+       APT_PUBLIC const_iterator end() const { return  _cont->PkgEnd(); }
+       APT_PUBLIC iterator begin() { return _cont->PkgBegin(); }
+       APT_PUBLIC iterator end() { return _cont->PkgEnd(); }
+
+       APT_PUBLIC PackageUniverse(pkgCache * const Owner) : _cont(Owner) { }
+
+private:
+       bool insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &) { return true; }
+       template<class Cont> void insert(PackageContainer<Cont> const &) { }
+       void insert(const_iterator, const_iterator) { }
+
+       void clear() { }
+       iterator& erase(iterator &iter) { return iter; }
+       size_t erase(const pkgCache::PkgIterator) { return 0; }
+       void erase(iterator, iterator) { }
+};

                                                                        /*}}}*/
                                                                        /*}}}*/

-};                                                                     /*}}}*/
-class VersionSet : public std::set<pkgCache::VerIterator> {            /*{{{*/
-/** \class APT::VersionSet
+typedef PackageContainer<std::set<pkgCache::PkgIterator> > PackageSet;
+typedef PackageContainer<std::list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> > PackageList;
+typedef PackageContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::PkgIterator> > PackageVector;

 
 

-    Simple wrapper around a std::set to provide a similar interface to
-    a set of versions as to the complete set of all versions in the
-    pkgCache. */
-public:                                                                        /*{{{*/
+class VersionContainerInterface {                                      /*{{{*/
+/** \class APT::VersionContainerInterface
+
+    Same as APT::PackageContainerInterface, just for Versions */
+public:

        /** \brief smell like a pkgCache::VerIterator */
        /** \brief smell like a pkgCache::VerIterator */

-       class const_iterator : public std::set<pkgCache::VerIterator>::const_iterator {/*{{{*/
+       class const_iterator {                                          /*{{{*/

        public:
        public:

-               const_iterator(std::set<pkgCache::VerIterator>::const_iterator x) :
-                        std::set<pkgCache::VerIterator>::const_iterator(x) {}
-
-               operator pkgCache::VerIterator(void) { return **this; }
-
-               inline pkgCache *Cache() const { return (**this).Cache(); };
-               inline unsigned long Index() const {return (**this).Index();};
+               virtual pkgCache::VerIterator getVer() const = 0;
+               operator pkgCache::VerIterator(void) { return getVer(); }
+
+               inline pkgCache *Cache() const { return getVer().Cache(); }
+               inline unsigned long Index() const {return getVer().Index();}
+               inline int CompareVer(const pkgCache::VerIterator &B) const { return getVer().CompareVer(B); }
+               inline const char *VerStr() const { return getVer().VerStr(); }
+               inline const char *Section() const { return getVer().Section(); }
+               inline const char *Arch() const { return getVer().Arch(); }
+               inline pkgCache::PkgIterator ParentPkg() const { return getVer().ParentPkg(); }
+               inline pkgCache::DescIterator DescriptionList() const { return getVer().DescriptionList(); }
+               inline pkgCache::DescIterator TranslatedDescription() const { return getVer().TranslatedDescription(); }
+               inline pkgCache::DepIterator DependsList() const { return getVer().DependsList(); }
+               inline pkgCache::PrvIterator ProvidesList() const { return getVer().ProvidesList(); }
+               inline pkgCache::VerFileIterator FileList() const { return getVer().FileList(); }
+               inline bool Downloadable() const { return getVer().Downloadable(); }
+               inline const char *PriorityType() const { return getVer().PriorityType(); }
+               inline std::string RelStr() const { return getVer().RelStr(); }
+               inline bool Automatic() const { return getVer().Automatic(); }
+               inline pkgCache::VerFileIterator NewestFile() const { return getVer().NewestFile(); }

                // we have only valid iterators here
                // we have only valid iterators here

-               inline bool end() const { return false; };
-
-               inline pkgCache::Version const * operator->() const {
-                       return &***this;
-               };
-
-               inline int CompareVer(const pkgCache::VerIterator &B) const { return (**this).CompareVer(B); };
-               inline const char *VerStr() const { return (**this).VerStr(); };
-               inline const char *Section() const { return (**this).Section(); };
-               inline const char *Arch() const { return (**this).Arch(); };
-               __deprecated inline const char *Arch(bool const pseudo) const { return (**this).Arch(); };
-               inline pkgCache::PkgIterator ParentPkg() const { return (**this).ParentPkg(); };
-               inline pkgCache::DescIterator DescriptionList() const { return (**this).DescriptionList(); };
-               inline pkgCache::DescIterator TranslatedDescription() const { return (**this).TranslatedDescription(); };
-               inline pkgCache::DepIterator DependsList() const { return (**this).DependsList(); };
-               inline pkgCache::PrvIterator ProvidesList() const { return (**this).ProvidesList(); };
-               inline pkgCache::VerFileIterator FileList() const { return (**this).FileList(); };
-               inline bool Downloadable() const { return (**this).Downloadable(); };
-               inline const char *PriorityType() const { return (**this).PriorityType(); };
-               inline string RelStr() const { return (**this).RelStr(); };
-               inline bool Automatic() const { return (**this).Automatic(); };
-               __deprecated inline bool Pseudo() const { return false; };
-               inline pkgCache::VerFileIterator NewestFile() const { return (**this).NewestFile(); };
+               inline bool end() const { return false; }
+
+               inline pkgCache::Version const * operator->() const { return &*getVer(); }

        };
                                                                        /*}}}*/
        };
                                                                        /*}}}*/

-       // 103. set::iterator is required to be modifiable, but this allows modification of keys
-       typedef APT::VersionSet::const_iterator iterator;

 
 

-       using std::set<pkgCache::VerIterator>::insert;
-       inline void insert(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) { if (V.end() == false) std::set<pkgCache::VerIterator>::insert(V); };
-       inline void insert(VersionSet const &verset) { insert(verset.begin(), verset.end()); };
+       virtual bool insert(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) = 0;
+       virtual bool empty() const = 0;
+       virtual void clear() = 0;

 
        /** \brief specifies which version(s) will be returned if non is given */
 
        /** \brief specifies which version(s) will be returned if non is given */

-       enum Version {
-               /** All versions */
-               ALL,
-               /** Candidate and installed version */
-               CANDANDINST,
-               /** Candidate version */
-               CANDIDATE,
-               /** Installed version */
-               INSTALLED,
-               /** Candidate or if non installed version */
-               CANDINST,
-               /** Installed or if non candidate version */
-               INSTCAND,
-               /** Newest version */
-               NEWEST
+       enum APT_DEPRECATED Version {
+               ALL = CacheSetHelper::ALL,
+               CANDANDINST = CacheSetHelper::CANDANDINST,
+               CANDIDATE = CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE,
+               INSTALLED = CacheSetHelper::INSTALLED,
+               CANDINST = CacheSetHelper::CANDINST,
+               INSTCAND = CacheSetHelper::INSTCAND,
+               NEWEST = CacheSetHelper::NEWEST
+       };
+
+       struct Modifier {
+               unsigned short const ID;
+               const char * const Alias;
+               enum Position { NONE, PREFIX, POSTFIX } const Pos;
+               enum CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const SelectVersion;
+               Modifier (unsigned short const &id, const char * const alias, Position const &pos,
+                         enum CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const select) : ID(id), Alias(alias), Pos(pos),
+                        SelectVersion(select) {}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+               APT_DEPRECATED Modifier(unsigned short const &id, const char * const alias, Position const &pos,
+                         Version const &select) : ID(id), Alias(alias), Pos(pos),
+                        SelectVersion((CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)select) {}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+       };
+
+       static bool FromCommandLine(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                                   const char **cmdline, CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback,
+                                   CacheSetHelper &helper);
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       APT_DEPRECATED static bool FromCommandLine(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                                   const char **cmdline, Version const &fallback,
+                                   CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+          return FromCommandLine(vci, Cache, cmdline, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+       }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+       static bool FromString(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                              std::string pkg, CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper,
+                              bool const onlyFromName = false);
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       APT_DEPRECATED static bool FromString(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                              std::string pkg, Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper,
+                              bool const onlyFromName = false) {
+          return FromString(vci, Cache, pkg, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper, onlyFromName);
+       }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+       static bool FromPackage(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P, CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback,
+                               CacheSetHelper &helper);
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       APT_DEPRECATED static bool FromPackage(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P, Version const &fallback,
+                               CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+          return FromPackage(vci, Cache, P, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+       }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+       static bool FromModifierCommandLine(unsigned short &modID,
+                                           VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+                                           pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char * cmdline,
+                                           std::list<Modifier> const &mods,
+                                           CacheSetHelper &helper);
+
+
+       static bool FromDependency(VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+                                  pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                                  pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+                                  CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const selector,
+                                  CacheSetHelper &helper);
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       APT_DEPRECATED static bool FromDependency(VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+                                  pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                                  pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+                                  Version const &selector,
+                                  CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+          return FromDependency(vci, Cache, D, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)selector, helper);
+       }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+protected:                                                             /*{{{*/
+
+       /** \brief returns the candidate version of the package
+
+           \param Cache to be used to query for information
+           \param Pkg we want the candidate version from this package
+           \param helper used in this container instance */
+       static pkgCache::VerIterator getCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, CacheSetHelper &helper);
+
+       /** \brief returns the installed version of the package
+
+           \param Cache to be used to query for information
+           \param Pkg we want the installed version from this package
+           \param helper used in this container instance */
+       static pkgCache::VerIterator getInstalledVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, CacheSetHelper &helper);
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+};
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+template<class Container> class VersionContainer : public VersionContainerInterface {/*{{{*/
+/** \class APT::VersionContainer
+
+    Simple wrapper around a container class like std::set to provide a similar
+    interface to a set of versions as to the complete set of all versions in the
+    pkgCache. */
+       Container _cont;
+public:                                                                        /*{{{*/
+       /** \brief smell like a pkgCache::VerIterator */
+       class const_iterator : public VersionContainerInterface::const_iterator,
+                              public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag, typename Container::const_iterator> {/*{{{*/
+               typename Container::const_iterator _iter;
+       public:
+               const_iterator(typename Container::const_iterator i) : _iter(i) {}
+               pkgCache::VerIterator getVer(void) const { return *_iter; }
+               inline pkgCache::VerIterator operator*(void) const { return *_iter; }
+               operator typename Container::const_iterator(void) const { return _iter; }
+               inline const_iterator& operator++() { ++_iter; return *this; }
+               inline const_iterator operator++(int) { const_iterator tmp(*this); operator++(); return tmp; }
+               inline bool operator!=(const_iterator const &i) const { return _iter != i._iter; }
+               inline bool operator==(const_iterator const &i) const { return _iter == i._iter; }
+               friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const_iterator i) { return operator<<(out, *i); }

        };
        };

+       class iterator : public VersionContainerInterface::const_iterator,
+                        public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag, typename Container::iterator> {
+               typename Container::iterator _iter;
+       public:
+               iterator(typename Container::iterator i) : _iter(i) {}
+               pkgCache::VerIterator getVer(void) const { return *_iter; }
+               inline pkgCache::VerIterator operator*(void) const { return *_iter; }
+               operator typename Container::iterator(void) const { return _iter; }
+               operator typename VersionContainer<Container>::const_iterator() { return typename VersionContainer<Container>::const_iterator(_iter); }
+               inline iterator& operator++() { ++_iter; return *this; }
+               inline iterator operator++(int) { iterator tmp(*this); operator++(); return tmp; }
+               inline bool operator!=(iterator const &i) const { return _iter != i._iter; }
+               inline bool operator==(iterator const &i) const { return _iter == i._iter; }
+               inline iterator& operator=(iterator const &i) { _iter = i._iter; return *this; }
+               inline iterator& operator=(typename Container::iterator const &i) { _iter = i; return *this; }
+               friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, iterator i) { return operator<<(out, *i); }
+       };
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+
+       bool insert(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) { if (V.end() == true) return false; _cont.insert(V); return true; }
+       template<class Cont> void insert(VersionContainer<Cont> const &vercont) { _cont.insert((typename Cont::const_iterator)vercont.begin(), (typename Cont::const_iterator)vercont.end()); }
+       void insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) { _cont.insert(begin, end); }
+       bool empty() const { return _cont.empty(); }
+       void clear() { return _cont.clear(); }
+       //FIXME: on ABI break, replace the first with the second without bool
+       void erase(iterator position) { _cont.erase((typename Container::iterator)position); }
+       iterator& erase(iterator &position, bool) { return position = _cont.erase((typename Container::iterator)position); }
+       size_t erase(const pkgCache::VerIterator x) { return _cont.erase(x); }
+       void erase(iterator first, iterator last) { _cont.erase(first, last); }
+       size_t size() const { return _cont.size(); }
+
+       const_iterator begin() const { return const_iterator(_cont.begin()); }
+       const_iterator end() const { return const_iterator(_cont.end()); }
+       iterator begin() { return iterator(_cont.begin()); }
+       iterator end() { return iterator(_cont.end()); }
+       const_iterator find(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) const { return const_iterator(_cont.find(V)); }
+
+       /** \brief sort all included versions with given comparer
+
+           Some containers are sorted by default, some are not and can't be,
+           but a few like std::vector can be sorted if need be, so this can be
+           specialized in later on. The default is that this will fail though.
+           Specifically, already sorted containers like std::set will return
+           false as well as there is no easy way to check that the given comparer
+           would sort in the same way the set is currently sorted
+
+           \return \b true if the set was sorted, \b false if not. */
+       template<class Compare> bool sort(Compare /*Comp*/) { return false; }

 
        /** \brief returns all versions specified on the commandline
 
 
        /** \brief returns all versions specified on the commandline
 


@@ -303,29 +799,62 @@ public:                                                                   /*{{{*/
            non specifically requested  and executes regex's if needed on names.
            \param Cache the packages and versions are in
            \param cmdline Command line the versions should be extracted from
            non specifically requested  and executes regex's if needed on names.
            \param Cache the packages and versions are in
            \param cmdline Command line the versions should be extracted from

+           \param fallback version specification

            \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
            \param helper responsible for error and message handling */

-       static APT::VersionSet FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
-                       APT::VersionSet::Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper);
-       static APT::VersionSet FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
-                       APT::VersionSet::Version const &fallback) {
+       static VersionContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
+                       CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               VersionContainer vercon;
+               VersionContainerInterface::FromCommandLine(&vercon, Cache, cmdline, fallback, helper);
+               return vercon;
+       }
+       static VersionContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
+                       CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback) {

                CacheSetHelper helper;
                CacheSetHelper helper;

-               return APT::VersionSet::FromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline, fallback, helper);
+               return FromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline, fallback, helper);

        }
        }

-       static APT::VersionSet FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline) {
-               return APT::VersionSet::FromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline, CANDINST);
+       static VersionContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline) {
+               return FromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline, CacheSetHelper::CANDINST);

        }
        }

-
-       static APT::VersionSet FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg,
-                       APT::VersionSet::Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper,
-                       bool const &onlyFromName = false);
-       static APT::VersionSet FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg,
-                       APT::VersionSet::Version const &fallback) {
+       static VersionContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pkg,
+                       CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper,
+                                           bool const /*onlyFromName = false*/) {
+               VersionContainer vercon;
+               VersionContainerInterface::FromString(&vercon, Cache, pkg, fallback, helper);
+               return vercon;
+       }
+       static VersionContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg,
+                       CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback) {
+               CacheSetHelper helper;
+               return FromString(Cache, pkg, fallback, helper);
+       }
+       static VersionContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg) {
+               return FromString(Cache, pkg, CacheSetHelper::CANDINST);
+       }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       static VersionContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
+                       Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               VersionContainer vercon;
+               VersionContainerInterface::FromCommandLine(&vercon, Cache, cmdline, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+               return vercon;
+       }
+       static VersionContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
+                       Version const &fallback) {

                CacheSetHelper helper;
                CacheSetHelper helper;

-               return APT::VersionSet::FromString(Cache, pkg, fallback, helper);
+               return FromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+       }
+       static VersionContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pkg,
+                       Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper,
+                                           bool const /*onlyFromName = false*/) {
+               VersionContainer vercon;
+               VersionContainerInterface::FromString(&vercon, Cache, pkg, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+               return vercon;

        }
        }

-       static APT::VersionSet FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg) {
-               return APT::VersionSet::FromString(Cache, pkg, CANDINST);
+       static VersionContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg,
+                       Version const &fallback) {
+               CacheSetHelper helper;
+               return FromString(Cache, pkg, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);

        }
        }

+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP

 
        /** \brief returns all versions specified for the package
 
 
        /** \brief returns all versions specified for the package
 


@@ -333,57 +862,128 @@ public:                                                                  /*{{{*/
            \param P the package in question
            \param fallback the version(s) you want to get
            \param helper the helper used for display and error handling */
            \param P the package in question
            \param fallback the version(s) you want to get
            \param helper the helper used for display and error handling */

-       static APT::VersionSet FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
-               VersionSet::Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper);
-       static APT::VersionSet FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
-                       APT::VersionSet::Version const &fallback) {
+       static VersionContainer FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
+               CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               VersionContainer vercon;
+               VersionContainerInterface::FromPackage(&vercon, Cache, P, fallback, helper);
+               return vercon;
+       }
+       static VersionContainer FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
+                                           CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback) {
+               CacheSetHelper helper;
+               return FromPackage(Cache, P, fallback, helper);
+       }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       static VersionContainer FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
+               Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               VersionContainer vercon;
+               VersionContainerInterface::FromPackage(&vercon, Cache, P, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+               return vercon;
+       }
+       static VersionContainer FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
+                                           Version const &fallback) {

                CacheSetHelper helper;
                CacheSetHelper helper;

-               return APT::VersionSet::FromPackage(Cache, P, fallback, helper);
+               return FromPackage(Cache, P, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);

        }
        }

-       static APT::VersionSet FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) {
-               return APT::VersionSet::FromPackage(Cache, P, CANDINST);
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+       static VersionContainer FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) {
+               return FromPackage(Cache, P, CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE);

        }
 
        }
 

-       struct Modifier {
-               enum Position { NONE, PREFIX, POSTFIX };
-               unsigned short ID;
-               const char * const Alias;
-               Position Pos;
-               VersionSet::Version SelectVersion;
-               Modifier (unsigned short const &id, const char * const alias, Position const &pos,
-                         VersionSet::Version const &select) : ID(id), Alias(alias), Pos(pos),
-                        SelectVersion(select) {};
-       };
+       static std::map<unsigned short, VersionContainer> GroupedFromCommandLine(
+                                                                                pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                                                                                const char **cmdline,
+                                                                                std::list<Modifier> const &mods,
+                                                                                unsigned short const fallback,
+                                                                                CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               std::map<unsigned short, VersionContainer> versets;
+               for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I) {
+                       unsigned short modID = fallback;
+                       VersionContainer verset;
+                       VersionContainerInterface::FromModifierCommandLine(modID, &verset, Cache, *I, mods, helper);
+                       versets[modID].insert(verset);
+               }
+               return versets;

 
 

-       static std::map<unsigned short, VersionSet> GroupedFromCommandLine(
-               pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
-               std::list<VersionSet::Modifier> const &mods,
-               unsigned short const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper);
-       static std::map<unsigned short, VersionSet> GroupedFromCommandLine(
+       }
+       static std::map<unsigned short, VersionContainer> GroupedFromCommandLine(

                pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
                pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,

-               std::list<VersionSet::Modifier> const &mods,
-               unsigned short const &fallback) {
+               std::list<Modifier> const &mods,
+               unsigned short const fallback) {

                CacheSetHelper helper;
                CacheSetHelper helper;

-               return APT::VersionSet::GroupedFromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline,
+               return GroupedFromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline,

                                mods, fallback, helper);
        }
                                mods, fallback, helper);
        }

-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-protected:                                                             /*{{{*/
-
-       /** \brief returns the candidate version of the package
-
-           \param Cache to be used to query for information
-           \param Pkg we want the candidate version from this package */
-       static pkgCache::VerIterator getCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
-               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, CacheSetHelper &helper);
-
-       /** \brief returns the installed version of the package

 
 

-           \param Cache to be used to query for information
-           \param Pkg we want the installed version from this package */
-       static pkgCache::VerIterator getInstalledVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
-               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, CacheSetHelper &helper);
+       static VersionContainer FromDependency(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+                                              CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const selector, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               VersionContainer vercon;
+               VersionContainerInterface::FromDependency(&vercon, Cache, D, selector, helper);
+               return vercon;
+       }
+       static VersionContainer FromDependency(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+                                              CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const selector) {
+               CacheSetHelper helper;
+               return FromPackage(Cache, D, selector, helper);
+       }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       static VersionContainer FromDependency(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+                                              Version const &selector, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+               VersionContainer vercon;
+               VersionContainerInterface::FromDependency(&vercon, Cache, D, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)selector, helper);
+               return vercon;
+       }
+       static VersionContainer FromDependency(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+                                              Version const &selector) {
+               CacheSetHelper helper;
+               return FromPackage(Cache, D, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)selector, helper);
+       }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+       static VersionContainer FromDependency(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::DepIterator const &D) {
+               return FromPackage(Cache, D, CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE);
+       }

                                                                        /*}}}*/
 };                                                                     /*}}}*/
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 };                                                                     /*}}}*/

+// specialisations for push_back containers: std::list & std::vector   /*{{{*/
+template<> template<class Cont> void VersionContainer<std::list<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(VersionContainer<Cont> const &vercont) {
+       for (typename VersionContainer<Cont>::const_iterator v = vercont.begin(); v != vercont.end(); ++v)
+               _cont.push_back(*v);
+}
+template<> template<class Cont> void VersionContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(VersionContainer<Cont> const &vercont) {
+       for (typename VersionContainer<Cont>::const_iterator v = vercont.begin(); v != vercont.end(); ++v)
+               _cont.push_back(*v);
+}
+// these two are 'inline' as otherwise the linker has problems with seeing these untemplated
+// specializations again and again - but we need to see them, so that library users can use them
+template<> inline bool VersionContainer<std::list<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) {
+       if (V.end() == true)
+               return false;
+       _cont.push_back(V);
+       return true;
+}
+template<> inline bool VersionContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) {
+       if (V.end() == true)
+               return false;
+       _cont.push_back(V);
+       return true;
+}
+template<> inline void VersionContainer<std::list<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) {
+       for (const_iterator v = begin; v != end; ++v)
+               _cont.push_back(*v);
+}
+template<> inline void VersionContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) {
+       for (const_iterator v = begin; v != end; ++v)
+               _cont.push_back(*v);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+
+template<> template<class Compare> inline bool VersionContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::sort(Compare Comp) {
+       std::sort(_cont.begin(), _cont.end(), Comp);
+       return true;
+}
+
+typedef VersionContainer<std::set<pkgCache::VerIterator> > VersionSet;
+typedef VersionContainer<std::list<pkgCache::VerIterator> > VersionList;
+typedef VersionContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::VerIterator> > VersionVector;

 }
 #endif
 }
 #endif