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[apt.git] / apt-pkg / cacheset.cc
diff --git a/apt-pkg/cacheset.cc b/apt-pkg/cacheset.cc
index 84021a2b71688761ccdca13ab73456a4eabe3b6e..9127a4064f94748f1cf88667e0fe3682205f38e4 100644 (file)
--- a/apt-pkg/cacheset.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/cacheset.cc
@@ -9,22 +9,51 @@
    ##################################################################### */
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Include Files                                                       /*{{{*/
    ##################################################################### */
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Include Files                                                       /*{{{*/
+#include <config.h>
+
 #include <apt-pkg/aptconfiguration.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/aptconfiguration.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/cachefile.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/cachefilter.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/cacheset.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/error.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/cachefilter.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/cacheset.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/error.h>
-#include <apt-pkg/strutl.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/versionmatch.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/versionmatch.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/pkgrecords.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/policy.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/cacheiterators.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/configuration.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/depcache.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/macros.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/pkgcache.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/fileutl.h>
 
 
-#include <apti18n.h>
-
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <regex.h>
+#include <list>
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <regex.h>
+#include <apti18n.h>
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 namespace APT {
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 namespace APT {
-// FromTask - Return all packages in the cache from a specific task    /*{{{*/
-PackageSet PackageSet::FromTask(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+
+// PackageFrom - selecting the appropriate method for package selection        /*{{{*/
+bool CacheSetHelper::PackageFrom(enum PkgSelector const select, PackageContainerInterface * const pci,
+      pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {
+       switch (select) {
+       case UNKNOWN: return false;
+       case REGEX: return PackageFromRegEx(pci, Cache, pattern);
+       case TASK: return PackageFromTask(pci, Cache, pattern);
+       case FNMATCH: return PackageFromFnmatch(pci, Cache, pattern);
+       case PACKAGENAME: return PackageFromPackageName(pci, Cache, pattern);
+       case STRING: return PackageFromString(pci, Cache, pattern);
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// PackageFromTask - Return all packages in the cache from a specific task /*{{{*/
+bool CacheSetHelper::PackageFromTask(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern) {
        size_t const archfound = pattern.find_last_of(':');
        std::string arch = "native";
        if (archfound != std::string::npos) {
        size_t const archfound = pattern.find_last_of(':');
        std::string arch = "native";
        if (archfound != std::string::npos) {
@@ -33,13 +62,16 @@ PackageSet PackageSet::FromTask(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheS
        }
 
        if (pattern[pattern.length() -1] != '^')
        }
 
        if (pattern[pattern.length() -1] != '^')
-               return APT::PackageSet(TASK);
+               return false;
        pattern.erase(pattern.length()-1);
 
        if (unlikely(Cache.GetPkgCache() == 0 || Cache.GetDepCache() == 0))
        pattern.erase(pattern.length()-1);
 
        if (unlikely(Cache.GetPkgCache() == 0 || Cache.GetDepCache() == 0))
-               return APT::PackageSet(TASK);
+               return false;
+
+       bool const wasEmpty = pci->empty();
+       if (wasEmpty == true)
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::TASK);
 
 
-       PackageSet pkgset(TASK);
        // get the records
        pkgRecords Recs(Cache);
 
        // get the records
        pkgRecords Recs(Cache);
 
@@ -49,9 +81,10 @@ PackageSet PackageSet::FromTask(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheS
        snprintf(S, sizeof(S), "^Task:.*[, ]%s([, ]|$)", pattern.c_str());
        if(regcomp(&Pattern,S, REG_EXTENDED | REG_NOSUB | REG_NEWLINE) != 0) {
                _error->Error("Failed to compile task regexp");
        snprintf(S, sizeof(S), "^Task:.*[, ]%s([, ]|$)", pattern.c_str());
        if(regcomp(&Pattern,S, REG_EXTENDED | REG_NOSUB | REG_NEWLINE) != 0) {
                _error->Error("Failed to compile task regexp");
-               return pkgset;
+               return false;
        }
 
        }
 
+       bool found = false;
        for (pkgCache::GrpIterator Grp = Cache->GrpBegin(); Grp.end() == false; ++Grp) {
                pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Grp.FindPkg(arch);
                if (Pkg.end() == true)
        for (pkgCache::GrpIterator Grp = Cache->GrpBegin(); Grp.end() == false; ++Grp) {
                pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Grp.FindPkg(arch);
                if (Pkg.end() == true)
@@ -64,28 +97,41 @@ PackageSet PackageSet::FromTask(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheS
                const char *start, *end;
                parser.GetRec(start,end);
                unsigned int const length = end - start;
                const char *start, *end;
                parser.GetRec(start,end);
                unsigned int const length = end - start;
+               if (unlikely(length == 0))
+                  continue;
                char buf[length];
                strncpy(buf, start, length);
                buf[length-1] = '\0';
                if (regexec(&Pattern, buf, 0, 0, 0) != 0)
                        continue;
 
                char buf[length];
                strncpy(buf, start, length);
                buf[length-1] = '\0';
                if (regexec(&Pattern, buf, 0, 0, 0) != 0)
                        continue;
 
-               pkgset.insert(Pkg);
+               pci->insert(Pkg);
+               showPackageSelection(Pkg, CacheSetHelper::TASK, pattern);
+               found = true;
        }
        regfree(&Pattern);
 
        }
        regfree(&Pattern);
 
-       if (pkgset.empty() == true)
-               return helper.canNotFindTask(Cache, pattern);
+       if (found == false) {
+               canNotFindPackage(CacheSetHelper::TASK, pci, Cache, pattern);
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN);
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       if (wasEmpty == false && pci->getConstructor() != CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN)
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN);
 
 
-       helper.showTaskSelection(pkgset, pattern);
-       return pkgset;
+       return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// FromRegEx - Return all packages in the cache matching a pattern     /*{{{*/
-PackageSet PackageSet::FromRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+// PackageFromRegEx - Return all packages in the cache matching a pattern /*{{{*/
+bool CacheSetHelper::PackageFromRegEx(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern) {
        static const char * const isregex = ".?+*|[^$";
        if (pattern.find_first_of(isregex) == std::string::npos)
        static const char * const isregex = ".?+*|[^$";
        if (pattern.find_first_of(isregex) == std::string::npos)
-               return PackageSet(REGEX);
+               return false;
+
+       bool const wasEmpty = pci->empty();
+       if (wasEmpty == true)
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::REGEX);
 
        size_t archfound = pattern.find_last_of(':');
        std::string arch = "native";
 
        size_t archfound = pattern.find_last_of(':');
        std::string arch = "native";
@@ -98,11 +144,11 @@ PackageSet PackageSet::FromRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, Cache
        }
 
        if (unlikely(Cache.GetPkgCache() == 0))
        }
 
        if (unlikely(Cache.GetPkgCache() == 0))
-               return PackageSet(REGEX);
+               return false;
 
        APT::CacheFilter::PackageNameMatchesRegEx regexfilter(pattern);
 
 
        APT::CacheFilter::PackageNameMatchesRegEx regexfilter(pattern);
 
-       PackageSet pkgset(REGEX);
+       bool found = false;
        for (pkgCache::GrpIterator Grp = Cache.GetPkgCache()->GrpBegin(); Grp.end() == false; ++Grp) {
                if (regexfilter(Grp) == false)
                        continue;
        for (pkgCache::GrpIterator Grp = Cache.GetPkgCache()->GrpBegin(); Grp.end() == false; ++Grp) {
                if (regexfilter(Grp) == false)
                        continue;
@@ -118,19 +164,86 @@ PackageSet PackageSet::FromRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, Cache
                                continue;
                }
 
                                continue;
                }
 
-               pkgset.insert(Pkg);
+               pci->insert(Pkg);
+               showPackageSelection(Pkg, CacheSetHelper::REGEX, pattern);
+               found = true;
+       }
+
+       if (found == false) {
+               canNotFindPackage(CacheSetHelper::REGEX, pci, Cache, pattern);
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN);
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       if (wasEmpty == false && pci->getConstructor() != CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN)
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN);
+
+       return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// PackageFromFnmatch - Returns the package defined  by this fnmatch   /*{{{*/
+bool CacheSetHelper::PackageFromFnmatch(PackageContainerInterface * const pci,
+                                       pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern)
+{
+       static const char * const isfnmatch = ".?*[]!";
+       if (pattern.find_first_of(isfnmatch) == std::string::npos)
+               return false;
+
+       bool const wasEmpty = pci->empty();
+       if (wasEmpty == true)
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH);
+
+       size_t archfound = pattern.find_last_of(':');
+       std::string arch = "native";
+       if (archfound != std::string::npos) {
+               arch = pattern.substr(archfound+1);
+               if (arch.find_first_of(isfnmatch) == std::string::npos)
+                       pattern.erase(archfound);
+               else
+                       arch = "native";
+       }
+
+       if (unlikely(Cache.GetPkgCache() == 0))
+               return false;
+
+       APT::CacheFilter::PackageNameMatchesFnmatch filter(pattern);
+
+       bool found = false;
+       for (pkgCache::GrpIterator Grp = Cache.GetPkgCache()->GrpBegin(); Grp.end() == false; ++Grp) {
+               if (filter(Grp) == false)
+                       continue;
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Grp.FindPkg(arch);
+               if (Pkg.end() == true) {
+                       if (archfound == std::string::npos) {
+                               std::vector<std::string> archs = APT::Configuration::getArchitectures();
+                               for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator a = archs.begin();
+                                    a != archs.end() && Pkg.end() != true; ++a)
+                                       Pkg = Grp.FindPkg(*a);
+                       }
+                       if (Pkg.end() == true)
+                               continue;
+               }
+
+               pci->insert(Pkg);
+               showPackageSelection(Pkg, CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH, pattern);
+               found = true;
+       }
+
+       if (found == false) {
+               canNotFindPackage(CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH, pci, Cache, pattern);
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN);
+               return false;
        }
 
        }
 
-       if (pkgset.empty() == true)
-               return helper.canNotFindRegEx(Cache, pattern);
+       if (wasEmpty == false && pci->getConstructor() != CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN)
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN);
 
 
-       helper.showRegExSelection(pkgset, pattern);
-       return pkgset;
+       return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// FromName - Returns the package defined  by this string              /*{{{*/
-pkgCache::PkgIterator PackageSet::FromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
-                       std::string const &str, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+// PackageFromName - Returns the package defined  by this string       /*{{{*/
+pkgCache::PkgIterator CacheSetHelper::PackageFromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                       std::string const &str) {
        std::string pkg = str;
        size_t archfound = pkg.find_last_of(':');
        std::string arch;
        std::string pkg = str;
        size_t archfound = pkg.find_last_of(':');
        std::string arch;
@@ -151,171 +264,222 @@ pkgCache::PkgIterator PackageSet::FromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
                Pkg = Cache.GetPkgCache()->FindPkg(pkg, arch);
 
        if (Pkg.end() == true)
                Pkg = Cache.GetPkgCache()->FindPkg(pkg, arch);
 
        if (Pkg.end() == true)
-               return helper.canNotFindPkgName(Cache, str);
+               return canNotFindPkgName(Cache, str);
        return Pkg;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
        return Pkg;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// GroupedFromCommandLine - Return all versions specified on commandline/*{{{*/
-std::map<unsigned short, PackageSet> PackageSet::GroupedFromCommandLine(
-               pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
-               std::list<PackageSet::Modifier> const &mods,
-               unsigned short const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
-       std::map<unsigned short, PackageSet> pkgsets;
-       for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I) {
-               unsigned short modID = fallback;
-               std::string str = *I;
-               bool modifierPresent = false;
-               for (std::list<PackageSet::Modifier>::const_iterator mod = mods.begin();
-                    mod != mods.end(); ++mod) {
-                       size_t const alength = strlen(mod->Alias);
-                       switch(mod->Pos) {
-                       case PackageSet::Modifier::POSTFIX:
-                               if (str.compare(str.length() - alength, alength,
-                                               mod->Alias, 0, alength) != 0)
-                                       continue;
-                               str.erase(str.length() - alength);
-                               modID = mod->ID;
-                               break;
-                       case PackageSet::Modifier::PREFIX:
-                               continue;
-                       case PackageSet::Modifier::NONE:
-                               continue;
+// PackageFromPackageName - Returns the package defined  by this string /*{{{*/
+bool CacheSetHelper::PackageFromPackageName(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                       std::string pkg) {
+       if (unlikely(Cache.GetPkgCache() == 0))
+               return false;
+
+       size_t const archfound = pkg.find_last_of(':');
+       std::string arch;
+       if (archfound != std::string::npos) {
+               arch = pkg.substr(archfound+1);
+               pkg.erase(archfound);
+               if (arch == "all" || arch == "native")
+                       arch = _config->Find("APT::Architecture");
+       }
+
+       pkgCache::GrpIterator Grp = Cache.GetPkgCache()->FindGrp(pkg);
+       if (Grp.end() == false) {
+               if (arch.empty() == true) {
+                       pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Grp.FindPreferredPkg();
+                       if (Pkg.end() == false)
+                       {
+                          pci->insert(Pkg);
+                          return true;
                        }
                        }
-                       modifierPresent = true;
-                       break;
-               }
-               if (modifierPresent == true) {
-                       bool const errors = helper.showErrors(false);
-                       pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = FromName(Cache, *I, helper);
-                       helper.showErrors(errors);
-                       if (Pkg.end() == false) {
-                               pkgsets[fallback].insert(Pkg);
-                               continue;
+               } else {
+                       bool found = false;
+                       // for 'linux-any' return the first package matching, for 'linux-*' return all matches
+                       bool const isGlobal = arch.find('*') != std::string::npos;
+                       APT::CacheFilter::PackageArchitectureMatchesSpecification pams(arch);
+                       for (pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Grp.PackageList(); Pkg.end() == false; Pkg = Grp.NextPkg(Pkg)) {
+                               if (pams(Pkg) == false)
+                                       continue;
+                               pci->insert(Pkg);
+                               found = true;
+                               if (isGlobal == false)
+                                       break;
                        }
                        }
+                       if (found == true)
+                               return true;
                }
                }
-               pkgsets[modID].insert(PackageSet::FromString(Cache, str, helper));
        }
        }
-       return pkgsets;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// FromCommandLine - Return all packages specified on commandline      /*{{{*/
-PackageSet PackageSet::FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
-       PackageSet pkgset;
-       for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I) {
-               PackageSet pset = FromString(Cache, *I, helper);
-               pkgset.insert(pset.begin(), pset.end());
-       }
-       return pkgset;
+
+       pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = canNotFindPkgName(Cache, pkg);
+       if (Pkg.end() == true)
+          return false;
+
+       pci->insert(Pkg);
+       return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// FromString - Return all packages matching a specific string         /*{{{*/
-PackageSet PackageSet::FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &str, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+// PackageFromString - Return all packages matching a specific string  /*{{{*/
+bool CacheSetHelper::PackageFromString(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &str) {
+       bool found = true;
        _error->PushToStack();
 
        _error->PushToStack();
 
-       PackageSet pkgset;
-       pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = FromName(Cache, str, helper);
-       if (Pkg.end() == false)
-               pkgset.insert(Pkg);
-       else {
-               pkgset = FromTask(Cache, str, helper);
-               if (pkgset.empty() == true) {
-                       pkgset = FromRegEx(Cache, str, helper);
-                       if (pkgset.empty() == true)
-                               pkgset = helper.canNotFindPackage(Cache, str);
-               }
+       if (PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::PACKAGENAME, pci, Cache, str) == false &&
+                PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::TASK, pci, Cache, str) == false &&
+                // FIXME: hm, hm, regexp/fnmatch incompatible?
+                PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH, pci, Cache, str) == false &&
+                PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::REGEX, pci, Cache, str) == false)
+       {
+               canNotFindPackage(CacheSetHelper::PACKAGENAME, pci, Cache, str);
+               found = false;
        }
 
        }
 
-       if (pkgset.empty() == false)
+       if (found == true)
                _error->RevertToStack();
        else
                _error->MergeWithStack();
                _error->RevertToStack();
        else
                _error->MergeWithStack();
-       return pkgset;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// GroupedFromCommandLine - Return all versions specified on commandline/*{{{*/
-std::map<unsigned short, VersionSet> VersionSet::GroupedFromCommandLine(
-               pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
-               std::list<VersionSet::Modifier> const &mods,
-               unsigned short const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
-       std::map<unsigned short, VersionSet> versets;
-       for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I) {
-               unsigned short modID = fallback;
-               VersionSet::Version select = VersionSet::NEWEST;
-               std::string str = *I;
-               bool modifierPresent = false;
-               for (std::list<VersionSet::Modifier>::const_iterator mod = mods.begin();
-                    mod != mods.end(); ++mod) {
-                       if (modID == fallback && mod->ID == fallback)
-                               select = mod->SelectVersion;
-                       size_t const alength = strlen(mod->Alias);
-                       switch(mod->Pos) {
-                       case VersionSet::Modifier::POSTFIX:
-                               if (str.compare(str.length() - alength, alength,
-                                               mod->Alias, 0, alength) != 0)
-                                       continue;
-                               str.erase(str.length() - alength);
-                               modID = mod->ID;
-                               select = mod->SelectVersion;
-                               break;
-                       case VersionSet::Modifier::PREFIX:
-                               continue;
-                       case VersionSet::Modifier::NONE:
+       return found;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// PackageFromCommandLine - Return all packages specified on commandline /*{{{*/
+bool CacheSetHelper::PackageFromCommandLine(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline) {
+       bool found = false;
+       for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I)
+               found |= PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::PACKAGENAME, pci, Cache, *I);
+       return found;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// FromModifierCommandLine - helper doing the work for PKG:GroupedFromCommandLine      /*{{{*/
+bool CacheSetHelper::PackageFromModifierCommandLine(unsigned short &modID, PackageContainerInterface * const pci,
+                                                       pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char * cmdline,
+                                                       std::list<PkgModifier> const &mods) {
+       std::string str = cmdline;
+       unsigned short fallback = modID;
+       bool modifierPresent = false;
+       for (std::list<PkgModifier>::const_iterator mod = mods.begin();
+            mod != mods.end(); ++mod) {
+               size_t const alength = strlen(mod->Alias);
+               switch(mod->Pos) {
+               case PkgModifier::POSTFIX:
+                       if (str.compare(str.length() - alength, alength,
+                                       mod->Alias, 0, alength) != 0)
                                continue;
                                continue;
-                       }
-                       modifierPresent = true;
+                       str.erase(str.length() - alength);
+                       modID = mod->ID;
                        break;
                        break;
+               case PkgModifier::PREFIX:
+                       continue;
+               case PkgModifier::NONE:
+                       continue;
                }
                }
-
-               if (modifierPresent == true) {
-                       bool const errors = helper.showErrors(false);
-                       VersionSet const vset = VersionSet::FromString(Cache, std::string(*I), select, helper, true);
-                       helper.showErrors(errors);
-                       if (vset.empty() == false) {
-                               versets[fallback].insert(vset);
+               modifierPresent = true;
+               break;
+       }
+       if (modifierPresent == true) {
+               bool const errors = showErrors(false);
+               bool const found = PackageFrom(PACKAGENAME, pci, Cache, cmdline);
+               showErrors(errors);
+               if (found == true) {
+                       modID = fallback;
+                       return true;
+               }
+       }
+       return PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::PACKAGENAME, pci, Cache, str);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// FromModifierCommandLine - helper doing the work for VER:GroupedFromCommandLine      /*{{{*/
+bool VersionContainerInterface::FromModifierCommandLine(unsigned short &modID,
+                                                       VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+                                                       pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char * cmdline,
+                                                       std::list<Modifier> const &mods,
+                                                       CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+       CacheSetHelper::VerSelector select = CacheSetHelper::NEWEST;
+       std::string str = cmdline;
+       if (unlikely(str.empty() == true))
+               return false;
+       bool modifierPresent = false;
+       unsigned short fallback = modID;
+       for (std::list<Modifier>::const_iterator mod = mods.begin();
+            mod != mods.end(); ++mod) {
+               if (modID == fallback && mod->ID == fallback)
+                       select = mod->SelectVersion;
+               size_t const alength = strlen(mod->Alias);
+               switch(mod->Pos) {
+               case Modifier::POSTFIX:
+                       if (str.length() <= alength ||
+                             str.compare(str.length() - alength, alength, mod->Alias, 0, alength) != 0)
                                continue;
                                continue;
-                       }
+                       str.erase(str.length() - alength);
+                       modID = mod->ID;
+                       select = mod->SelectVersion;
+                       break;
+               case Modifier::PREFIX:
+                       continue;
+               case Modifier::NONE:
+                       continue;
                }
                }
-               versets[modID].insert(VersionSet::FromString(Cache, str, select , helper));
+               modifierPresent = true;
+               break;
        }
        }
-       return versets;
+       if (modifierPresent == true) {
+               bool const errors = helper.showErrors(false);
+               bool const found = VersionContainerInterface::FromString(vci, Cache, cmdline, select, helper, true);
+               helper.showErrors(errors);
+               if (found == true) {
+                       modID = fallback;
+                       return true;
+               }
+       }
+       return FromString(vci, Cache, str, select, helper);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // FromCommandLine - Return all versions specified on commandline      /*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // FromCommandLine - Return all versions specified on commandline      /*{{{*/
-APT::VersionSet VersionSet::FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
-               APT::VersionSet::Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
-       VersionSet verset;
+bool VersionContainerInterface::FromCommandLine(VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+                                               pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
+                                               CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback,
+                                               CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+       bool found = false;
        for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I)
        for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I)
-               verset.insert(VersionSet::FromString(Cache, *I, fallback, helper));
-       return verset;
+               found |= VersionContainerInterface::FromString(vci, Cache, *I, fallback, helper);
+       return found;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // FromString - Returns all versions spedcified by a string            /*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // FromString - Returns all versions spedcified by a string            /*{{{*/
-APT::VersionSet VersionSet::FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg,
-               APT::VersionSet::Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper,
-               bool const &onlyFromName) {
+bool VersionContainerInterface::FromString(VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+                                          pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg,
+                                          CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback,
+                                          CacheSetHelper &helper,
+                                          bool const onlyFromName) {
+       PackageSet pkgset;
+       if(FileExists(pkg)) {
+               helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::STRING, &pkgset, Cache, pkg);
+               if(pkgset.empty() == true)
+                       return false;
+               return VersionContainerInterface::FromPackage(vci, Cache, pkgset.begin(), fallback, helper);
+       }
+
        std::string ver;
        bool verIsRel = false;
        size_t const vertag = pkg.find_last_of("/=");
        std::string ver;
        bool verIsRel = false;
        size_t const vertag = pkg.find_last_of("/=");
-       if (vertag != string::npos) {
+       if (vertag != std::string::npos) {
                ver = pkg.substr(vertag+1);
                verIsRel = (pkg[vertag] == '/');
                pkg.erase(vertag);
        }
                ver = pkg.substr(vertag+1);
                verIsRel = (pkg[vertag] == '/');
                pkg.erase(vertag);
        }
-       PackageSet pkgset;
        if (onlyFromName == false)
        if (onlyFromName == false)
-               pkgset = PackageSet::FromString(Cache, pkg, helper);
+               helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::STRING, &pkgset, Cache, pkg);
        else {
        else {
-               pkgset.insert(PackageSet::FromName(Cache, pkg, helper));
+               helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::PACKAGENAME, &pkgset, Cache, pkg);
        }
 
        }
 
-       VersionSet verset;
        bool errors = true;
        bool errors = true;
-       if (pkgset.getConstructor() != PackageSet::UNKNOWN)
+       if (pkgset.getConstructor() != CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN)
                errors = helper.showErrors(false);
                errors = helper.showErrors(false);
+
+       bool found = false;
        for (PackageSet::const_iterator P = pkgset.begin();
             P != pkgset.end(); ++P) {
        for (PackageSet::const_iterator P = pkgset.begin();
             P != pkgset.end(); ++P) {
-               if (vertag == string::npos) {
-                       verset.insert(VersionSet::FromPackage(Cache, P, fallback, helper));
+               if (vertag == std::string::npos) {
+                       found |= VersionContainerInterface::FromPackage(vci, Cache, P, fallback, helper);
                        continue;
                }
                pkgCache::VerIterator V;
                        continue;
                }
                pkgCache::VerIterator V;
@@ -327,7 +491,7 @@ APT::VersionSet VersionSet::FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg,
                        if (P->VersionList != 0)
                                V = P.VersionList();
                        else
                        if (P->VersionList != 0)
                                V = P.VersionList();
                        else
-                               V = helper.canNotFindNewestVer(Cache, P);
+                               V = helper.canNotGetVersion(CacheSetHelper::NEWEST, Cache, P);
                } else {
                        pkgVersionMatch Match(ver, (verIsRel == true ? pkgVersionMatch::Release :
                                        pkgVersionMatch::Version));
                } else {
                        pkgVersionMatch Match(ver, (verIsRel == true ? pkgVersionMatch::Release :
                                        pkgVersionMatch::Version));
@@ -344,76 +508,86 @@ APT::VersionSet VersionSet::FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg,
                }
                if (V.end() == true)
                        continue;
                }
                if (V.end() == true)
                        continue;
-               helper.showSelectedVersion(P, V, ver, verIsRel);
-               verset.insert(V);
+               if (verIsRel == true)
+                       helper.showVersionSelection(P, V, CacheSetHelper::RELEASE, ver);
+               else
+                       helper.showVersionSelection(P, V, CacheSetHelper::VERSIONNUMBER, ver);
+               vci->insert(V);
+               found = true;
        }
        }
-       if (pkgset.getConstructor() != PackageSet::UNKNOWN)
+       if (pkgset.getConstructor() != CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN)
                helper.showErrors(errors);
                helper.showErrors(errors);
-       return verset;
+       return found;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // FromPackage - versions from package based on fallback               /*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // FromPackage - versions from package based on fallback               /*{{{*/
-VersionSet VersionSet::FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
-               VersionSet::Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
-       VersionSet verset;
+bool VersionContainerInterface::FromPackage(VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+                                           pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                                           pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
+                                           CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback,
+                                           CacheSetHelper &helper) {
        pkgCache::VerIterator V;
        bool showErrors;
        pkgCache::VerIterator V;
        bool showErrors;
+       bool found = false;
        switch(fallback) {
        switch(fallback) {
-       case VersionSet::ALL:
+       case CacheSetHelper::ALL:
                if (P->VersionList != 0)
                        for (V = P.VersionList(); V.end() != true; ++V)
                if (P->VersionList != 0)
                        for (V = P.VersionList(); V.end() != true; ++V)
-                               verset.insert(V);
+                               found |= vci->insert(V);
                else
                else
-                       verset.insert(helper.canNotFindAllVer(Cache, P));
+                       helper.canNotFindVersion(CacheSetHelper::ALL, vci, Cache, P);
                break;
                break;
-       case VersionSet::CANDANDINST:
-               verset.insert(getInstalledVer(Cache, P, helper));
-               verset.insert(getCandidateVer(Cache, P, helper));
+       case CacheSetHelper::CANDANDINST:
+               found |= vci->insert(getInstalledVer(Cache, P, helper));
+               found |= vci->insert(getCandidateVer(Cache, P, helper));
                break;
                break;
-       case VersionSet::CANDIDATE:
-               verset.insert(getCandidateVer(Cache, P, helper));
+       case CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE:
+               found |= vci->insert(getCandidateVer(Cache, P, helper));
                break;
                break;
-       case VersionSet::INSTALLED:
-               verset.insert(getInstalledVer(Cache, P, helper));
+       case CacheSetHelper::INSTALLED:
+               found |= vci->insert(getInstalledVer(Cache, P, helper));
                break;
                break;
-       case VersionSet::CANDINST:
+       case CacheSetHelper::CANDINST:
                showErrors = helper.showErrors(false);
                V = getCandidateVer(Cache, P, helper);
                if (V.end() == true)
                        V = getInstalledVer(Cache, P, helper);
                helper.showErrors(showErrors);
                if (V.end() == false)
                showErrors = helper.showErrors(false);
                V = getCandidateVer(Cache, P, helper);
                if (V.end() == true)
                        V = getInstalledVer(Cache, P, helper);
                helper.showErrors(showErrors);
                if (V.end() == false)
-                       verset.insert(V);
+                       found |= vci->insert(V);
                else
                else
-                       verset.insert(helper.canNotFindInstCandVer(Cache, P));
+                       helper.canNotFindVersion(CacheSetHelper::CANDINST, vci, Cache, P);
                break;
                break;
-       case VersionSet::INSTCAND:
+       case CacheSetHelper::INSTCAND:
                showErrors = helper.showErrors(false);
                V = getInstalledVer(Cache, P, helper);
                if (V.end() == true)
                        V = getCandidateVer(Cache, P, helper);
                helper.showErrors(showErrors);
                if (V.end() == false)
                showErrors = helper.showErrors(false);
                V = getInstalledVer(Cache, P, helper);
                if (V.end() == true)
                        V = getCandidateVer(Cache, P, helper);
                helper.showErrors(showErrors);
                if (V.end() == false)
-                       verset.insert(V);
+                       found |= vci->insert(V);
                else
                else
-                       verset.insert(helper.canNotFindInstCandVer(Cache, P));
+                       helper.canNotFindVersion(CacheSetHelper::INSTCAND, vci, Cache, P);
                break;
                break;
-       case VersionSet::NEWEST:
+       case CacheSetHelper::NEWEST:
                if (P->VersionList != 0)
                if (P->VersionList != 0)
-                       verset.insert(P.VersionList());
+                       found |= vci->insert(P.VersionList());
                else
                else
-                       verset.insert(helper.canNotFindNewestVer(Cache, P));
+                       helper.canNotFindVersion(CacheSetHelper::NEWEST, vci, Cache, P);
                break;
                break;
+       case CacheSetHelper::RELEASE:
+       case CacheSetHelper::VERSIONNUMBER:
+               // both make no sense here, so always false
+               return false;
        }
        }
-       return verset;
+       return found;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // getCandidateVer - Returns the candidate version of the given package        /*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // getCandidateVer - Returns the candidate version of the given package        /*{{{*/
-pkgCache::VerIterator VersionSet::getCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+pkgCache::VerIterator VersionContainerInterface::getCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
        pkgCache::VerIterator Cand;
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
        pkgCache::VerIterator Cand;
-       if (Cache.IsPolicyBuilt() == true || Cache.IsDepCacheBuilt() == false)
-       {
+       if (Cache.IsPolicyBuilt() == true || Cache.IsDepCacheBuilt() == false) {
                if (unlikely(Cache.GetPolicy() == 0))
                        return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache);
                Cand = Cache.GetPolicy()->GetCandidateVer(Pkg);
                if (unlikely(Cache.GetPolicy() == 0))
                        return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache);
                Cand = Cache.GetPolicy()->GetCandidateVer(Pkg);
@@ -421,74 +595,128 @@ pkgCache::VerIterator VersionSet::getCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
                Cand = Cache[Pkg].CandidateVerIter(Cache);
        }
        if (Cand.end() == true)
                Cand = Cache[Pkg].CandidateVerIter(Cache);
        }
        if (Cand.end() == true)
-               return helper.canNotFindCandidateVer(Cache, Pkg);
+               return helper.canNotGetVersion(CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE, Cache, Pkg);
        return Cand;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // getInstalledVer - Returns the installed version of the given package        /*{{{*/
        return Cand;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // getInstalledVer - Returns the installed version of the given package        /*{{{*/
-pkgCache::VerIterator VersionSet::getInstalledVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+pkgCache::VerIterator VersionContainerInterface::getInstalledVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
        if (Pkg->CurrentVer == 0)
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
        if (Pkg->CurrentVer == 0)
-               return helper.canNotFindInstalledVer(Cache, Pkg);
+               return helper.canNotGetVersion(CacheSetHelper::INSTALLED, Cache, Pkg);
        return Pkg.CurrentVer();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
        return Pkg.CurrentVer();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// canNotFindPkgName - handle the case no package has this name                /*{{{*/
-pkgCache::PkgIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotFindPkgName(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
-                       std::string const &str) {
-       if (ShowError == true)
-               _error->Error(_("Unable to locate package %s"), str.c_str());
-       return pkgCache::PkgIterator(Cache, 0);
+
+// canNotFindPackage - with the given selector and pattern             /*{{{*/
+void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindPackage(enum PkgSelector const select,
+      PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+      std::string const &pattern) {
+       switch (select) {
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       case REGEX: canNotFindRegEx(pci, Cache, pattern); break;
+       case TASK: canNotFindTask(pci, Cache, pattern); break;
+       case FNMATCH: canNotFindFnmatch(pci, Cache, pattern); break;
+       case PACKAGENAME: canNotFindPackage(pci, Cache, pattern); break;
+       case STRING: canNotFindPackage(pci, Cache, pattern); break;
+       case UNKNOWN: break;
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+       }
 }
 }
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
 // canNotFindTask - handle the case no package is found for a task     /*{{{*/
 // canNotFindTask - handle the case no package is found for a task     /*{{{*/
-PackageSet CacheSetHelper::canNotFindTask(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern) {
+void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindTask(PackageContainerInterface * const /*pci*/, pkgCacheFile &/*Cache*/, std::string pattern) {
        if (ShowError == true)
        if (ShowError == true)
-               _error->Error(_("Couldn't find task '%s'"), pattern.c_str());
-       return PackageSet();
+               _error->Insert(ErrorType, _("Couldn't find task '%s'"), pattern.c_str());
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // canNotFindRegEx - handle the case no package is found by a regex    /*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // canNotFindRegEx - handle the case no package is found by a regex    /*{{{*/
-PackageSet CacheSetHelper::canNotFindRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern) {
+void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindRegEx(PackageContainerInterface * const /*pci*/, pkgCacheFile &/*Cache*/, std::string pattern) {
+       if (ShowError == true)
+               _error->Insert(ErrorType, _("Couldn't find any package by regex '%s'"), pattern.c_str());
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// canNotFindFnmatch - handle the case no package is found by a fnmatch        /*{{{*/
+   void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindFnmatch(PackageContainerInterface * const /*pci*/, pkgCacheFile &/*Cache*/, std::string pattern) {
        if (ShowError == true)
        if (ShowError == true)
-               _error->Error(_("Couldn't find any package by regex '%s'"), pattern.c_str());
-       return PackageSet();
+               _error->Insert(ErrorType, _("Couldn't find any package by glob '%s'"), pattern.c_str());
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // canNotFindPackage - handle the case no package is found from a string/*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // canNotFindPackage - handle the case no package is found from a string/*{{{*/
-PackageSet CacheSetHelper::canNotFindPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &str) {
-       return PackageSet();
+APT_CONST void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindPackage(PackageContainerInterface * const /*pci*/, pkgCacheFile &/*Cache*/, std::string const &/*str*/) {
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// canNotFindPkgName - handle the case no package has this name                /*{{{*/
+pkgCache::PkgIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotFindPkgName(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                       std::string const &str) {
+       if (ShowError == true)
+               _error->Insert(ErrorType, _("Unable to locate package %s"), str.c_str());
+       return pkgCache::PkgIterator(Cache, 0);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+// canNotFindVersion - for package by selector                         /*{{{*/
+void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindVersion(enum VerSelector const select, VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg)
+{
+       switch (select) {
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       case ALL: canNotFindAllVer(vci, Cache, Pkg); break;
+       case INSTCAND: canNotFindInstCandVer(vci, Cache, Pkg); break;
+       case CANDINST: canNotFindCandInstVer(vci, Cache, Pkg); break;
+       case NEWEST: canNotFindNewestVer(Cache, Pkg); break;
+       case CANDIDATE: canNotFindCandidateVer(Cache, Pkg); break;
+       case INSTALLED: canNotFindInstalledVer(Cache, Pkg); break;
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+       case CANDANDINST: canNotGetCandInstVer(Cache, Pkg); break;
+       case RELEASE:
+       case VERSIONNUMBER:
+               // invalid in this branch
+               break;
+       }
+}
 // canNotFindAllVer                                                    /*{{{*/
 // canNotFindAllVer                                                    /*{{{*/
-VersionSet CacheSetHelper::canNotFindAllVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindAllVer(VersionContainerInterface * const /*vci*/, pkgCacheFile &/*Cache*/,
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
        if (ShowError == true)
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
        if (ShowError == true)
-               _error->Notice(_("Can't select versions from package '%s' as it purely virtual"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
-       return VersionSet();
+               _error->Insert(ErrorType, _("Can't select versions from package '%s' as it is purely virtual"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // canNotFindInstCandVer                                               /*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // canNotFindInstCandVer                                               /*{{{*/
-VersionSet CacheSetHelper::canNotFindInstCandVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindInstCandVer(VersionContainerInterface * const /*vci*/, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
-       if (ShowError == true)
-               _error->Error(_("Can't select installed nor candidate version from package '%s' as it has neither of them"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
-       return VersionSet();
+       canNotGetInstCandVer(Cache, Pkg);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // canNotFindInstCandVer                                               /*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // canNotFindInstCandVer                                               /*{{{*/
-VersionSet CacheSetHelper::canNotFindCandInstVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindCandInstVer(VersionContainerInterface * const /*vci*/, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
-       if (ShowError == true)
-               _error->Error(_("Can't select installed nor candidate version from package '%s' as it has neither of them"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
-       return VersionSet();
+       canNotGetCandInstVer(Cache, Pkg);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// canNotGetVersion - for package by selector                          /*{{{*/
+pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotGetVersion(enum VerSelector const select, pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
+       switch (select) {
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       case NEWEST: return canNotFindNewestVer(Cache, Pkg);
+       case CANDIDATE: return canNotFindCandidateVer(Cache, Pkg);
+       case INSTALLED: return canNotFindInstalledVer(Cache, Pkg);
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+       case CANDINST: return canNotGetCandInstVer(Cache, Pkg);
+       case INSTCAND: return canNotGetInstCandVer(Cache, Pkg);
+       case ALL:
+       case CANDANDINST:
+       case RELEASE:
+       case VERSIONNUMBER:
+               // invalid in this branch
+               return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache, 0);
+       }
+       return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache, 0);
+}
 // canNotFindNewestVer                                                 /*{{{*/
 pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotFindNewestVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
        if (ShowError == true)
 // canNotFindNewestVer                                                 /*{{{*/
 pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotFindNewestVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
        if (ShowError == true)
-               _error->Error(_("Can't select newest version from package '%s' as it is purely virtual"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
+               _error->Insert(ErrorType, _("Can't select newest version from package '%s' as it is purely virtual"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
        return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache, 0);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
        return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache, 0);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
@@ -496,7 +724,7 @@ pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotFindNewestVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
 pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotFindCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
        if (ShowError == true)
 pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotFindCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
        if (ShowError == true)
-               _error->Error(_("Can't select candidate version from package %s as it has no candidate"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
+               _error->Insert(ErrorType, _("Can't select candidate version from package %s as it has no candidate"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
        return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache, 0);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
        return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache, 0);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
@@ -504,8 +732,84 @@ pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotFindCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache
 pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotFindInstalledVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
        if (ShowError == true)
 pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotFindInstalledVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
                pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
        if (ShowError == true)
-               _error->Error(_("Can't select installed version from package %s as it is not installed"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
+               _error->Insert(ErrorType, _("Can't select installed version from package %s as it is not installed"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
+       return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache, 0);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// canNotFindInstCandVer                                               /*{{{*/
+pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotGetInstCandVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
+       if (ShowError == true)
+               _error->Insert(ErrorType, _("Can't select installed nor candidate version from package '%s' as it has neither of them"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
+       return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache, 0);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// canNotFindInstCandVer                                               /*{{{*/
+pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotGetCandInstVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
+       if (ShowError == true)
+               _error->Insert(ErrorType, _("Can't select installed nor candidate version from package '%s' as it has neither of them"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
        return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache, 0);
        return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache, 0);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// showPackageSelection - by selector and given pattern                        /*{{{*/
+APT_CONST void CacheSetHelper::showPackageSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &pkg, enum PkgSelector const select,
+                                      std::string const &pattern) {
+       switch (select) {
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       case REGEX: showRegExSelection(pkg, pattern); break;
+       case TASK: showTaskSelection(pkg, pattern); break;
+       case FNMATCH: showFnmatchSelection(pkg, pattern); break;
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+       case PACKAGENAME: /* no suprises here */ break;
+       case STRING: /* handled by the special cases */ break;
+       case UNKNOWN: break;
+       }
+}
+// showTaskSelection                                                   /*{{{*/
+APT_CONST void CacheSetHelper::showTaskSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &/*pkg*/,
+                                      std::string const &/*pattern*/) {
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// showRegExSelection                                                  /*{{{*/
+APT_CONST void CacheSetHelper::showRegExSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &/*pkg*/,
+                                       std::string const &/*pattern*/) {
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// showFnmatchSelection                                                        /*{{{*/
+APT_CONST void CacheSetHelper::showFnmatchSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &/*pkg*/,
+                                         std::string const &/*pattern*/) {
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// showVersionSelection                                                        /*{{{*/
+APT_CONST void CacheSetHelper::showVersionSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg,
+      pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver, enum VerSelector const select, std::string const &pattern) {
+       switch (select) {
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+       case RELEASE:
+               showSelectedVersion(Pkg, Ver, pattern, true);
+               break;
+       case VERSIONNUMBER:
+               showSelectedVersion(Pkg, Ver, pattern, false);
+               break;
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+       case NEWEST:
+       case CANDIDATE:
+       case INSTALLED:
+       case CANDINST:
+       case INSTCAND:
+       case ALL:
+       case CANDANDINST:
+               // not really suprises, but in fact: just not implemented
+               break;
+       }
+}
+APT_CONST void CacheSetHelper::showSelectedVersion(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &/*Pkg*/,
+                                        pkgCache::VerIterator const /*Ver*/,
+                                        std::string const &/*ver*/,
+                                        bool const /*verIsRel*/) {
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
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