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support dpkg debug mode in APT::StateChanges
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index 6d1b68c23138f218de67a9b780da05b088f017c2..ef2401f9ecc0df5829e7bd20d52dd9bd38fa27c0 100644 (file)
@@ -7,30 +7,31 @@
 // Include Files                                                       /*{{{*/
 #include <config.h>
 
 // Include Files                                                       /*{{{*/
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include <apt-pkg/edsp.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/error.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/cacheset.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/error.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/cacheset.h>
-#include <apt-pkg/configuration.h>
-#include <apt-pkg/tagfile.h>
-#include <apt-pkg/fileutl.h>
-#include <apt-pkg/progress.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/depcache.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/pkgcache.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/cacheiterators.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/depcache.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/pkgcache.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/cacheiterators.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/prettyprinters.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/packagemanager.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/progress.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/fileutl.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/edsp.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/tagfile.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/strutl.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/strutl.h>
-#include <apt-pkg/pkgrecords.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/string_view.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/pkgsystem.h>
 
 
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <vector>
+
+#include <array>
 #include <limits>
 #include <string>
 #include <limits>
 #include <string>
-#include <list>
 
 #include <apti18n.h>
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 
 #include <apti18n.h>
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 using std::string;
 
 // we could use pkgCache::DepType and ::Priority, but these would be localized strings…
 using std::string;
 
 // we could use pkgCache::DepType and ::Priority, but these would be localized strings…
-const char * const EDSP::PrioMap[] = {0, "important", "required", "standard",
-                                     "optional", "extra"};
-const char * const EDSP::DepMap[] = {"", "Depends", "Pre-Depends", "Suggests",
-                                    "Recommends" , "Conflicts", "Replaces",
-                                    "Obsoletes", "Breaks", "Enhances"};
+constexpr char const * const PrioMap[] = {
+   nullptr, "important", "required", "standard",
+   "optional", "extra"
+};
+constexpr char const * const DepMap[] = {
+   nullptr, "Depends", "Pre-Depends", "Suggests",
+   "Recommends" , "Conflicts", "Replaces",
+   "Obsoletes", "Breaks", "Enhances"
+};
 
 
-// EDSP::WriteScenario - to the given file descriptor                  /*{{{*/
-bool EDSP::WriteScenario(pkgDepCache &Cache, FILE* output, OpProgress *Progress)
+// WriteOkay - varaidic helper to easily Write to a FileFd             /*{{{*/
+static bool WriteOkay_fn(FileFd &) { return true; }
+template<typename... Tail> static bool WriteOkay_fn(FileFd &output, APT::StringView data, Tail... more_data)
 {
 {
-   if (Progress != NULL)
-      Progress->SubProgress(Cache.Head().VersionCount, _("Send scenario to solver"));
-   unsigned long p = 0;
-   for (pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false; ++Pkg)
-      for (pkgCache::VerIterator Ver = Pkg.VersionList(); Ver.end() == false; ++Ver, ++p)
-      {
-        WriteScenarioVersion(Cache, output, Pkg, Ver);
-        WriteScenarioDependency(output, Ver);
-        fprintf(output, "\n");
-        if (Progress != NULL && p % 100 == 0)
-           Progress->Progress(p);
-      }
-   return true;
+   return likely(output.Write(data.data(), data.length()) && WriteOkay_fn(output, more_data...));
 }
 }
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// EDSP::WriteLimitedScenario - to the given file descriptor           /*{{{*/
-bool EDSP::WriteLimitedScenario(pkgDepCache &Cache, FILE* output,
-                               APT::PackageSet const &pkgset,
-                               OpProgress *Progress)
+template<typename... Tail> static bool WriteOkay_fn(FileFd &output, unsigned int data, Tail... more_data)
 {
 {
-   if (Progress != NULL)
-      Progress->SubProgress(Cache.Head().VersionCount, _("Send scenario to solver"));
-   unsigned long p  = 0;
-   for (APT::PackageSet::const_iterator Pkg = pkgset.begin(); Pkg != pkgset.end(); ++Pkg, ++p)
-      for (pkgCache::VerIterator Ver = Pkg.VersionList(); Ver.end() == false; ++Ver)
-      {
-        WriteScenarioVersion(Cache, output, Pkg, Ver);
-        WriteScenarioLimitedDependency(output, Ver, pkgset);
-        fprintf(output, "\n");
-        if (Progress != NULL && p % 100 == 0)
-           Progress->Progress(p);
-      }
-   if (Progress != NULL)
-      Progress->Done();
-   return true;
+   std::string number;
+   strprintf(number, "%d", data);
+   return likely(output.Write(number.data(), number.length()) && WriteOkay_fn(output, more_data...));
+}
+template<typename... Data> static bool WriteOkay(bool &Okay, FileFd &output, Data&&... data)
+{
+   Okay = likely(Okay && WriteOkay_fn(output, std::forward<Data>(data)...));
+   return Okay;
+}
+template<typename... Data> static bool WriteOkay(FileFd &output, Data&&... data)
+{
+   bool Okay = likely(output.Failed() == false);
+   return WriteOkay(Okay, output, std::forward<Data>(data)...);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// EDSP::WriteScenarioVersion                                          /*{{{*/
-void EDSP::WriteScenarioVersion(pkgDepCache &Cache, FILE* output, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg,
+// WriteScenarioVersion                                                        /*{{{*/
+static void WriteScenarioVersion(pkgDepCache &Cache, FILE* output, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg,
                                pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver)
 {
                                pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver)
 {
-   pkgRecords Recs(Cache);
-   pkgRecords::Parser &rec = Recs.Lookup(Ver.FileList());
-   string srcpkg = rec.SourcePkg().empty() ? Pkg.Name() : rec.SourcePkg();
-
    fprintf(output, "Package: %s\n", Pkg.Name());
    fprintf(output, "Package: %s\n", Pkg.Name());
-   fprintf(output, "Source: %s\n", srcpkg.c_str());
+   fprintf(output, "Source: %s\n", Ver.SourcePkgName());
    fprintf(output, "Architecture: %s\n", Ver.Arch());
    fprintf(output, "Version: %s\n", Ver.VerStr());
    fprintf(output, "Architecture: %s\n", Ver.Arch());
    fprintf(output, "Version: %s\n", Ver.VerStr());
+   fprintf(output, "Source-Version: %s\n", Ver.SourceVerStr());
    if (Pkg.CurrentVer() == Ver)
       fprintf(output, "Installed: yes\n");
    if (Pkg->SelectedState == pkgCache::State::Hold ||
        (Cache[Pkg].Keep() == true && Cache[Pkg].Protect() == true))
       fprintf(output, "Hold: yes\n");
    fprintf(output, "APT-ID: %d\n", Ver->ID);
    if (Pkg.CurrentVer() == Ver)
       fprintf(output, "Installed: yes\n");
    if (Pkg->SelectedState == pkgCache::State::Hold ||
        (Cache[Pkg].Keep() == true && Cache[Pkg].Protect() == true))
       fprintf(output, "Hold: yes\n");
    fprintf(output, "APT-ID: %d\n", Ver->ID);
-   fprintf(output, "Priority: %s\n", PrioMap[Ver->Priority]);
+   if (PrioMap[Ver->Priority] != nullptr)
+      fprintf(output, "Priority: %s\n", PrioMap[Ver->Priority]);
    if ((Pkg->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) == pkgCache::Flag::Essential)
       fprintf(output, "Essential: yes\n");
    if ((Pkg->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) == pkgCache::Flag::Essential)
       fprintf(output, "Essential: yes\n");
-   fprintf(output, "Section: %s\n", Ver.Section());
+   if (Ver->Section != 0)
+      fprintf(output, "Section: %s\n", Ver.Section());
    if ((Ver->MultiArch & pkgCache::Version::Allowed) == pkgCache::Version::Allowed)
       fprintf(output, "Multi-Arch: allowed\n");
    else if ((Ver->MultiArch & pkgCache::Version::Foreign) == pkgCache::Version::Foreign)
       fprintf(output, "Multi-Arch: foreign\n");
    else if ((Ver->MultiArch & pkgCache::Version::Same) == pkgCache::Version::Same)
       fprintf(output, "Multi-Arch: same\n");
    if ((Ver->MultiArch & pkgCache::Version::Allowed) == pkgCache::Version::Allowed)
       fprintf(output, "Multi-Arch: allowed\n");
    else if ((Ver->MultiArch & pkgCache::Version::Foreign) == pkgCache::Version::Foreign)
       fprintf(output, "Multi-Arch: foreign\n");
    else if ((Ver->MultiArch & pkgCache::Version::Same) == pkgCache::Version::Same)
       fprintf(output, "Multi-Arch: same\n");
-   signed short Pin = std::numeric_limits<signed short>::min();
    std::set<string> Releases;
    for (pkgCache::VerFileIterator I = Ver.FileList(); I.end() == false; ++I) {
       pkgCache::PkgFileIterator File = I.File();
    std::set<string> Releases;
    for (pkgCache::VerFileIterator I = Ver.FileList(); I.end() == false; ++I) {
       pkgCache::PkgFileIterator File = I.File();
-      signed short const p = Cache.GetPolicy().GetPriority(File);
-      if (Pin < p)
-        Pin = p;
-      if ((File->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::NotSource) != pkgCache::Flag::NotSource) {
+      if (File.Flagged(pkgCache::Flag::NotSource) == false) {
         string Release = File.RelStr();
         if (!Release.empty())
            Releases.insert(Release);
         string Release = File.RelStr();
         if (!Release.empty())
            Releases.insert(Release);
@@ -130,21 +113,38 @@ void EDSP::WriteScenarioVersion(pkgDepCache &Cache, FILE* output, pkgCache::PkgI
        for (std::set<string>::iterator R = Releases.begin(); R != Releases.end(); ++R)
           fprintf(output, " %s\n", R->c_str());
    }
        for (std::set<string>::iterator R = Releases.begin(); R != Releases.end(); ++R)
           fprintf(output, " %s\n", R->c_str());
    }
-   fprintf(output, "APT-Pin: %d\n", Pin);
-   if (Cache.GetCandidateVer(Pkg) == Ver)
+   fprintf(output, "APT-Pin: %d\n", Cache.GetPolicy().GetPriority(Ver));
+   if (Cache.GetCandidateVersion(Pkg) == Ver)
       fprintf(output, "APT-Candidate: yes\n");
    if ((Cache[Pkg].Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Auto) == pkgCache::Flag::Auto)
       fprintf(output, "APT-Automatic: yes\n");
       fprintf(output, "APT-Candidate: yes\n");
    if ((Cache[Pkg].Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Auto) == pkgCache::Flag::Auto)
       fprintf(output, "APT-Automatic: yes\n");
+}
+static bool WriteScenarioVersion(FileFd &output, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg,
+                               pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver)
+{
+   bool Okay = WriteOkay(output, "Package: ", Pkg.Name(),
+        "\nArchitecture: ", Ver.Arch(),
+        "\nVersion: ", Ver.VerStr());
+   WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nAPT-ID: ", Ver->ID);
+   if ((Pkg->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) == pkgCache::Flag::Essential)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nEssential: yes");
+   if ((Ver->MultiArch & pkgCache::Version::Allowed) == pkgCache::Version::Allowed)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nMulti-Arch: allowed");
+   else if ((Ver->MultiArch & pkgCache::Version::Foreign) == pkgCache::Version::Foreign)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nMulti-Arch: foreign");
+   else if ((Ver->MultiArch & pkgCache::Version::Same) == pkgCache::Version::Same)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nMulti-Arch: same");
+   return Okay;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// EDSP::WriteScenarioDependency                                       /*{{{*/
-void EDSP::WriteScenarioDependency( FILE* output, pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver)
+// WriteScenarioDependency                                             /*{{{*/
+static void WriteScenarioDependency( FILE* output, pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver)
 {
 {
-   std::string dependencies[pkgCache::Dep::Enhances + 1];
+   std::array<std::string, _count(DepMap)> dependencies;
    bool orGroup = false;
    for (pkgCache::DepIterator Dep = Ver.DependsList(); Dep.end() == false; ++Dep)
    {
    bool orGroup = false;
    for (pkgCache::DepIterator Dep = Ver.DependsList(); Dep.end() == false; ++Dep)
    {
-      if (Dep.IsMultiArchImplicit() == true)
+      if (Dep.IsImplicit() == true)
         continue;
       if (orGroup == false)
         dependencies[Dep->Type].append(", ");
         continue;
       if (orGroup == false)
         dependencies[Dep->Type].append(", ");
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void EDSP::WriteScenarioDependency( FILE* output, pkgCache::VerIterator const &V
       else
         orGroup = false;
    }
       else
         orGroup = false;
    }
-   for (int i = 1; i < pkgCache::Dep::Enhances + 1; ++i)
+   for (size_t i = 1; i < dependencies.size(); ++i)
       if (dependencies[i].empty() == false)
         fprintf(output, "%s: %s\n", DepMap[i], dependencies[i].c_str()+2);
    string provides;
       if (dependencies[i].empty() == false)
         fprintf(output, "%s: %s\n", DepMap[i], dependencies[i].c_str()+2);
    string provides;
@@ -167,28 +167,75 @@ void EDSP::WriteScenarioDependency( FILE* output, pkgCache::VerIterator const &V
    {
       if (Prv.IsMultiArchImplicit() == true)
         continue;
    {
       if (Prv.IsMultiArchImplicit() == true)
         continue;
-      provides.append(", ").append(Prv.Name());
+      if (provides.empty() == false)
+        provides.append(", ");
+      provides.append(Prv.Name());
+      if (Prv->ProvideVersion != 0)
+        provides.append(" (= ").append(Prv.ProvideVersion()).append(")");
+   }
+   if (provides.empty() == false)
+      fprintf(output, "Provides: %s\n", provides.c_str());
+}
+static bool WriteScenarioDependency(FileFd &output, pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver, bool const OnlyCritical)
+{
+   std::array<std::string, _count(DepMap)> dependencies;
+   bool orGroup = false;
+   for (pkgCache::DepIterator Dep = Ver.DependsList(); Dep.end() == false; ++Dep)
+   {
+      if (Dep.IsImplicit() == true)
+        continue;
+      if (OnlyCritical && Dep.IsCritical() == false)
+        continue;
+      if (orGroup == false && dependencies[Dep->Type].empty() == false)
+        dependencies[Dep->Type].append(", ");
+      dependencies[Dep->Type].append(Dep.TargetPkg().Name());
+      if (Dep->Version != 0)
+        dependencies[Dep->Type].append(" (").append(pkgCache::CompTypeDeb(Dep->CompareOp)).append(" ").append(Dep.TargetVer()).append(")");
+      if ((Dep->CompareOp & pkgCache::Dep::Or) == pkgCache::Dep::Or)
+      {
+        dependencies[Dep->Type].append(" | ");
+        orGroup = true;
+      }
+      else
+        orGroup = false;
+   }
+   bool Okay = output.Failed() == false;
+   for (size_t i = 1; i < dependencies.size(); ++i)
+      if (dependencies[i].empty() == false)
+        WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n", DepMap[i], ": ", dependencies[i]);
+   string provides;
+   for (pkgCache::PrvIterator Prv = Ver.ProvidesList(); Prv.end() == false; ++Prv)
+   {
+      if (Prv.IsMultiArchImplicit() == true)
+        continue;
+      if (provides.empty() == false)
+        provides.append(", ");
+      provides.append(Prv.Name());
+      if (Prv->ProvideVersion != 0)
+        provides.append(" (= ").append(Prv.ProvideVersion()).append(")");
    }
    if (provides.empty() == false)
    }
    if (provides.empty() == false)
-      fprintf(output, "Provides: %s\n", provides.c_str()+2);
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nProvides: ", provides);
+   return WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n");
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// EDSP::WriteScenarioLimitedDependency                                        /*{{{*/
-void EDSP::WriteScenarioLimitedDependency(FILE* output,
+// WriteScenarioLimitedDependency                                      /*{{{*/
+static void WriteScenarioLimitedDependency(FILE* output,
                                          pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver,
                                          APT::PackageSet const &pkgset)
 {
                                          pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver,
                                          APT::PackageSet const &pkgset)
 {
-   std::string dependencies[pkgCache::Dep::Enhances + 1];
+   std::array<std::string, _count(DepMap)> dependencies;
    bool orGroup = false;
    for (pkgCache::DepIterator Dep = Ver.DependsList(); Dep.end() == false; ++Dep)
    {
    bool orGroup = false;
    for (pkgCache::DepIterator Dep = Ver.DependsList(); Dep.end() == false; ++Dep)
    {
-      if (Dep.IsMultiArchImplicit() == true)
+      if (Dep.IsImplicit() == true)
         continue;
       if (orGroup == false)
       {
         if (pkgset.find(Dep.TargetPkg()) == pkgset.end())
            continue;
         continue;
       if (orGroup == false)
       {
         if (pkgset.find(Dep.TargetPkg()) == pkgset.end())
            continue;
-        dependencies[Dep->Type].append(", ");
+        if (dependencies[Dep->Type].empty() == false)
+           dependencies[Dep->Type].append(", ");
       }
       else if (pkgset.find(Dep.TargetPkg()) == pkgset.end())
       {
       }
       else if (pkgset.find(Dep.TargetPkg()) == pkgset.end())
       {
@@ -209,9 +256,9 @@ void EDSP::WriteScenarioLimitedDependency(FILE* output,
       else
         orGroup = false;
    }
       else
         orGroup = false;
    }
-   for (int i = 1; i < pkgCache::Dep::Enhances + 1; ++i)
+   for (size_t i = 1; i < dependencies.size(); ++i)
       if (dependencies[i].empty() == false)
       if (dependencies[i].empty() == false)
-        fprintf(output, "%s: %s\n", DepMap[i], dependencies[i].c_str()+2);
+        fprintf(output, "%s: %s\n", DepMap[i], dependencies[i].c_str());
    string provides;
    for (pkgCache::PrvIterator Prv = Ver.ProvidesList(); Prv.end() == false; ++Prv)
    {
    string provides;
    for (pkgCache::PrvIterator Prv = Ver.ProvidesList(); Prv.end() == false; ++Prv)
    {
@@ -219,10 +266,232 @@ void EDSP::WriteScenarioLimitedDependency(FILE* output,
         continue;
       if (pkgset.find(Prv.ParentPkg()) == pkgset.end())
         continue;
         continue;
       if (pkgset.find(Prv.ParentPkg()) == pkgset.end())
         continue;
-      provides.append(", ").append(Prv.Name());
+      if (provides.empty() == false)
+        provides.append(", ");
+      provides.append(Prv.Name());
+      if (Prv->ProvideVersion != 0)
+        provides.append(" (= ").append(Prv.ProvideVersion()).append(")");
    }
    if (provides.empty() == false)
    }
    if (provides.empty() == false)
-      fprintf(output, "Provides: %s\n", provides.c_str()+2);
+      fprintf(output, "Provides: %s\n", provides.c_str());
+}
+static bool WriteScenarioLimitedDependency(FileFd &output,
+                                         pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver,
+                                         std::vector<bool> const &pkgset,
+                                         bool const OnlyCritical)
+{
+   std::array<std::string, _count(DepMap)> dependencies;
+   bool orGroup = false;
+   for (pkgCache::DepIterator Dep = Ver.DependsList(); Dep.end() == false; ++Dep)
+   {
+      if (Dep.IsImplicit() == true)
+        continue;
+      if (OnlyCritical && Dep.IsCritical() == false)
+        continue;
+      if (orGroup == false)
+      {
+        if (pkgset[Dep.TargetPkg()->ID] == false)
+           continue;
+        if (dependencies[Dep->Type].empty() == false)
+           dependencies[Dep->Type].append(", ");
+      }
+      else if (pkgset[Dep.TargetPkg()->ID] == false)
+      {
+        if ((Dep->CompareOp & pkgCache::Dep::Or) == pkgCache::Dep::Or)
+           continue;
+        dependencies[Dep->Type].erase(dependencies[Dep->Type].end()-3, dependencies[Dep->Type].end());
+        orGroup = false;
+        continue;
+      }
+      dependencies[Dep->Type].append(Dep.TargetPkg().Name());
+      if (Dep->Version != 0)
+        dependencies[Dep->Type].append(" (").append(pkgCache::CompTypeDeb(Dep->CompareOp)).append(" ").append(Dep.TargetVer()).append(")");
+      if ((Dep->CompareOp & pkgCache::Dep::Or) == pkgCache::Dep::Or)
+      {
+        dependencies[Dep->Type].append(" | ");
+        orGroup = true;
+      }
+      else
+        orGroup = false;
+   }
+   bool Okay = output.Failed() == false;
+   for (size_t i = 1; i < dependencies.size(); ++i)
+      if (dependencies[i].empty() == false)
+        WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n", DepMap[i], ": ", dependencies[i]);
+   string provides;
+   for (pkgCache::PrvIterator Prv = Ver.ProvidesList(); Prv.end() == false; ++Prv)
+   {
+      if (Prv.IsMultiArchImplicit() == true)
+        continue;
+      if (pkgset[Prv.ParentPkg()->ID] == false)
+        continue;
+      if (provides.empty() == false)
+        provides.append(", ");
+      provides.append(Prv.Name());
+      if (Prv->ProvideVersion != 0)
+        provides.append(" (= ").append(Prv.ProvideVersion()).append(")");
+   }
+   if (provides.empty() == false)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nProvides: ", provides);
+   return WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n");
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+static bool SkipUnavailableVersions(pkgDepCache &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver)/*{{{*/
+{
+   /* versions which aren't current and aren't available in
+      any "online" source file are bad, expect if they are the choosen
+      candidate: The exception is for build-dep implementation as it creates
+      such pseudo (package) versions and removes them later on again.
+      We filter out versions at all so packages in 'rc' state only available
+      in dpkg/status aren't passed to solvers as they can't be installed. */
+   if (Pkg->CurrentVer != 0)
+      return false;
+   if (Cache.GetCandidateVersion(Pkg) == Ver)
+      return false;
+   for (pkgCache::VerFileIterator I = Ver.FileList(); I.end() == false; ++I)
+      if (I.File().Flagged(pkgCache::Flag::NotSource) == false)
+        return false;
+   return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+static bool WriteScenarioEDSPVersion(pkgDepCache &Cache, FileFd &output, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg,/*{{{*/
+                               pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver)
+{
+   bool Okay = WriteOkay(output, "\nSource: ", Ver.SourcePkgName(),
+        "\nSource-Version: ", Ver.SourceVerStr());
+   if (PrioMap[Ver->Priority] != nullptr)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nPriority: ", PrioMap[Ver->Priority]);
+   if (Ver->Section != 0)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nSection: ", Ver.Section());
+   if (Pkg.CurrentVer() == Ver)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nInstalled: yes");
+   if (Pkg->SelectedState == pkgCache::State::Hold ||
+       (Cache[Pkg].Keep() == true && Cache[Pkg].Protect() == true))
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nHold: yes");
+   std::set<string> Releases;
+   for (pkgCache::VerFileIterator I = Ver.FileList(); I.end() == false; ++I) {
+      pkgCache::PkgFileIterator File = I.File();
+      if (File.Flagged(pkgCache::Flag::NotSource) == false) {
+        string Release = File.RelStr();
+        if (!Release.empty())
+           Releases.insert(Release);
+      }
+   }
+   if (!Releases.empty()) {
+       WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nAPT-Release:");
+       for (std::set<string>::iterator R = Releases.begin(); R != Releases.end(); ++R)
+          WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n ", *R);
+   }
+   WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nAPT-Pin: ", Cache.GetPolicy().GetPriority(Ver));
+   if (Cache.GetCandidateVersion(Pkg) == Ver)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nAPT-Candidate: yes");
+   if ((Cache[Pkg].Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Auto) == pkgCache::Flag::Auto)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nAPT-Automatic: yes");
+   return Okay;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// EDSP::WriteScenario - to the given file descriptor                  /*{{{*/
+bool EDSP::WriteScenario(pkgDepCache &Cache, FILE* output, OpProgress *Progress)
+{
+   if (Progress != NULL)
+      Progress->SubProgress(Cache.Head().VersionCount, _("Send scenario to solver"));
+   unsigned long p = 0;
+   std::vector<std::string> archs = APT::Configuration::getArchitectures();
+   for (pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false; ++Pkg)
+   {
+      std::string const arch = Pkg.Arch();
+      if (std::find(archs.begin(), archs.end(), arch) == archs.end())
+        continue;
+      for (pkgCache::VerIterator Ver = Pkg.VersionList(); Ver.end() == false; ++Ver, ++p)
+      {
+        if (SkipUnavailableVersions(Cache, Pkg, Ver))
+           continue;
+        WriteScenarioVersion(Cache, output, Pkg, Ver);
+        WriteScenarioDependency(output, Ver);
+        fprintf(output, "\n");
+        if (Progress != NULL && p % 100 == 0)
+           Progress->Progress(p);
+      }
+   }
+   return true;
+}
+bool EDSP::WriteScenario(pkgDepCache &Cache, FileFd &output, OpProgress *Progress)
+{
+   if (Progress != NULL)
+      Progress->SubProgress(Cache.Head().VersionCount, _("Send scenario to solver"));
+   unsigned long p = 0;
+   bool Okay = output.Failed() == false;
+   std::vector<std::string> archs = APT::Configuration::getArchitectures();
+   for (pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false && likely(Okay); ++Pkg)
+   {
+      std::string const arch = Pkg.Arch();
+      if (std::find(archs.begin(), archs.end(), arch) == archs.end())
+        continue;
+      for (pkgCache::VerIterator Ver = Pkg.VersionList(); Ver.end() == false && likely(Okay); ++Ver, ++p)
+      {
+        if (SkipUnavailableVersions(Cache, Pkg, Ver))
+           continue;
+        Okay &= WriteScenarioVersion(output, Pkg, Ver);
+        Okay &= WriteScenarioEDSPVersion(Cache, output, Pkg, Ver);
+        Okay &= WriteScenarioDependency(output, Ver, false);
+        WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n");
+        if (Progress != NULL && p % 100 == 0)
+           Progress->Progress(p);
+      }
+   }
+   return Okay;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// EDSP::WriteLimitedScenario - to the given file descriptor           /*{{{*/
+bool EDSP::WriteLimitedScenario(pkgDepCache &Cache, FILE* output,
+                               APT::PackageSet const &pkgset,
+                               OpProgress *Progress)
+{
+   if (Progress != NULL)
+      Progress->SubProgress(Cache.Head().VersionCount, _("Send scenario to solver"));
+   unsigned long p  = 0;
+   for (APT::PackageSet::const_iterator Pkg = pkgset.begin(); Pkg != pkgset.end(); ++Pkg, ++p)
+      for (pkgCache::VerIterator Ver = Pkg.VersionList(); Ver.end() == false; ++Ver)
+      {
+        if (SkipUnavailableVersions(Cache, Pkg, Ver))
+           continue;
+        WriteScenarioVersion(Cache, output, Pkg, Ver);
+        WriteScenarioLimitedDependency(output, Ver, pkgset);
+        fprintf(output, "\n");
+        if (Progress != NULL && p % 100 == 0)
+           Progress->Progress(p);
+      }
+   if (Progress != NULL)
+      Progress->Done();
+   return true;
+}
+bool EDSP::WriteLimitedScenario(pkgDepCache &Cache, FileFd &output,
+                               std::vector<bool> const &pkgset,
+                               OpProgress *Progress)
+{
+   if (Progress != NULL)
+      Progress->SubProgress(Cache.Head().VersionCount, _("Send scenario to solver"));
+   unsigned long p  = 0;
+   bool Okay = output.Failed() == false;
+   for (auto Pkg = Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false && likely(Okay); ++Pkg, ++p)
+   {
+      if (pkgset[Pkg->ID] == false)
+        continue;
+      for (pkgCache::VerIterator Ver = Pkg.VersionList(); Ver.end() == false && likely(Okay); ++Ver)
+      {
+        if (SkipUnavailableVersions(Cache, Pkg, Ver))
+           continue;
+        Okay &= WriteScenarioVersion(output, Pkg, Ver);
+        Okay &= WriteScenarioEDSPVersion(Cache, output, Pkg, Ver);
+        Okay &= WriteScenarioLimitedDependency(output, Ver, pkgset, false);
+        WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n");
+        if (Progress != NULL && p % 100 == 0)
+           Progress->Progress(p);
+      }
+   }
+   if (Progress != NULL)
+      Progress->Done();
+   return Okay;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::WriteRequest - to the given file descriptor                   /*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::WriteRequest - to the given file descriptor                   /*{{{*/
@@ -269,15 +538,77 @@ bool EDSP::WriteRequest(pkgDepCache &Cache, FILE* output, bool const Upgrade,
       fprintf(output, "Dist-Upgrade: yes\n");
    if (AutoRemove == true)
       fprintf(output, "Autoremove: yes\n");
       fprintf(output, "Dist-Upgrade: yes\n");
    if (AutoRemove == true)
       fprintf(output, "Autoremove: yes\n");
-   if (_config->FindB("APT::Solver::Strict-Pinning", true) == false)
+   auto const solver = _config->Find("APT::Solver", "internal");
+   fprintf(output, "Solver: %s\n", solver.c_str());
+   auto const solverconf = std::string("APT::Solver::") + solver + "::";
+   if (_config->FindB(solverconf + "Strict-Pinning", _config->FindB("APT::Solver::Strict-Pinning", true)) == false)
       fprintf(output, "Strict-Pinning: no\n");
       fprintf(output, "Strict-Pinning: no\n");
-   string solverpref("APT::Solver::");
-   solverpref.append(_config->Find("APT::Solver", "internal")).append("::Preferences");
-   if (_config->Exists(solverpref) == true)
-      fprintf(output, "Preferences: %s\n", _config->Find(solverpref,"").c_str());
+   auto const solverpref = _config->Find(solverconf + "Preferences", _config->Find("APT::Solver::Preferences", ""));
+   if (solverpref.empty() == false)
+      fprintf(output, "Preferences: %s\n", solverpref.c_str());
    fprintf(output, "\n");
    fprintf(output, "\n");
-
    return true;
    return true;
+}
+bool EDSP::WriteRequest(pkgDepCache &Cache, FileFd &output,
+                       unsigned int const flags,
+                       OpProgress *Progress)
+{
+   if (Progress != NULL)
+      Progress->SubProgress(Cache.Head().PackageCount, _("Send request to solver"));
+   unsigned long p = 0;
+   string del, inst;
+   for (pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false; ++Pkg, ++p)
+   {
+      if (Progress != NULL && p % 100 == 0)
+         Progress->Progress(p);
+      string* req;
+      pkgDepCache::StateCache &P = Cache[Pkg];
+      if (P.Delete() == true)
+        req = &del;
+      else if (P.NewInstall() == true || P.Upgrade() == true || P.ReInstall() == true ||
+              (P.Mode == pkgDepCache::ModeKeep && (P.iFlags & pkgDepCache::Protected) == pkgDepCache::Protected))
+        req = &inst;
+      else
+        continue;
+      req->append(" ").append(Pkg.FullName());
+   }
+   bool Okay = WriteOkay(output, "Request: EDSP 0.5\n");
+
+   const char *arch = _config->Find("APT::Architecture").c_str();
+   std::vector<string> archs = APT::Configuration::getArchitectures();
+   WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Architecture: ", arch, "\n",
+        "Architectures:");
+   for (std::vector<string>::const_iterator a = archs.begin(); a != archs.end(); ++a)
+       WriteOkay(Okay, output, " ", *a);
+   WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n");
+
+   if (del.empty() == false)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Remove:", del, "\n");
+   if (inst.empty() == false)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Install:", inst, "\n");
+   if (flags & Request::AUTOREMOVE)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Autoremove: yes\n");
+   if (flags & Request::UPGRADE_ALL)
+   {
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Upgrade-All: yes\n");
+      if (flags & (Request::FORBID_NEW_INSTALL | Request::FORBID_REMOVE))
+        WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Upgrade: yes\n");
+      else
+        WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Dist-Upgrade: yes\n");
+   }
+   if (flags & Request::FORBID_NEW_INSTALL)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Forbid-New-Install: yes\n");
+   if (flags & Request::FORBID_REMOVE)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Forbid-Remove: yes\n");
+   auto const solver = _config->Find("APT::Solver", "internal");
+   WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Solver: ", solver, "\n");
+   if (_config->FindB("APT::Solver::Strict-Pinning", true) == false)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Strict-Pinning: no\n");
+   string solverpref("APT::Solver::");
+   solverpref.append(solver).append("::Preferences");
+   if (_config->Exists(solverpref) == true)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Preferences: ", _config->Find(solverpref,""), "\n");
+   return WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n");
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::ReadResponse - from the given file descriptor                 /*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::ReadResponse - from the given file descriptor                 /*{{{*/
@@ -296,10 +627,11 @@ bool EDSP::ReadResponse(int const input, pkgDepCache &Cache, OpProgress *Progres
        }
 
        FileFd in;
        }
 
        FileFd in;
-       in.OpenDescriptor(input, FileFd::ReadOnly);
+       in.OpenDescriptor(input, FileFd::ReadOnly, true);
        pkgTagFile response(&in, 100);
        pkgTagSection section;
 
        pkgTagFile response(&in, 100);
        pkgTagSection section;
 
+       std::set<decltype(Cache.PkgBegin()->ID)> seenOnce;
        while (response.Step(section) == true) {
                std::string type;
                if (section.Exists("Install") == true)
        while (response.Step(section) == true) {
                std::string type;
                if (section.Exists("Install") == true)
@@ -329,8 +661,12 @@ bool EDSP::ReadResponse(int const input, pkgDepCache &Cache, OpProgress *Progres
                        return false;
                } else if (section.Exists("Autoremove") == true)
                        type = "Autoremove";
                        return false;
                } else if (section.Exists("Autoremove") == true)
                        type = "Autoremove";
-               else
+               else {
+                       char const *Start, *End;
+                       section.GetSection(Start, End);
+                       _error->Warning("Encountered an unexpected section with %d fields: %s", section.Count(), std::string(Start, End).c_str());
                        continue;
                        continue;
+               }
 
                size_t const id = section.FindULL(type.c_str(), VersionCount);
                if (id == VersionCount) {
 
                size_t const id = section.FindULL(type.c_str(), VersionCount);
                if (id == VersionCount) {
@@ -342,26 +678,41 @@ bool EDSP::ReadResponse(int const input, pkgDepCache &Cache, OpProgress *Progres
                }
 
                pkgCache::VerIterator Ver(Cache.GetCache(), Cache.GetCache().VerP + VerIdx[id]);
                }
 
                pkgCache::VerIterator Ver(Cache.GetCache(), Cache.GetCache().VerP + VerIdx[id]);
-               Cache.SetCandidateVersion(Ver);
-               if (type == "Install")
-                       Cache.MarkInstall(Ver.ParentPkg(), false, 0, false);
-               else if (type == "Remove")
-                       Cache.MarkDelete(Ver.ParentPkg(), false);
-               else if (type == "Autoremove") {
-                       Cache[Ver.ParentPkg()].Marked = false;
-                       Cache[Ver.ParentPkg()].Garbage = true;
+               auto const Pkg = Ver.ParentPkg();
+               if (type == "Autoremove") {
+                       Cache[Pkg].Marked = false;
+                       Cache[Pkg].Garbage = true;
+               } else if (seenOnce.emplace(Pkg->ID).second == false) {
+                       _error->Warning("Ignoring %s stanza received for package %s which already had a previous stanza effecting it!", type.c_str(), Pkg.FullName(false).c_str());
+               } else if (type == "Install") {
+                       if (Pkg.CurrentVer() == Ver) {
+                               _error->Warning("Ignoring Install stanza received for version %s of package %s which is already installed!",
+                                     Ver.VerStr(), Pkg.FullName(false).c_str());
+                       } else {
+                               Cache.SetCandidateVersion(Ver);
+                               Cache.MarkInstall(Pkg, false, 0, false);
+                       }
+               } else if (type == "Remove") {
+                       if (Pkg->CurrentVer == 0)
+                               _error->Warning("Ignoring Remove stanza received for version %s of package %s which isn't installed!",
+                                     Ver.VerStr(), Pkg.FullName(false).c_str());
+                       else if (Pkg.CurrentVer() != Ver)
+                               _error->Warning("Ignoring Remove stanza received for version %s of package %s which isn't the installed version %s!",
+                                     Ver.VerStr(), Pkg.FullName(false).c_str(), Pkg.CurrentVer().VerStr());
+                       else
+                               Cache.MarkDelete(Ver.ParentPkg(), false);
                }
        }
        return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
                }
        }
        return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// EDSP::ReadLine - first line from the given file descriptor          /*{{{*/
+// ReadLine - first line from the given file descriptor                        /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* Little helper method to read a complete line into a string. Similar to
    fgets but we need to use the low-level read() here as otherwise the
    listparser will be confused later on as mixing of fgets and read isn't
    a supported action according to the manpages and results are undefined */
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* Little helper method to read a complete line into a string. Similar to
    fgets but we need to use the low-level read() here as otherwise the
    listparser will be confused later on as mixing of fgets and read isn't
    a supported action according to the manpages and results are undefined */
-bool EDSP::ReadLine(int const input, std::string &line) {
+static bool ReadLine(int const input, std::string &line) {
        char one;
        ssize_t data = 0;
        line.erase();
        char one;
        ssize_t data = 0;
        line.erase();
@@ -380,31 +731,47 @@ bool EDSP::ReadLine(int const input, std::string &line) {
        return false;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
        return false;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// EDSP::StringToBool - convert yes/no to bool                         /*{{{*/
+// StringToBool - convert yes/no to bool                               /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* we are not as lazy as we are in the global StringToBool as we really
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* we are not as lazy as we are in the global StringToBool as we really
-   only accept yes/no here - but we will ignore leading spaces */
-bool EDSP::StringToBool(char const *answer, bool const defValue) {
-   for (; isspace(*answer) != 0; ++answer);
-   if (strncasecmp(answer, "yes", 3) == 0)
+   only accept yes/no here */
+static bool localStringToBool(std::string answer, bool const defValue) {
+   std::transform(answer.begin(), answer.end(), answer.begin(), ::tolower);
+   if (answer == "yes")
       return true;
       return true;
-   else if (strncasecmp(answer, "no", 2) == 0)
+   else if (answer == "no")
       return false;
    else
       return false;
    else
-      _error->Warning("Value '%s' is not a boolean 'yes' or 'no'!", answer);
+      _error->Warning("Value '%s' is not a boolean 'yes' or 'no'!", answer.c_str());
    return defValue;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
    return defValue;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+static bool LineStartsWithAndStrip(std::string &line, APT::StringView const with)/*{{{*/
+{
+   if (line.compare(0, with.size(), with.data()) != 0)
+      return false;
+   line = APT::String::Strip(line.substr(with.length()));
+   return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+static bool ReadFlag(unsigned int &flags, std::string &line, APT::StringView const name, unsigned int const setflag)/*{{{*/
+{
+   if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, name) == false)
+      return false;
+   if (localStringToBool(line, false))
+      flags |= setflag;
+   else
+      flags &= ~setflag;
+   return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::ReadRequest - first stanza from the given file descriptor     /*{{{*/
 bool EDSP::ReadRequest(int const input, std::list<std::string> &install,
 // EDSP::ReadRequest - first stanza from the given file descriptor     /*{{{*/
 bool EDSP::ReadRequest(int const input, std::list<std::string> &install,
-                       std::list<std::string> &remove, bool &upgrade,
-                       bool &distUpgrade, bool &autoRemove)
+                       std::list<std::string> &remove, unsigned int &flags)
 {
    install.clear();
    remove.clear();
 {
    install.clear();
    remove.clear();
-   upgrade = false;
-   distUpgrade = false;
-   autoRemove = false;
+   flags = 0;
    std::string line;
    while (ReadLine(input, line) == true)
    {
    std::string line;
    while (ReadLine(input, line) == true)
    {
@@ -412,7 +779,7 @@ bool EDSP::ReadRequest(int const input, std::list<std::string> &install,
       if (line.empty() == true)
         continue;
       // The first Tag must be a request, so search for it
       if (line.empty() == true)
         continue;
       // The first Tag must be a request, so search for it
-      if (line.compare(0, 8, "Request:") != 0)
+      if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "Request:"))
         continue;
 
       while (ReadLine(input, line) == true)
         continue;
 
       while (ReadLine(input, line) == true)
@@ -422,50 +789,58 @@ bool EDSP::ReadRequest(int const input, std::list<std::string> &install,
            return true;
 
         std::list<std::string> *request = NULL;
            return true;
 
         std::list<std::string> *request = NULL;
-        if (line.compare(0, 8, "Install:") == 0)
-        {
-           line.erase(0, 8);
+        if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "Install:"))
            request = &install;
            request = &install;
-        }
-        else if (line.compare(0, 7, "Remove:") == 0)
-        {
-           line.erase(0, 7);
+        else if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "Remove:"))
            request = &remove;
            request = &remove;
-        }
-        else if (line.compare(0, 8, "Upgrade:") == 0)
-           upgrade = EDSP::StringToBool(line.c_str() + 9, false);
-        else if (line.compare(0, 13, "Dist-Upgrade:") == 0)
-           distUpgrade = EDSP::StringToBool(line.c_str() + 14, false);
-        else if (line.compare(0, 11, "Autoremove:") == 0)
-           autoRemove = EDSP::StringToBool(line.c_str() + 12, false);
-        else if (line.compare(0, 13, "Architecture:") == 0)
-           _config->Set("APT::Architecture", line.c_str() + 14);
-        else if (line.compare(0, 14, "Architectures:") == 0)
-        {
-           std::string const archs = line.c_str() + 15;
-           _config->Set("APT::Architectures", SubstVar(archs, " ", ","));
-        }
+        else if (ReadFlag(flags, line, "Upgrade:", (Request::UPGRADE_ALL | Request::FORBID_REMOVE | Request::FORBID_NEW_INSTALL)) ||
+              ReadFlag(flags, line, "Dist-Upgrade:", Request::UPGRADE_ALL) ||
+              ReadFlag(flags, line, "Upgrade-All:", Request::UPGRADE_ALL) ||
+              ReadFlag(flags, line, "Forbid-New-Install:", Request::FORBID_NEW_INSTALL) ||
+              ReadFlag(flags, line, "Forbid-Remove:", Request::FORBID_REMOVE) ||
+              ReadFlag(flags, line, "Autoremove:", Request::AUTOREMOVE))
+           ;
+        else if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "Architecture:"))
+           _config->Set("APT::Architecture", line);
+        else if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "Architectures:"))
+           _config->Set("APT::Architectures", SubstVar(line, " ", ","));
+        else if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "Solver:"))
+           ; // purely informational line
         else
            _error->Warning("Unknown line in EDSP Request stanza: %s", line.c_str());
 
         if (request == NULL)
            continue;
         else
            _error->Warning("Unknown line in EDSP Request stanza: %s", line.c_str());
 
         if (request == NULL)
            continue;
-        size_t end = line.length();
-        do {
-           size_t begin = line.rfind(' ');
-           if (begin == std::string::npos)
-           {
-              request->push_back(line.substr(0, end));
-              break;
-           }
-           else if (begin < end)
-              request->push_back(line.substr(begin + 1, end));
-           line.erase(begin);
-           end = line.find_last_not_of(' ');
-        } while (end != std::string::npos);
+        auto const pkgs = VectorizeString(line, ' ');
+        std::move(pkgs.begin(), pkgs.end(), std::back_inserter(*request));
       }
    }
    return false;
       }
    }
    return false;
+}
+bool EDSP::ReadRequest(int const input, std::list<std::string> &install,
+                       std::list<std::string> &remove, bool &upgrade,
+                       bool &distUpgrade, bool &autoRemove)
+{
+   unsigned int flags;
+   auto const ret = ReadRequest(input, install, remove, flags);
+   autoRemove = (flags & Request::AUTOREMOVE);
+   if (flags & Request::UPGRADE_ALL)
+   {
+      if (flags & (Request::FORBID_NEW_INSTALL | Request::FORBID_REMOVE))
+      {
+        upgrade = true;
+        distUpgrade = false;
+      } else {
+        upgrade = false;
+        distUpgrade = false;
+      }
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      upgrade = false;
+      distUpgrade = false;
+   }
+   return ret;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::ApplyRequest - first stanza from the given file descriptor    /*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::ApplyRequest - first stanza from the given file descriptor    /*{{{*/
@@ -493,7 +868,7 @@ bool EDSP::ApplyRequest(std::list<std::string> const &install,
        return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
        return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// EDSP::WriteSolution - to the given file descriptor                  /*{{{*/
+// EDSP::WriteSolutionStanza - to the given file descriptor            /*{{{*/
 bool EDSP::WriteSolution(pkgDepCache &Cache, FILE* output)
 {
    bool const Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::EDSP::WriteSolution", false);
 bool EDSP::WriteSolution(pkgDepCache &Cache, FILE* output)
 {
    bool const Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::EDSP::WriteSolution", false);
@@ -501,19 +876,20 @@ bool EDSP::WriteSolution(pkgDepCache &Cache, FILE* output)
    {
       if (Cache[Pkg].Delete() == true)
       {
    {
       if (Cache[Pkg].Delete() == true)
       {
-        fprintf(output, "Remove: %d\n", Pkg.CurrentVer()->ID);
+        fprintf(output, "Remove: %d\n", _system->GetVersionMapping(Pkg.CurrentVer()->ID));
         if (Debug == true)
            fprintf(output, "Package: %s\nVersion: %s\n", Pkg.FullName().c_str(), Pkg.CurrentVer().VerStr());
       }
       else if (Cache[Pkg].NewInstall() == true || Cache[Pkg].Upgrade() == true)
       {
         if (Debug == true)
            fprintf(output, "Package: %s\nVersion: %s\n", Pkg.FullName().c_str(), Pkg.CurrentVer().VerStr());
       }
       else if (Cache[Pkg].NewInstall() == true || Cache[Pkg].Upgrade() == true)
       {
-        fprintf(output, "Install: %d\n", Cache.GetCandidateVer(Pkg)->ID);
+        pkgCache::VerIterator const CandVer = Cache.GetCandidateVersion(Pkg);
+        fprintf(output, "Install: %d\n", _system->GetVersionMapping(CandVer->ID));
         if (Debug == true)
         if (Debug == true)
-           fprintf(output, "Package: %s\nVersion: %s\n", Pkg.FullName().c_str(), Cache.GetCandidateVer(Pkg).VerStr());
+           fprintf(output, "Package: %s\nVersion: %s\n", Pkg.FullName().c_str(), CandVer.VerStr());
       }
       else if (Cache[Pkg].Garbage == true)
       {
       }
       else if (Cache[Pkg].Garbage == true)
       {
-        fprintf(output, "Autoremove: %d\n", Pkg.CurrentVer()->ID);
+        fprintf(output, "Autoremove: %d\n", _system->GetVersionMapping(Pkg.CurrentVer()->ID));
         if (Debug == true)
            fprintf(output, "Package: %s\nVersion: %s\n", Pkg.FullName().c_str(), Pkg.CurrentVer().VerStr());
       }
         if (Debug == true)
            fprintf(output, "Package: %s\nVersion: %s\n", Pkg.FullName().c_str(), Pkg.CurrentVer().VerStr());
       }
@@ -523,15 +899,28 @@ bool EDSP::WriteSolution(pkgDepCache &Cache, FILE* output)
    }
 
    return true;
    }
 
    return true;
+}
+bool EDSP::WriteSolutionStanza(FileFd &output, char const * const Type, pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver)
+{
+   bool Okay = output.Failed() == false;
+   WriteOkay(Okay, output, Type, ": ", _system->GetVersionMapping(Ver->ID));
+   if (_config->FindB("Debug::EDSP::WriteSolution", false) == true)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nPackage: ", Ver.ParentPkg().FullName(), "\nVersion: ", Ver.VerStr());
+   return WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n\n");
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::WriteProgess - pulse to the given file descriptor             /*{{{*/
 bool EDSP::WriteProgress(unsigned short const percent, const char* const message, FILE* output) {
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::WriteProgess - pulse to the given file descriptor             /*{{{*/
 bool EDSP::WriteProgress(unsigned short const percent, const char* const message, FILE* output) {
-       fprintf(output, "Progress: %s\n", TimeRFC1123(time(NULL)).c_str());
+       fprintf(output, "Progress: %s\n", TimeRFC1123(time(NULL), true).c_str());
        fprintf(output, "Percentage: %d\n", percent);
        fprintf(output, "Message: %s\n\n", message);
        fflush(output);
        return true;
        fprintf(output, "Percentage: %d\n", percent);
        fprintf(output, "Message: %s\n\n", message);
        fflush(output);
        return true;
+}
+bool EDSP::WriteProgress(unsigned short const percent, const char* const message, FileFd &output) {
+       return WriteOkay(output, "Progress: ", TimeRFC1123(time(NULL), true), "\n",
+             "Percentage: ", percent, "\n",
+             "Message: ", message, "\n\n") && output.Flush();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::WriteError - format an error message to be send to file descriptor /*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::WriteError - format an error message to be send to file descriptor /*{{{*/
@@ -539,23 +928,35 @@ bool EDSP::WriteError(char const * const uuid, std::string const &message, FILE*
        fprintf(output, "Error: %s\n", uuid);
        fprintf(output, "Message: %s\n\n", SubstVar(SubstVar(message, "\n\n", "\n.\n"), "\n", "\n ").c_str());
        return true;
        fprintf(output, "Error: %s\n", uuid);
        fprintf(output, "Message: %s\n\n", SubstVar(SubstVar(message, "\n\n", "\n.\n"), "\n", "\n ").c_str());
        return true;
+}
+bool EDSP::WriteError(char const * const uuid, std::string const &message, FileFd &output) {
+       return WriteOkay(output, "Error: ", uuid, "\n",
+             "Message: ", SubstVar(SubstVar(message, "\n\n", "\n.\n"), "\n", "\n "),
+             "\n\n");
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// EDSP::ExecuteSolver - fork requested solver and setup ipc pipes     {{{*/
-pid_t EDSP::ExecuteSolver(const char* const solver, int * const solver_in, int * const solver_out, bool) {
-       std::vector<std::string> const solverDirs = _config->FindVector("Dir::Bin::Solvers");
-       std::string file;
-       for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator dir = solverDirs.begin();
-            dir != solverDirs.end(); ++dir) {
-               file = flCombine(*dir, solver);
-               if (RealFileExists(file.c_str()) == true)
-                       break;
-               file.clear();
+static std::string findExecutable(std::vector<std::string> const &dirs, char const * const binary) {/*{{{*/
+       for (auto && dir : dirs) {
+               std::string const file = flCombine(dir, binary);
+               if (RealFileExists(file) == true)
+                       return file;
+       }
+       return "";
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+static pid_t ExecuteExternal(char const* const type, char const * const binary, char const * const configdir, int * const solver_in, int * const solver_out) {/*{{{*/
+       auto const solverDirs = _config->FindVector(configdir);
+       auto const file = findExecutable(solverDirs, binary);
+       std::string dumper;
+       {
+               dumper = findExecutable(solverDirs, "apt-dump-solver");
+               if (dumper.empty())
+                       dumper = findExecutable(solverDirs, "dump");
        }
 
        if (file.empty() == true)
        {
        }
 
        if (file.empty() == true)
        {
-               _error->Error("Can't call external solver '%s' as it is not in a configured directory!", solver);
+               _error->Error("Can't call external %s '%s' as it is not in a configured directory!", type, binary);
                return 0;
        }
        int external[4] = {-1, -1, -1, -1};
                return 0;
        }
        int external[4] = {-1, -1, -1, -1};
@@ -571,9 +972,24 @@ pid_t EDSP::ExecuteSolver(const char* const solver, int * const solver_in, int *
        if (Solver == 0) {
                dup2(external[0], STDIN_FILENO);
                dup2(external[3], STDOUT_FILENO);
        if (Solver == 0) {
                dup2(external[0], STDIN_FILENO);
                dup2(external[3], STDOUT_FILENO);
-               const char* calling[2] = { file.c_str(), 0 };
-               execv(calling[0], (char**) calling);
-               std::cerr << "Failed to execute solver '" << solver << "'!" << std::endl;
+               auto const dumpfile = _config->FindFile((std::string("Dir::Log::") + type).c_str());
+               auto const dumpdir = flNotFile(dumpfile);
+               auto const runasuser = _config->Find(std::string("APT::") + type + "::" + binary + "::RunAsUser",
+                     _config->Find(std::string("APT::") + type + "::RunAsUser",
+                        _config->Find("APT::Sandbox::User")));
+               if (dumper.empty() || dumpfile.empty() || dumper == file || CreateAPTDirectoryIfNeeded(dumpdir, dumpdir) == false)
+               {
+                  _config->Set("APT::Sandbox::User", runasuser);
+                  DropPrivileges();
+                  char const * const calling[] = { file.c_str(), nullptr };
+                  execv(calling[0], const_cast<char**>(calling));
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                  char const * const calling[] = { dumper.c_str(), "--user", runasuser.c_str(), dumpfile.c_str(), file.c_str(), nullptr };
+                  execv(calling[0], const_cast<char**>(calling));
+               }
+               std::cerr << "Failed to execute " << type << " '" << binary << "'!" << std::endl;
                _exit(100);
        }
        close(external[0]);
                _exit(100);
        }
        close(external[0]);
@@ -581,13 +997,18 @@ pid_t EDSP::ExecuteSolver(const char* const solver, int * const solver_in, int *
 
        if (WaitFd(external[1], true, 5) == false)
        {
 
        if (WaitFd(external[1], true, 5) == false)
        {
-               _error->Errno("Resolve", "Timed out while Waiting on availability of solver stdin");
+               _error->Errno("Resolve", "Timed out while Waiting on availability of %s stdin", type);
                return 0;
        }
 
        *solver_in = external[1];
        *solver_out = external[2];
        return Solver;
                return 0;
        }
 
        *solver_in = external[1];
        *solver_out = external[2];
        return Solver;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// EDSP::ExecuteSolver - fork requested solver and setup ipc pipes     {{{*/
+pid_t EDSP::ExecuteSolver(const char* const solver, int * const solver_in, int * const solver_out, bool) {
+       return ExecuteExternal("solver", solver, "Dir::Bin::Solvers", solver_in, solver_out);
 }
 bool EDSP::ExecuteSolver(const char* const solver, int *solver_in, int *solver_out) {
    if (ExecuteSolver(solver, solver_in, solver_out, true) == 0)
 }
 bool EDSP::ExecuteSolver(const char* const solver, int *solver_in, int *solver_out) {
    if (ExecuteSolver(solver, solver_in, solver_out, true) == 0)
@@ -597,30 +1018,472 @@ bool EDSP::ExecuteSolver(const char* const solver, int *solver_in, int *solver_o
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::ResolveExternal - resolve problems by asking external for help        {{{*/
 bool EDSP::ResolveExternal(const char* const solver, pkgDepCache &Cache,
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // EDSP::ResolveExternal - resolve problems by asking external for help        {{{*/
 bool EDSP::ResolveExternal(const char* const solver, pkgDepCache &Cache,
-                        bool const upgrade, bool const distUpgrade,
-                        bool const autoRemove, OpProgress *Progress) {
+                        unsigned int const flags, OpProgress *Progress) {
+       if (strcmp(solver, "internal") == 0)
+       {
+               auto const dumpfile = _config->FindFile("Dir::Log::Solver");
+               if (dumpfile.empty())
+                       return false;
+               auto const dumpdir = flNotFile(dumpfile);
+               FileFd output;
+               _error->PushToStack();
+               bool errored_out = CreateAPTDirectoryIfNeeded(dumpdir, dumpdir) == false ||
+                  output.Open(dumpfile, FileFd::WriteOnly | FileFd::Exclusive | FileFd::Create, FileFd::Extension, 0644) == false;
+               std::vector<std::string> downgrademsgs;
+               while (_error->empty() == false)
+               {
+                  std::string msg;
+                  _error->PopMessage(msg);
+                  downgrademsgs.emplace_back(std::move(msg));
+               }
+               _error->RevertToStack();
+               for (auto && msg : downgrademsgs)
+                  _error->Warning("%s", msg.c_str());
+               if (errored_out)
+                       return _error->WarningE("EDSP::Resolve", _("Could not open file '%s'"), dumpfile.c_str());
+               bool Okay = EDSP::WriteRequest(Cache, output, flags, nullptr);
+               return Okay && EDSP::WriteScenario(Cache, output, nullptr);
+       }
        int solver_in, solver_out;
        pid_t const solver_pid = EDSP::ExecuteSolver(solver, &solver_in, &solver_out, true);
        if (solver_pid == 0)
                return false;
 
        int solver_in, solver_out;
        pid_t const solver_pid = EDSP::ExecuteSolver(solver, &solver_in, &solver_out, true);
        if (solver_pid == 0)
                return false;
 
-       FILE* output = fdopen(solver_in, "w");
-       if (output == NULL)
-               return _error->Errno("Resolve", "fdopen on solver stdin failed");
+       FileFd output;
+       if (output.OpenDescriptor(solver_in, FileFd::WriteOnly | FileFd::BufferedWrite, true) == false)
+               return _error->Errno("ResolveExternal", "Opening solver %s stdin on fd %d for writing failed", solver, solver_in);
 
 
+       bool Okay = output.Failed() == false;
        if (Progress != NULL)
                Progress->OverallProgress(0, 100, 5, _("Execute external solver"));
        if (Progress != NULL)
                Progress->OverallProgress(0, 100, 5, _("Execute external solver"));
-       EDSP::WriteRequest(Cache, output, upgrade, distUpgrade, autoRemove, Progress);
+       Okay &= EDSP::WriteRequest(Cache, output, flags, Progress);
        if (Progress != NULL)
                Progress->OverallProgress(5, 100, 20, _("Execute external solver"));
        if (Progress != NULL)
                Progress->OverallProgress(5, 100, 20, _("Execute external solver"));
-       EDSP::WriteScenario(Cache, output, Progress);
-       fclose(output);
+       Okay &= EDSP::WriteScenario(Cache, output, Progress);
+       output.Close();
 
        if (Progress != NULL)
                Progress->OverallProgress(25, 100, 75, _("Execute external solver"));
 
        if (Progress != NULL)
                Progress->OverallProgress(25, 100, 75, _("Execute external solver"));
-       if (EDSP::ReadResponse(solver_out, Cache, Progress) == false)
+       if (Okay && EDSP::ReadResponse(solver_out, Cache, Progress) == false)
                return false;
 
        return ExecWait(solver_pid, solver);
                return false;
 
        return ExecWait(solver_pid, solver);
+}
+bool EDSP::ResolveExternal(const char* const solver, pkgDepCache &Cache,
+                        bool const upgrade, bool const distUpgrade,
+                        bool const autoRemove, OpProgress *Progress) {
+   unsigned int flags = 0;
+   if (autoRemove)
+      flags |= Request::AUTOREMOVE;
+   if (upgrade)
+      flags |= Request::UPGRADE_ALL | Request::FORBID_REMOVE | Request::FORBID_NEW_INSTALL;
+   if (distUpgrade)
+      flags |= Request::UPGRADE_ALL;
+   return ResolveExternal(solver, Cache, flags, Progress);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+
+bool EIPP::OrderInstall(char const * const solver, pkgPackageManager * const PM,       /*{{{*/
+                        unsigned int const flags, OpProgress * const Progress)
+{
+   if (strcmp(solver, "internal") == 0)
+   {
+      auto const dumpfile = _config->FindFile("Dir::Log::Planner");
+      if (dumpfile.empty())
+        return false;
+      auto const dumpdir = flNotFile(dumpfile);
+      FileFd output;
+      _error->PushToStack();
+      bool errored_out = CreateAPTDirectoryIfNeeded(dumpdir, dumpdir) == false ||
+           output.Open(dumpfile, FileFd::WriteOnly | FileFd::Exclusive | FileFd::Create, FileFd::Extension, 0644) == false;
+      std::vector<std::string> downgrademsgs;
+      while (_error->empty() == false)
+      {
+        std::string msg;
+        _error->PopMessage(msg);
+        downgrademsgs.emplace_back(std::move(msg));
+      }
+      _error->RevertToStack();
+      for (auto && msg : downgrademsgs)
+        _error->Warning("%s", msg.c_str());
+      if (errored_out)
+        return _error->WarningE("EIPP::OrderInstall", _("Could not open file '%s'"), dumpfile.c_str());
+      bool Okay = EIPP::WriteRequest(PM->Cache, output, flags, nullptr);
+      return Okay && EIPP::WriteScenario(PM->Cache, output, nullptr);
+   }
+
+   int solver_in, solver_out;
+   pid_t const solver_pid = ExecuteExternal("planner", solver, "Dir::Bin::Planners", &solver_in, &solver_out);
+   if (solver_pid == 0)
+      return false;
+
+   FileFd output;
+   if (output.OpenDescriptor(solver_in, FileFd::WriteOnly | FileFd::BufferedWrite, true) == false)
+      return _error->Errno("EIPP::OrderInstall", "Opening planner %s stdin on fd %d for writing failed", solver, solver_in);
+
+   bool Okay = output.Failed() == false;
+   if (Progress != NULL)
+      Progress->OverallProgress(0, 100, 5, _("Execute external planner"));
+   Okay &= EIPP::WriteRequest(PM->Cache, output, flags, Progress);
+   if (Progress != NULL)
+      Progress->OverallProgress(5, 100, 20, _("Execute external planner"));
+   Okay &= EIPP::WriteScenario(PM->Cache, output, Progress);
+   output.Close();
+
+   if (Progress != NULL)
+      Progress->OverallProgress(25, 100, 75, _("Execute external planner"));
+
+   // we don't tell the external planners about boring things
+   for (auto Pkg = PM->Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false; ++Pkg)
+   {
+      if (Pkg->CurrentState == pkgCache::State::ConfigFiles && PM->Cache[Pkg].Purge() == true)
+        PM->Remove(Pkg, true);
+   }
+
+   if (Okay && EIPP::ReadResponse(solver_out, PM, Progress) == false)
+      return false;
+
+   return ExecWait(solver_pid, solver);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+bool EIPP::WriteRequest(pkgDepCache &Cache, FileFd &output,            /*{{{*/
+                       unsigned int const flags,
+                       OpProgress * const Progress)
+{
+   if (Progress != NULL)
+      Progress->SubProgress(Cache.Head().PackageCount, _("Send request to planner"));
+   unsigned long p = 0;
+   string del, inst, reinst;
+   for (pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false; ++Pkg, ++p)
+   {
+      if (Progress != NULL && p % 100 == 0)
+         Progress->Progress(p);
+      string* req;
+      pkgDepCache::StateCache &P = Cache[Pkg];
+      if (P.Purge() == true && Pkg->CurrentState == pkgCache::State::ConfigFiles)
+        continue;
+      if (P.Delete() == true)
+        req = &del;
+      else if (P.NewInstall() == true || P.Upgrade() == true || P.Downgrade() == true)
+        req = &inst;
+      else if (P.ReInstall() == true)
+        req = &reinst;
+      else
+        continue;
+      req->append(" ").append(Pkg.FullName());
+   }
+   bool Okay = WriteOkay(output, "Request: EIPP 0.1\n");
+
+   const char *arch = _config->Find("APT::Architecture").c_str();
+   std::vector<string> archs = APT::Configuration::getArchitectures();
+   WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Architecture: ", arch, "\n",
+        "Architectures:");
+   for (std::vector<string>::const_iterator a = archs.begin(); a != archs.end(); ++a)
+       WriteOkay(Okay, output, " ", *a);
+   WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n");
+
+   if (del.empty() == false)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Remove:", del, "\n");
+   if (inst.empty() == false)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Install:", inst, "\n");
+   if (reinst.empty() == false)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "ReInstall:", reinst, "\n");
+   WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Planner: ", _config->Find("APT::Planner", "internal"), "\n");
+   if ((flags & Request::IMMEDIATE_CONFIGURATION_ALL) != 0)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Immediate-Configuration: yes\n");
+   else if ((flags & Request::NO_IMMEDIATE_CONFIGURATION) != 0)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Immediate-Configuration: no\n");
+   else if ((flags & Request::ALLOW_TEMPORARY_REMOVE_OF_ESSENTIALS) != 0)
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "Allow-Temporary-Remove-of-Essentials: yes\n");
+   return WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n");
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+static bool WriteScenarioEIPPVersion(pkgDepCache &, FileFd &output, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg,/*{{{*/
+                               pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver)
+{
+   bool Okay = true;
+   if (Pkg.CurrentVer() == Ver)
+      switch (Pkg->CurrentState)
+      {
+        case pkgCache::State::NotInstalled: WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nStatus: not-installed"); break;
+        case pkgCache::State::ConfigFiles: WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nStatus: config-files"); break;
+        case pkgCache::State::HalfInstalled: WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nStatus: half-installed"); break;
+        case pkgCache::State::UnPacked: WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nStatus: unpacked"); break;
+        case pkgCache::State::HalfConfigured: WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nStatus: half-configured"); break;
+        case pkgCache::State::TriggersAwaited: WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nStatus: triggers-awaited"); break;
+        case pkgCache::State::TriggersPending: WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nStatus: triggers-pending"); break;
+        case pkgCache::State::Installed: WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\nStatus: installed"); break;
+      }
+   return Okay;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// EIPP::WriteScenario - to the given file descriptor                  /*{{{*/
+template<typename forVersion> void forAllInterestingVersions(pkgDepCache &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, forVersion const &func)
+{
+   if (Pkg->CurrentState == pkgCache::State::NotInstalled)
+   {
+      auto P = Cache[Pkg];
+      if (P.Install() == false)
+        return;
+      func(Pkg, P.InstVerIter(Cache));
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      if (Pkg->CurrentVer != 0)
+        func(Pkg, Pkg.CurrentVer());
+      auto P = Cache[Pkg];
+      auto const V = P.InstVerIter(Cache);
+      if (P.Delete() == false && Pkg.CurrentVer() != V)
+        func(Pkg, V);
+   }
+}
+
+bool EIPP::WriteScenario(pkgDepCache &Cache, FileFd &output, OpProgress * const Progress)
+{
+   if (Progress != NULL)
+      Progress->SubProgress(Cache.Head().PackageCount, _("Send scenario to planner"));
+   unsigned long p = 0;
+   bool Okay = output.Failed() == false;
+   std::vector<std::string> archs = APT::Configuration::getArchitectures();
+   std::vector<bool> pkgset(Cache.Head().PackageCount, false);
+   auto const MarkVersion = [&](pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver) {
+      pkgset[Pkg->ID] = true;
+      for (auto D = Ver.DependsList(); D.end() == false; ++D)
+      {
+        if (D.IsCritical() == false)
+           continue;
+        auto const P = D.TargetPkg();
+        for (auto Prv = P.ProvidesList(); Prv.end() == false; ++Prv)
+        {
+           auto const V = Prv.OwnerVer();
+           auto const PV = V.ParentPkg();
+           if (V == PV.CurrentVer() || V == Cache[PV].InstVerIter(Cache))
+              pkgset[PV->ID] = true;
+        }
+        pkgset[P->ID] = true;
+        if (strcmp(P.Arch(), "any") == 0)
+        {
+           APT::StringView const pkgname(P.Name());
+           auto const idxColon = pkgname.find(':');
+           if (idxColon != APT::StringView::npos)
+           {
+              pkgCache::PkgIterator PA;
+              if (pkgname.substr(idxColon + 1) == "any")
+              {
+                 auto const GA = Cache.FindGrp(pkgname.substr(0, idxColon).to_string());
+                 for (auto PA = GA.PackageList(); PA.end() == false; PA = GA.NextPkg(PA))
+                 {
+                    pkgset[PA->ID] = true;
+                 }
+              }
+              else
+              {
+                 auto const PA = Cache.FindPkg(pkgname.to_string());
+                 if (PA.end() == false)
+                    pkgset[PA->ID] = true;
+              }
+           }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+           auto const PA = Cache.FindPkg(P.FullName(false), "any");
+           if (PA.end() == false)
+              pkgset[PA->ID] = true;
+        }
+      }
+   };
+   for (pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false; ++Pkg)
+      forAllInterestingVersions(Cache, Pkg, MarkVersion);
+   auto const WriteVersion = [&](pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver) {
+      Okay &= WriteScenarioVersion(output, Pkg, Ver);
+      Okay &= WriteScenarioEIPPVersion(Cache, output, Pkg, Ver);
+      Okay &= WriteScenarioLimitedDependency(output, Ver, pkgset, true);
+      WriteOkay(Okay, output, "\n");
+      if (Progress != NULL && p % 100 == 0)
+        Progress->Progress(p);
+   };
+   for (pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false && likely(Okay); ++Pkg, ++p)
+   {
+      if (pkgset[Pkg->ID] == false || Pkg->VersionList == 0)
+        continue;
+      forAllInterestingVersions(Cache, Pkg, WriteVersion);
+   }
+   return Okay;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// EIPP::ReadResponse - from the given file descriptor                 /*{{{*/
+bool EIPP::ReadResponse(int const input, pkgPackageManager * const PM, OpProgress *Progress) {
+   /* We build an map id to mmap offset here
+      In theory we could use the offset as ID, but then VersionCount
+      couldn't be used to create other versionmappings anymore and it
+      would be too easy for a (buggy) solver to segfault APT… */
+   unsigned long long const VersionCount = PM->Cache.Head().VersionCount;
+   unsigned long VerIdx[VersionCount];
+   for (pkgCache::PkgIterator P = PM->Cache.PkgBegin(); P.end() == false; ++P) {
+      for (pkgCache::VerIterator V = P.VersionList(); V.end() == false; ++V)
+        VerIdx[V->ID] = V.Index();
+   }
+
+   FileFd in;
+   in.OpenDescriptor(input, FileFd::ReadOnly);
+   pkgTagFile response(&in, 100);
+   pkgTagSection section;
+
+   while (response.Step(section) == true) {
+      char const * type = nullptr;
+      if (section.Exists("Progress") == true) {
+        if (Progress != NULL) {
+           string msg = section.FindS("Message");
+           if (msg.empty() == true)
+              msg = _("Prepare for receiving solution");
+           Progress->SubProgress(100, msg, section.FindI("Percentage", 0));
+        }
+        continue;
+      } else if (section.Exists("Error") == true) {
+        std::string msg = SubstVar(SubstVar(section.FindS("Message"), "\n .\n", "\n\n"), "\n ", "\n");
+        if (msg.empty() == true) {
+           msg = _("External planner failed without a proper error message");
+           _error->Error("%s", msg.c_str());
+        } else
+           _error->Error("External planner failed with: %s", msg.substr(0,msg.find('\n')).c_str());
+        if (Progress != NULL)
+           Progress->Done();
+        std::cerr << "The planner encountered an error of type: " << section.FindS("Error") << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "The following information might help you to understand what is wrong:" << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << msg << std::endl << std::endl;
+        return false;
+      } else if (section.Exists("Unpack") == true)
+        type = "Unpack";
+      else if (section.Exists("Configure") == true)
+        type = "Configure";
+      else if (section.Exists("Remove") == true)
+        type = "Remove";
+      else {
+        char const *Start, *End;
+        section.GetSection(Start, End);
+        _error->Warning("Encountered an unexpected section with %d fields: %s", section.Count(), std::string(Start, End).c_str());
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (type == nullptr)
+        continue;
+      size_t const id = section.FindULL(type, VersionCount);
+      if (id == VersionCount) {
+        _error->Warning("Unable to parse %s request with id value '%s'!", type, section.FindS(type).c_str());
+        continue;
+      } else if (id > PM->Cache.Head().VersionCount) {
+        _error->Warning("ID value '%s' in %s request stanza is to high to refer to a known version!", section.FindS(type).c_str(), type);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      pkgCache::VerIterator Ver(PM->Cache.GetCache(), PM->Cache.GetCache().VerP + VerIdx[id]);
+      auto const Pkg = Ver.ParentPkg();
+      if (strcmp(type, "Unpack") == 0)
+        PM->Install(Pkg, PM->FileNames[Pkg->ID]);
+      else if (strcmp(type, "Configure") == 0)
+        PM->Configure(Pkg);
+      else if (strcmp(type, "Remove") == 0)
+        PM->Remove(Pkg, PM->Cache[Pkg].Purge());
+   }
+   return in.Failed() == false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+bool EIPP::ReadRequest(int const input, std::list<std::pair<std::string,PKG_ACTION>> &actions,/*{{{*/
+      unsigned int &flags)
+{
+   actions.clear();
+   flags = 0;
+   std::string line;
+   while (ReadLine(input, line) == true)
+   {
+      // Skip empty lines before request
+      if (line.empty() == true)
+        continue;
+      // The first Tag must be a request, so search for it
+      if (line.compare(0, 8, "Request:") != 0)
+        continue;
+
+      while (ReadLine(input, line) == true)
+      {
+        // empty lines are the end of the request
+        if (line.empty() == true)
+           return true;
+
+        PKG_ACTION pkgact = PKG_ACTION::NOOP;
+        if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "Install:"))
+           pkgact = PKG_ACTION::INSTALL;
+        else if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "ReInstall:"))
+           pkgact = PKG_ACTION::REINSTALL;
+        else if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "Remove:"))
+           pkgact = PKG_ACTION::REMOVE;
+        else if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "Architecture:"))
+           _config->Set("APT::Architecture", line);
+        else if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "Architectures:"))
+           _config->Set("APT::Architectures", SubstVar(line, " ", ","));
+        else if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "Planner:"))
+           ; // purely informational line
+        else if (LineStartsWithAndStrip(line, "Immediate-Configuration:"))
+        {
+           if (localStringToBool(line, true))
+              flags |= Request::IMMEDIATE_CONFIGURATION_ALL;
+           else
+              flags |= Request::NO_IMMEDIATE_CONFIGURATION;
+        }
+        else if (ReadFlag(flags, line, "Allow-Temporary-Remove-of-Essentials:", Request::ALLOW_TEMPORARY_REMOVE_OF_ESSENTIALS))
+           ;
+        else
+           _error->Warning("Unknown line in EIPP Request stanza: %s", line.c_str());
+
+        if (pkgact == PKG_ACTION::NOOP)
+           continue;
+        for (auto && p: VectorizeString(line, ' '))
+           actions.emplace_back(std::move(p), pkgact);
+      }
+   }
+   return false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+bool EIPP::ApplyRequest(std::list<std::pair<std::string,PKG_ACTION>> &actions,/*{{{*/
+        pkgDepCache &Cache)
+{
+   for (auto Pkg = Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false; ++Pkg)
+   {
+      short versions = 0;
+      for (auto Ver = Pkg.VersionList(); Ver.end() == false; ++Ver)
+      {
+        ++versions;
+        if (Pkg.CurrentVer() == Ver)
+           continue;
+        Cache.SetCandidateVersion(Ver);
+      }
+      if (unlikely(versions > 2))
+        _error->Warning("Package %s has %d versions, but should have at most 2!", Pkg.FullName().c_str(), versions);
+   }
+   for (auto && a: actions)
+   {
+      pkgCache::PkgIterator P = Cache.FindPkg(a.first);
+      if (P.end() == true)
+      {
+        _error->Warning("Package %s is not known, so can't be acted on", a.first.c_str());
+        continue;
+      }
+      switch (a.second)
+      {
+        case PKG_ACTION::NOOP:
+           _error->Warning("Package %s has NOOP as action?!?", a.first.c_str());
+           break;
+        case PKG_ACTION::INSTALL:
+           Cache.MarkInstall(P, false);
+           break;
+        case PKG_ACTION::REINSTALL:
+           Cache.MarkInstall(P, false);
+           Cache.SetReInstall(P, true);
+           break;
+        case PKG_ACTION::REMOVE:
+           Cache.MarkDelete(P);
+           break;
+      }
+   }
+   return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/