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

diff --git a/apt-pkg/cacheset.cc b/apt-pkg/cacheset.cc
index fde52168aaeaa1e15b3b00ed12c44d7fa68e7390..816925c4dbc00bbbbe5b13d21fa6b969919cba00 100644 (file)
--- a/apt-pkg/cacheset.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/cacheset.cc
@@ -9,29 +9,131 @@
    ##################################################################### */
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Include Files                                                       /*{{{*/
    ##################################################################### */
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Include Files                                                       /*{{{*/

+#include <config.h>
+

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

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

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

-#include <apt-pkg/strutl.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/error.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 {

-// FromRegEx - Return all packages in the cache matching a pattern     /*{{{*/
-PackageSet PackageSet::FromRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, std::ostream &out) {
-       PackageSet pkgset;
+// 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";
        std::string arch = "native";

-       static const char * const isregex = ".?+*|[^$";
+       if (archfound != std::string::npos) {
+               arch = pattern.substr(archfound+1);
+               pattern.erase(archfound);
+       }
+
+       if (pattern[pattern.length() -1] != '^')
+               return false;
+       pattern.erase(pattern.length()-1);
+
+       if (unlikely(Cache.GetPkgCache() == 0 || Cache.GetDepCache() == 0))
+               return false;
+
+       bool const wasEmpty = pci->empty();
+       if (wasEmpty == true)
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::TASK);
+
+       // get the records
+       pkgRecords Recs(Cache);
+
+       // build regexp for the task
+       regex_t Pattern;
+       char S[300];
+       snprintf(S, sizeof(S), "^Task:.*[, ]%s([, ]|$)", pattern.c_str());
+       if(regcomp(&Pattern,S, REG_EXTENDED | REG_NOSUB | REG_NEWLINE) != 0) {
+               _error->Error("Failed to compile task regexp");
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       bool found = false;
+       for (pkgCache::GrpIterator Grp = Cache->GrpBegin(); Grp.end() == false; ++Grp) {
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Grp.FindPkg(arch);
+               if (Pkg.end() == true)
+                       continue;
+               pkgCache::VerIterator ver = Cache[Pkg].CandidateVerIter(Cache);
+               if(ver.end() == true)
+                       continue;

 
 

+               pkgRecords::Parser &parser = Recs.Lookup(ver.FileList());
+               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;
+
+               pci->insert(Pkg);
+               showPackageSelection(Pkg, CacheSetHelper::TASK, pattern);
+               found = true;
+       }
+       regfree(&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);
+
+       return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// 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)
        if (pattern.find_first_of(isregex) == std::string::npos)

-               return pkgset;
+               return false;
+
+       bool const wasEmpty = pci->empty();
+       if (wasEmpty == true)
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::REGEX);

 
        size_t archfound = pattern.find_last_of(':');
 
        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(isregex) == std::string::npos)
        if (archfound != std::string::npos) {
                arch = pattern.substr(archfound+1);
                if (arch.find_first_of(isregex) == std::string::npos)


@@ -40,87 +142,99 @@ PackageSet PackageSet::FromRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, std::
                        arch = "native";
        }
 
                        arch = "native";
        }
 

-       regex_t Pattern;
-       int Res;
-       if ((Res = regcomp(&Pattern, pattern.c_str() , REG_EXTENDED | REG_ICASE | REG_NOSUB)) != 0) {
-               char Error[300];
-               regerror(Res, &Pattern, Error, sizeof(Error));
-               _error->Error(_("Regex compilation error - %s"), Error);
-               return pkgset;
-       }
+       if (unlikely(Cache.GetPkgCache() == 0))
+               return false;

 
 

-       for (pkgCache::GrpIterator Grp = Cache.GetPkgCache()->GrpBegin(); Grp.end() == false; ++Grp)
-       {
-               if (regexec(&Pattern, Grp.Name(), 0, 0, 0) != 0)
+       APT::CacheFilter::PackageNameMatchesRegEx regexfilter(pattern);
+
+       bool found = false;
+       for (pkgCache::GrpIterator Grp = Cache.GetPkgCache()->GrpBegin(); Grp.end() == false; ++Grp) {
+               if (regexfilter(Grp) == false)

                        continue;
                pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Grp.FindPkg(arch);
                if (Pkg.end() == true) {
                        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 (archfound == std::string::npos)
+                               Pkg = Grp.FindPreferredPkg(true);

                        if (Pkg.end() == true)
                                continue;
                }
 
                        if (Pkg.end() == true)
                                continue;
                }
 

-               ioprintf(out, _("Note, selecting %s for regex '%s'\n"),
-                        Pkg.FullName(true).c_str(), pattern.c_str());
+               pci->insert(Pkg);
+               showPackageSelection(Pkg, CacheSetHelper::REGEX, pattern);
+               found = true;
+       }

 
 

-               pkgset.insert(Pkg);
+       if (found == false) {
+               canNotFindPackage(CacheSetHelper::REGEX, pci, Cache, pattern);
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN);
+               return false;

        }
 
        }
 

-       regfree(&Pattern);
+       if (wasEmpty == false && pci->getConstructor() != CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN)
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN);

 
 

-       return pkgset;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// 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, std::ostream &out) {
-       std::map<unsigned short, PackageSet> pkgsets;
-       for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I) {
-               unsigned short modID = fallback;
-               std::string str = *I;
-               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:
+       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)
+                               Pkg = Grp.FindPreferredPkg(true);
+                       if (Pkg.end() == true)

                                continue;
                                continue;

-                       }
-                       break;

                }
                }

-               PackageSet pset = PackageSet::FromString(Cache, str, out);
-               pkgsets[modID].insert(pset.begin(), pset.end());
+
+               pci->insert(Pkg);
+               showPackageSelection(Pkg, CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH, pattern);
+               found = true;

        }
        }

-       return pkgsets;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// FromCommandLine - Return all packages specified on commandline      /*{{{*/
-PackageSet PackageSet::FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline, std::ostream &out) {
-       PackageSet pkgset;
-       for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I) {
-               PackageSet pset = FromString(Cache, *I, out);
-               pkgset.insert(pset.begin(), pset.end());
+
+       if (found == false) {
+               canNotFindPackage(CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH, pci, Cache, pattern);
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN);
+               return false;

        }
        }

-       return pkgset;
+
+       if (wasEmpty == false && pci->getConstructor() != CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN)
+               pci->setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN);
+
+       return true;

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

-// FromString - Return all packages matching a specific string         /*{{{*/
-PackageSet PackageSet::FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &str, std::ostream &out) {
+// 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;


@@ -129,7 +243,10 @@ PackageSet PackageSet::FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &str, s
                pkg.erase(archfound);
        }
 
                pkg.erase(archfound);
        }
 

-       pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg;
+       if (Cache.GetPkgCache() == 0)
+               return pkgCache::PkgIterator(Cache, 0);
+
+       pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg(Cache, 0);

        if (arch.empty() == true) {
                pkgCache::GrpIterator Grp = Cache.GetPkgCache()->FindGrp(pkg);
                if (Grp.end() == false)
        if (arch.empty() == true) {
                pkgCache::GrpIterator Grp = Cache.GetPkgCache()->FindGrp(pkg);
                if (Grp.end() == false)


@@ -137,90 +254,231 @@ PackageSet PackageSet::FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &str, s
        } else
                Pkg = Cache.GetPkgCache()->FindPkg(pkg, arch);
 
        } else
                Pkg = Cache.GetPkgCache()->FindPkg(pkg, arch);
 

-       if (Pkg.end() == false) {
-               PackageSet pkgset;
-               pkgset.insert(Pkg);
-               return pkgset;
-       }
-       PackageSet regex = FromRegEx(Cache, str, out);
-       if (regex.empty() == true)
-               _error->Warning(_("Unable to locate package %s"), str.c_str());
-       return regex;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// 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, std::ostream &out) {
-       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;
-               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)
+       if (Pkg.end() == true)
+               return canNotFindPkgName(Cache, str);
+       return Pkg;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// 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;
+
+       std::string const pkgstring = pkg;
+       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;
+                       }
+               } 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;
                                        continue;

-                               str.erase(str.length() - alength);
-                               modID = mod->ID;
-                               select = mod->SelectVersion;
-                               break;
-                       case VersionSet::Modifier::PREFIX:
+                               pci->insert(Pkg);
+                               found = true;
+                               if (isGlobal == false)
+                                       break;
+                       }
+                       if (found == true)
+                               return true;
+               }
+       }
+
+       pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = canNotFindPkgName(Cache, pkgstring);
+       if (Pkg.end() == true)
+          return false;
+
+       pci->insert(Pkg);
+       return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// 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();
+
+       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 (found == true)
+               _error->RevertToStack();
+       else
+               _error->MergeWithStack();
+       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::STRING, 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;

-                       case VersionSet::Modifier::NONE:
+                       str.erase(str.length() - alength);
+                       modID = mod->ID;
+                       break;
+               case PkgModifier::PREFIX:
+                       continue;
+               case PkgModifier::NONE:
+                       continue;
+               }
+               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;
                        break;

+               case Modifier::PREFIX:
+                       continue;
+               case Modifier::NONE:
+                       continue;

                }
                }

-               VersionSet vset = VersionSet::FromString(Cache, str, select , out);
-               versets[modID].insert(vset.begin(), vset.end());
+               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, std::ostream &out) {
-       VersionSet verset;
-       for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I) {
-               VersionSet vset = VersionSet::FromString(Cache, *I, fallback, out);
-               verset.insert(vset.begin(), vset.end());
-       }
-       return 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)
+               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, std::ostream &out) {
+bool VersionContainerInterface::FromString(VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+                                          pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg,
+                                          CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback,
+                                          CacheSetHelper &helper,
+                                          bool const onlyFromName) {

        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 = PackageSet::FromString(Cache, pkg.c_str(), out);
-       VersionSet verset;
+
+       PackageSet pkgset;
+       if (onlyFromName == false)
+               helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::STRING, &pkgset, Cache, pkg);
+       else {
+               helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::PACKAGENAME, &pkgset, Cache, pkg);
+       }
+
+       bool errors = true;
+       if (pkgset.getConstructor() != CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN)
+               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) {
-                       AddSelectedVersion(Cache, verset, P, fallback);
+               if (vertag == std::string::npos) {
+                       found |= VersionContainerInterface::FromPackage(vci, Cache, P, fallback, helper);

                        continue;
                }
                pkgCache::VerIterator V;
                if (ver == "installed")
                        continue;
                }
                pkgCache::VerIterator V;
                if (ver == "installed")

-                       V = getInstalledVer(Cache, P);
+                       V = getInstalledVer(Cache, P, helper);

                else if (ver == "candidate")
                else if (ver == "candidate")

-                       V = getCandidateVer(Cache, P);
-               else {
+                       V = getCandidateVer(Cache, P, helper);
+               else if (ver == "newest") {
+                       if (P->VersionList != 0)
+                               V = P.VersionList();
+                       else
+                               V = helper.canNotGetVersion(CacheSetHelper::NEWEST, Cache, P);
+               } else {

                        pkgVersionMatch Match(ver, (verIsRel == true ? pkgVersionMatch::Release :
                                        pkgVersionMatch::Version));
                        V = Match.Find(P);
                        pkgVersionMatch Match(ver, (verIsRel == true ? pkgVersionMatch::Release :
                                        pkgVersionMatch::Version));
                        V = Match.Find(P);


@@ -236,95 +494,442 @@ APT::VersionSet VersionSet::FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg,
                }
                if (V.end() == true)
                        continue;
                }
                if (V.end() == true)
                        continue;

-               if (ver == V.VerStr())
-                       ioprintf(out, _("Selected version '%s' (%s) for '%s'\n"),
-                                V.VerStr(), V.RelStr().c_str(), P.FullName(true).c_str());
-               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;

        }
        }

-       return verset;
+       if (pkgset.getConstructor() != CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN)
+               helper.showErrors(errors);
+       return found;

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

-// AddSelectedVersion - add version from package based on fallback     /*{{{*/
-bool VersionSet::AddSelectedVersion(pkgCacheFile &Cache, VersionSet &verset,
-               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P, VersionSet::Version const &fallback,
-               bool const &AllowError) {
+// FromPackage - versions from package based on fallback               /*{{{*/
+bool VersionContainerInterface::FromPackage(VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+                                           pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                                           pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
+                                           CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback,
+                                           CacheSetHelper &helper) {

        pkgCache::VerIterator V;
        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);
-               else if (AllowError == false)
-                       return _error->Error(_("Can't select versions from package '%s' as it purely virtual"), P.FullName(true).c_str());
+                               found |= vci->insert(V);

                else
                else

-                       return false;
+                       helper.canNotFindVersion(CacheSetHelper::ALL, vci, Cache, P);

                break;
                break;

-       case VersionSet::CANDANDINST:
-               verset.insert(getInstalledVer(Cache, P, AllowError));
-               verset.insert(getCandidateVer(Cache, P, AllowError));
+       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, AllowError));
+       case CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE:
+               found |= vci->insert(getCandidateVer(Cache, P, helper));

                break;
                break;

-       case VersionSet::INSTALLED:
-               verset.insert(getInstalledVer(Cache, P, AllowError));
+       case CacheSetHelper::INSTALLED:
+               found |= vci->insert(getInstalledVer(Cache, P, helper));

                break;
                break;

-       case VersionSet::CANDINST:
-               V = getCandidateVer(Cache, P, true);
+       case CacheSetHelper::CANDINST:
+               showErrors = helper.showErrors(false);
+               V = getCandidateVer(Cache, P, helper);

                if (V.end() == true)
                if (V.end() == true)

-                       V = getInstalledVer(Cache, P, true);
+                       V = getInstalledVer(Cache, P, helper);
+               helper.showErrors(showErrors);

                if (V.end() == false)
                if (V.end() == false)

-                       verset.insert(V);
-               else if (AllowError == false)
-                       return _error->Error(_("Can't select installed nor candidate version from package '%s' as it has neither of them"), P.FullName(true).c_str());
+                       found |= vci->insert(V);

                else
                else

-                       return false;
+                       helper.canNotFindVersion(CacheSetHelper::CANDINST, vci, Cache, P);

                break;
                break;

-       case VersionSet::INSTCAND:
-               V = getInstalledVer(Cache, P, true);
+       case CacheSetHelper::INSTCAND:
+               showErrors = helper.showErrors(false);
+               V = getInstalledVer(Cache, P, helper);

                if (V.end() == true)
                if (V.end() == true)

-                       V = getCandidateVer(Cache, P, true);
+                       V = getCandidateVer(Cache, P, helper);
+               helper.showErrors(showErrors);

                if (V.end() == false)
                if (V.end() == false)

-                       verset.insert(V);
-               else if (AllowError == false)
-                       return _error->Error(_("Can't select installed nor candidate version from package '%s' as it has neither of them"), P.FullName(true).c_str());
+                       found |= vci->insert(V);

                else
                else

-                       return false;
+                       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());
-               else if (AllowError == false)
-                       return _error->Error(_("Can't select newest version from package '%s' as it is purely virtual"), P.FullName(true).c_str());
+                       found |= vci->insert(P.VersionList());

                else
                else

-                       return false;
+                       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 true;
+       return found;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// FromDependency - versions satisfying a given dependency             /*{{{*/
+bool VersionContainerInterface::FromDependency(VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+                                              pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+                                              pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+                                              CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const selector,
+                                              CacheSetHelper &helper)
+{
+       bool found = false;
+       switch(selector) {
+       case CacheSetHelper::ALL:
+       {
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const T = D.TargetPkg();
+               for (pkgCache::VerIterator Ver = T.VersionList(); Ver.end() == false; ++Ver)
+               {
+                  if (D.IsSatisfied(Ver) == true)
+                  {
+                     vci->insert(Ver);
+                     found = true;
+                  }
+                  for (pkgCache::PrvIterator Prv = T.ProvidesList(); Prv.end() != true; ++Prv)
+                  {
+                     pkgCache::VerIterator const V = Prv.OwnerVer();
+                     if (unlikely(V.end() == true) || D.IsSatisfied(Prv) == false)
+                        continue;
+                     vci->insert(V);
+                     found = true;
+                  }
+               }
+               return found;
+       }
+       case CacheSetHelper::CANDANDINST:
+       {
+               found = FromDependency(vci, Cache, D, CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE, helper);
+               found &= FromDependency(vci, Cache, D, CacheSetHelper::INSTALLED, helper);
+               return found;
+       }
+       case CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE:
+       {
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const T = D.TargetPkg();
+               pkgCache::VerIterator const Cand = Cache[T].CandidateVerIter(Cache);
+               if (Cand.end() == false && D.IsSatisfied(Cand) == true)
+               {
+                  vci->insert(Cand);
+                  found = true;
+               }
+               for (pkgCache::PrvIterator Prv = T.ProvidesList(); Prv.end() != true; ++Prv)
+               {
+                  pkgCache::VerIterator const V = Prv.OwnerVer();
+                  pkgCache::VerIterator const Cand = Cache[Prv.OwnerPkg()].CandidateVerIter(Cache);
+                  if (Cand.end() == true || V != Cand || D.IsSatisfied(Prv) == false)
+                     continue;
+                  vci->insert(Cand);
+                  found = true;
+               }
+               return found;
+       }
+       case CacheSetHelper::INSTALLED:
+       {
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const T = D.TargetPkg();
+               pkgCache::VerIterator const Cand = T.CurrentVer();
+               if (Cand.end() == false && D.IsSatisfied(Cand) == true)
+               {
+                  vci->insert(Cand);
+                  found = true;
+               }
+               for (pkgCache::PrvIterator Prv = T.ProvidesList(); Prv.end() != true; ++Prv)
+               {
+                  pkgCache::VerIterator const V = Prv.OwnerVer();
+                  pkgCache::VerIterator const Cand = Prv.OwnerPkg().CurrentVer();
+                  if (Cand.end() == true || V != Cand || D.IsSatisfied(Prv) == false)
+                     continue;
+                  vci->insert(Cand);
+                  found = true;
+               }
+               return found;
+       }
+       case CacheSetHelper::CANDINST:
+               return FromDependency(vci, Cache, D, CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE, helper) ||
+                  FromDependency(vci, Cache, D, CacheSetHelper::INSTALLED, helper);
+       case CacheSetHelper::INSTCAND:
+               return FromDependency(vci, Cache, D, CacheSetHelper::INSTALLED, helper) ||
+                  FromDependency(vci, Cache, D, CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE, helper);
+       case CacheSetHelper::NEWEST:
+       {
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const T = D.TargetPkg();
+               pkgCache::VerIterator const Cand = T.VersionList();
+               if (Cand.end() == false && D.IsSatisfied(Cand) == true)
+               {
+                  vci->insert(Cand);
+                  found = true;
+               }
+               for (pkgCache::PrvIterator Prv = T.ProvidesList(); Prv.end() != true; ++Prv)
+               {
+                  pkgCache::VerIterator const V = Prv.OwnerVer();
+                  pkgCache::VerIterator const Cand = Prv.OwnerPkg().VersionList();
+                  if (Cand.end() == true || V != Cand || D.IsSatisfied(Prv) == false)
+                     continue;
+                  vci->insert(Cand);
+                  found = true;
+               }
+               return found;
+       }
+       case CacheSetHelper::RELEASE:
+       case CacheSetHelper::VERSIONNUMBER:
+               // both make no sense here, so always false
+               return false;
+       }
+       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::PkgIterator const &Pkg, bool const &AllowError) {
+pkgCache::VerIterator VersionContainerInterface::getCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, CacheSetHelper &helper) {

        pkgCache::VerIterator Cand;
        pkgCache::VerIterator Cand;

-       if (Cache.IsDepCacheBuilt() == true)
+       if (Cache.IsDepCacheBuilt() == true) {

                Cand = Cache[Pkg].CandidateVerIter(Cache);
                Cand = Cache[Pkg].CandidateVerIter(Cache);

-       else {
-               if (unlikely(Cache.BuildPolicy() == false))
-                       return pkgCache::VerIterator(*Cache);
+       } else if (unlikely(Cache.GetPolicy() == nullptr)) {
+               return pkgCache::VerIterator(Cache);
+       } else {

                Cand = Cache.GetPolicy()->GetCandidateVer(Pkg);
        }
                Cand = Cache.GetPolicy()->GetCandidateVer(Pkg);
        }

-       if (AllowError == false && Cand.end() == true)
-               _error->Error(_("Can't select candidate version from package %s as it has no candidate"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
+       if (Cand.end() == true)
+               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::PkgIterator const &Pkg, bool const &AllowError) {
-       if (AllowError == false && Pkg->CurrentVer == 0)
-               _error->Error(_("Can't select installed version from package %s as it is not installed"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
+pkgCache::VerIterator VersionContainerInterface::getInstalledVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+       if (Pkg->CurrentVer == 0)
+               return helper.canNotGetVersion(CacheSetHelper::INSTALLED, Cache, Pkg);

        return Pkg.CurrentVer();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
        return Pkg.CurrentVer();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/

+
+// 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     /*{{{*/
+void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindTask(PackageContainerInterface * const /*pci*/, pkgCacheFile &/*Cache*/, std::string pattern) {
+       if (ShowError == true)
+               _error->Insert(ErrorType, _("Couldn't find task '%s'"), pattern.c_str());
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// canNotFindRegEx - handle the case no package is found by a regex    /*{{{*/
+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)
+               _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/*{{{*/
+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                                                    /*{{{*/
+void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindAllVer(VersionContainerInterface * const /*vci*/, pkgCacheFile &/*Cache*/,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
+       if (ShowError == true)
+               _error->Insert(ErrorType, _("Can't select versions from package '%s' as it is purely virtual"), Pkg.FullName(true).c_str());
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// canNotFindInstCandVer                                               /*{{{*/
+void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindInstCandVer(VersionContainerInterface * const /*vci*/, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
+       canNotGetInstCandVer(Cache, Pkg);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// canNotFindInstCandVer                                               /*{{{*/
+void CacheSetHelper::canNotFindCandInstVer(VersionContainerInterface * const /*vci*/, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
+       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)
+               _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);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// canNotFindCandidateVer                                              /*{{{*/
+pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotFindCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
+       if (ShowError == true)
+               _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);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// canNotFindInstalledVer                                              /*{{{*/
+pkgCache::VerIterator CacheSetHelper::canNotFindInstalledVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+               pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) {
+       if (ShowError == true)
+               _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);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// showPackageSelection - by selector and given pattern                        /*{{{*/
+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                                                        /*{{{*/
+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*/) {
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+
+CacheSetHelper::CacheSetHelper(bool const ShowError, GlobalError::MsgType ErrorType) :
+   ShowError(ShowError), ErrorType(ErrorType), d(NULL) {}
+CacheSetHelper::~CacheSetHelper() {}
+
+PackageContainerInterface::PackageContainerInterface() : ConstructedBy(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN), d(NULL) {}
+PackageContainerInterface::PackageContainerInterface(CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector const by) : ConstructedBy(by), d(NULL) {}
+PackageContainerInterface& PackageContainerInterface::operator=(PackageContainerInterface const &other) {
+   if (this != &other)
+      this->ConstructedBy = other.ConstructedBy;
+   return *this;
+}
+PackageContainerInterface::~PackageContainerInterface() {}
+
+PackageUniverse::PackageUniverse(pkgCache * const Owner) : _cont(Owner), d(NULL) {}
+PackageUniverse::PackageUniverse(pkgCacheFile * const Owner) : _cont(Owner->GetPkgCache()), d(NULL) {}
+PackageUniverse::~PackageUniverse() {}
+
+VersionContainerInterface::VersionContainerInterface() : d(NULL) {}
+VersionContainerInterface& VersionContainerInterface::operator=(VersionContainerInterface const &) {
+   return *this;
+}
+
+VersionContainerInterface::~VersionContainerInterface() {}

 }
 }