-int pkgVersionCompare(const char *A, const char *B);
-int pkgVersionCompare(const char *A, const char *AEnd, const char *B,
- const char *BEnd);
-int pkgVersionCompare(string A,string B);
-bool pkgCheckDep(const char *DepVer,const char *PkgVer,int Op);
+using std::string;
+
+class pkgVersioningSystem
+{
+ public:
+ // Global list of VS's
+ static pkgVersioningSystem **GlobalList;
+ static unsigned long GlobalListLen;
+ static pkgVersioningSystem *GetVS(const char *Label);
+
+ const char *Label;
+
+ // Compare versions..
+ virtual int DoCmpVersion(const char *A,const char *Aend,
+ const char *B,const char *Bend) = 0;
+
+ virtual bool CheckDep(const char *PkgVer,int Op,const char *DepVer) = 0;
+ virtual int DoCmpReleaseVer(const char *A,const char *Aend,
+ const char *B,const char *Bend) = 0;
+ virtual string UpstreamVersion(const char *A) = 0;
+
+ // See if the given VS is compatible with this one..
+ virtual bool TestCompatibility(pkgVersioningSystem const &Against)
+ {return this == &Against;};
+
+ // Shortcuts
+ APT_MKSTRCMP(CmpVersion,DoCmpVersion);
+ APT_MKSTRCMP(CmpReleaseVer,DoCmpReleaseVer);
+
+ pkgVersioningSystem();
+ virtual ~pkgVersioningSystem() {};
+};
+
+#ifdef APT_COMPATIBILITY
+#include <apt-pkg/debversion.h>
+#endif