+ // FIXME: Remove the unused boolean parameter on abi break
+ void SetCandidateVersion(VerIterator TargetVer, bool const &Pseudo = true);
+ bool SetCandidateRelease(pkgCache::VerIterator TargetVer,
+ std::string const &TargetRel);
+ /** Set the candidate version for dependencies too if needed.
+ *
+ * Sets not only the candidate version as SetCandidateVersion does,
+ * but walks also down the dependency tree and checks if it is required
+ * to set the candidate of the dependency to a version from the given
+ * release, too.
+ *
+ * \param TargetVer new candidate version of the package
+ * \param TargetRel try to switch to this release if needed
+ * \param[out] Changed a list of pairs consisting of the \b old
+ * version of the changed package and the version which
+ * required the switch of this dependency
+ * \return \b true if the switch was successful, \b false otherwise
+ */
+ bool SetCandidateRelease(pkgCache::VerIterator TargetVer,
+ std::string const &TargetRel,
+ std::list<std::pair<pkgCache::VerIterator, pkgCache::VerIterator> > &Changed);
+
+ /** Set the "is automatically installed" flag of Pkg. */
+ void MarkAuto(const PkgIterator &Pkg, bool Auto);
+ // @}
+
+ /** \return \b true if it's OK for MarkInstall to install
+ * the given package.
+ *
+ * See the default implementation for a simple example how this
+ * method can be used.
+ * Overriding implementations should use the hold-state-flag to cache
+ * results from previous checks of this package - also it should
+ * be used if the default resolver implementation is also used to
+ * ensure that these packages are handled like "normal" dpkg holds.
+ *
+ * The parameters are the same as in the calling MarkInstall:
+ * \param Pkg the package that MarkInstall wants to install.
+ * \param AutoInst needs a previous MarkInstall this package?
+ * \param Depth recursive deep of this Marker call
+ * \param FromUser was the install requested by the user?
+ */
+ virtual bool IsInstallOk(const PkgIterator &Pkg,bool AutoInst = true,
+ unsigned long Depth = 0, bool FromUser = true);
+
+ /** \return \b true if it's OK for MarkDelete to remove
+ * the given package.
+ *
+ * See the default implementation for a simple example how this
+ * method can be used.
+ * Overriding implementations should use the hold-state-flag to cache
+ * results from previous checks of this package - also it should
+ * be used if the default resolver implementation is also used to
+ * ensure that these packages are handled like "normal" dpkg holds.
+ *
+ * The parameters are the same as in the calling MarkDelete:
+ * \param Pkg the package that MarkDelete wants to remove.
+ * \param Purge should we purge instead of "only" remove?
+ * \param Depth recursive deep of this Marker call
+ * \param FromUser was the remove requested by the user?
+ */
+ virtual bool IsDeleteOk(const PkgIterator &Pkg,bool Purge = false,
+ unsigned long Depth = 0, bool FromUser = true);
+
+ // read persistent states
+ bool readStateFile(OpProgress *prog);
+ bool writeStateFile(OpProgress *prog, bool InstalledOnly=true);