X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/642ebc1a04c9c7915474c57f1143a9389ee6636a..1b7bf822ad9504f6d01cd4422d830e8815143912:/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc

diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
index 8318fe37f..fb0473535 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
@@ -8,39 +8,63 @@
    ##################################################################### */
 									/*}}}*/
 // Includes								/*{{{*/
+#include <config.h>
+
 #include <apt-pkg/dpkgpm.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/error.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/configuration.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/depcache.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/pkgrecords.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/strutl.h>
-#include <apti18n.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/fileutl.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/cachefile.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/packagemanager.h>
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/select.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <map>
+#include <pwd.h>
+#include <grp.h>
 
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <pty.h>
 
-#include <config.h>
 #include <apti18n.h>
 									/*}}}*/
 
 using namespace std;
 
+class pkgDPkgPMPrivate 
+{
+public:
+   pkgDPkgPMPrivate() : stdin_is_dev_null(false), dpkgbuf_pos(0),
+			term_out(NULL), history_out(NULL)
+   {
+      dpkgbuf[0] = '\0';
+   }
+   bool stdin_is_dev_null;
+   // the buffer we use for the dpkg status-fd reading
+   char dpkgbuf[1024];
+   int dpkgbuf_pos;
+   FILE *term_out;
+   FILE *history_out;
+   string dpkg_error;
+};
+
 namespace
 {
   // Maps the dpkg "processing" info to human readable names.  Entry 0
@@ -86,7 +110,7 @@ ionice(int PID)
 {
    if (!FileExists("/usr/bin/ionice"))
       return false;
-   pid_t Process = ExecFork();      
+   pid_t Process = ExecFork();
    if (Process == 0)
    {
       char buf[32];
@@ -101,13 +125,52 @@ ionice(int PID)
    return ExecWait(Process, "ionice");
 }
 
+// dpkgChrootDirectory - chrooting for dpkg if needed			/*{{{*/
+static void dpkgChrootDirectory()
+{
+   std::string const chrootDir = _config->FindDir("DPkg::Chroot-Directory");
+   if (chrootDir == "/")
+      return;
+   std::cerr << "Chrooting into " << chrootDir << std::endl;
+   if (chroot(chrootDir.c_str()) != 0)
+      _exit(100);
+}
+									/*}}}*/
+
+
+// FindNowVersion - Helper to find a Version in "now" state	/*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* This is helpful when a package is no longer installed but has residual 
+ * config files
+ */
+static 
+pkgCache::VerIterator FindNowVersion(const pkgCache::PkgIterator &Pkg)
+{
+   pkgCache::VerIterator Ver;
+   for (Ver = Pkg.VersionList(); Ver.end() == false; ++Ver)
+   {
+      pkgCache::VerFileIterator Vf = Ver.FileList();
+      pkgCache::PkgFileIterator F = Vf.File();
+      for (F = Vf.File(); F.end() == false; ++F)
+      {
+         if (F && F.Archive())
+         {
+            if (strcmp(F.Archive(), "now")) 
+               return Ver;
+         }
+      }
+   }
+   return Ver;
+}
+									/*}}}*/
+
 // DPkgPM::pkgDPkgPM - Constructor					/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
 pkgDPkgPM::pkgDPkgPM(pkgDepCache *Cache) 
-   : pkgPackageManager(Cache), dpkgbuf_pos(0),
-     term_out(NULL), history_out(NULL), PackagesDone(0), PackagesTotal(0)
+   : pkgPackageManager(Cache), PackagesDone(0), PackagesTotal(0)
 {
+   d = new pkgDPkgPMPrivate();
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // DPkgPM::pkgDPkgPM - Destructor					/*{{{*/
@@ -115,6 +178,7 @@ pkgDPkgPM::pkgDPkgPM(pkgDepCache *Cache)
 /* */
 pkgDPkgPM::~pkgDPkgPM()
 {
+   delete d;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // DPkgPM::Install - Install a package					/*{{{*/
@@ -123,7 +187,7 @@ pkgDPkgPM::~pkgDPkgPM()
 bool pkgDPkgPM::Install(PkgIterator Pkg,string File)
 {
    if (File.empty() == true || Pkg.end() == true)
-      return _error->Error("Internal Error, No file name for %s",Pkg.Name());
+      return _error->Error("Internal Error, No file name for %s",Pkg.FullName().c_str());
 
    // If the filename string begins with DPkg::Chroot-Directory, return the
    // substr that is within the chroot so dpkg can access it.
@@ -174,15 +238,23 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Remove(PkgIterator Pkg,bool Purge)
    return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
-// DPkgPM::SendV2Pkgs - Send version 2 package info			/*{{{*/
+// DPkgPM::SendPkgInfo - Send info for install-pkgs hook		/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* This is part of the helper script communication interface, it sends
    very complete information down to the other end of the pipe.*/
 bool pkgDPkgPM::SendV2Pkgs(FILE *F)
 {
-   fprintf(F,"VERSION 2\n");
-   
-   /* Write out all of the configuration directives by walking the 
+   return SendPkgsInfo(F, 2);
+}
+bool pkgDPkgPM::SendPkgsInfo(FILE * const F, unsigned int const &Version)
+{
+   // This version of APT supports only v3, so don't sent higher versions
+   if (Version <= 3)
+      fprintf(F,"VERSION %u\n", Version);
+   else
+      fprintf(F,"VERSION 3\n");
+
+   /* Write out all of the configuration directives by walking the
       configuration tree */
    const Configuration::Item *Top = _config->Tree(0);
    for (; Top != 0;)
@@ -208,7 +280,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::SendV2Pkgs(FILE *F)
    fprintf(F,"\n");
  
    // Write out the package actions in order.
-   for (vector<Item>::iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end(); I++)
+   for (vector<Item>::iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end(); ++I)
    {
       if(I->Pkg.end() == true)
 	 continue;
@@ -216,30 +288,51 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::SendV2Pkgs(FILE *F)
       pkgDepCache::StateCache &S = Cache[I->Pkg];
       
       fprintf(F,"%s ",I->Pkg.Name());
-      // Current version
-      if (I->Pkg->CurrentVer == 0)
-	 fprintf(F,"- ");
+
+      // Current version which we are going to replace
+      pkgCache::VerIterator CurVer = I->Pkg.CurrentVer();
+      if (CurVer.end() == true && (I->Op == Item::Remove || I->Op == Item::Purge))
+	 CurVer = FindNowVersion(I->Pkg);
+
+      else if (CurVer.end() == true)
+      {
+	 if (Version <= 2)
+	    fprintf(F, "- ");
+	 else
+	    fprintf(F, "- - none ");
+      }
       else
-	 fprintf(F,"%s ",I->Pkg.CurrentVer().VerStr());
-      
-      // Show the compare operator
-      // Target version
+      {
+	 fprintf(F, "%s ", CurVer.VerStr());
+	 if (Version >= 3)
+	    fprintf(F, "%s %s ", CurVer.Arch(), CurVer.MultiArchType());
+      }
+
+      // Show the compare operator between current and install version
       if (S.InstallVer != 0)
       {
+	 pkgCache::VerIterator const InstVer = S.InstVerIter(Cache);
 	 int Comp = 2;
-	 if (I->Pkg->CurrentVer != 0)
-	    Comp = S.InstVerIter(Cache).CompareVer(I->Pkg.CurrentVer());
+	 if (CurVer.end() == false)
+	    Comp = InstVer.CompareVer(CurVer);
 	 if (Comp < 0)
 	    fprintf(F,"> ");
-	 if (Comp == 0)
+	 else if (Comp == 0)
 	    fprintf(F,"= ");
-	 if (Comp > 0)
+	 else if (Comp > 0)
 	    fprintf(F,"< ");
-	 fprintf(F,"%s ",S.InstVerIter(Cache).VerStr());
+	 fprintf(F, "%s ", InstVer.VerStr());
+	 if (Version >= 3)
+	    fprintf(F, "%s %s ", InstVer.Arch(), InstVer.MultiArchType());
       }
       else
-	 fprintf(F,"> - ");
-      
+      {
+	 if (Version <= 2)
+	    fprintf(F, "> - ");
+	 else
+	    fprintf(F, "> - - none ");
+      }
+
       // Show the filename/operation
       if (I->Op == Item::Install)
       {
@@ -249,9 +342,9 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::SendV2Pkgs(FILE *F)
 	 else
 	    fprintf(F,"%s\n",I->File.c_str());
       }      
-      if (I->Op == Item::Configure)
+      else if (I->Op == Item::Configure)
 	 fprintf(F,"**CONFIGURE**\n");
-      if (I->Op == Item::Remove ||
+      else if (I->Op == Item::Remove ||
 	  I->Op == Item::Purge)
 	 fprintf(F,"**REMOVE**\n");
       
@@ -305,6 +398,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::RunScriptsWithPkgs(const char *Cnf)
 	 SetCloseExec(STDIN_FILENO,false);      
 	 SetCloseExec(STDERR_FILENO,false);
 
+	 dpkgChrootDirectory();
 	 const char *Args[4];
 	 Args[0] = "/bin/sh";
 	 Args[1] = "-c";
@@ -319,10 +413,9 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::RunScriptsWithPkgs(const char *Cnf)
 	 return _error->Errno("fdopen","Faild to open new FD");
       
       // Feed it the filenames.
-      bool Die = false;
       if (Version <= 1)
       {
-	 for (vector<Item>::iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end(); I++)
+	 for (vector<Item>::iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end(); ++I)
 	 {
 	    // Only deal with packages to be installed from .deb
 	    if (I->Op != Item::Install)
@@ -336,14 +429,11 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::RunScriptsWithPkgs(const char *Cnf)
 	       into the pipe. */
 	    fprintf(F,"%s\n",I->File.c_str());
 	    if (ferror(F) != 0)
-	    {
-	       Die = true;
 	       break;
-	    }
 	 }
       }
       else
-	 Die = !SendV2Pkgs(F);
+	 SendPkgsInfo(F, Version);
 
       fclose(F);
       
@@ -354,7 +444,6 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::RunScriptsWithPkgs(const char *Cnf)
 
    return true;
 }
-
 									/*}}}*/
 // DPkgPM::DoStdin - Read stdin and pass to slave pty			/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -365,9 +454,9 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::DoStdin(int master)
    unsigned char input_buf[256] = {0,}; 
    ssize_t len = read(0, input_buf, sizeof(input_buf));
    if (len)
-      write(master, input_buf, len);
+      FileFd::Write(master, input_buf, len);
    else
-      stdin_is_dev_null = true;
+      d->stdin_is_dev_null = true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // DPkgPM::DoTerminalPty - Read the terminal pty and write log		/*{{{*/
@@ -384,15 +473,16 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::DoTerminalPty(int master)
    {
       // this happens when the child is about to exit, we
       // give it time to actually exit, otherwise we run
-      // into a race
-      usleep(500000);
+      // into a race so we sleep for half a second.
+      struct timespec sleepfor = { 0, 500000000 };
+      nanosleep(&sleepfor, NULL);
       return;
    }  
    if(len <= 0) 
       return;
-   write(1, term_buf, len);
-   if(term_out)
-      fwrite(term_buf, len, sizeof(char), term_out);
+   FileFd::Write(1, term_buf, len);
+   if(d->term_out)
+      fwrite(term_buf, len, sizeof(char), d->term_out);
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // DPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusBuf                                        	/*{{{*/
@@ -425,7 +515,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(int OutStatusFd, char *line)
       'processing: trigproc: trigger'
 	    
    */
-   char* list[5];
+   char* list[6];
    //        dpkg sends multiline error messages sometimes (see
    //        #374195 for a example. we should support this by
    //        either patching dpkg to not send multiline over the
@@ -465,25 +555,35 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(int OutStatusFd, char *line)
 	     << ":" << s
 	     << endl;
       if(OutStatusFd > 0)
-	 write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
+	 FileFd::Write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
       if (Debug == true)
 	 std::clog << "send: '" << status.str() << "'" << endl;
 
       if (strncmp(action, "disappear", strlen("disappear")) == 0)
-	 disappearedPkgs.insert(string(pkg_or_trigger));
+	 handleDisappearAction(pkg_or_trigger);
       return;
    }
 
    if(strncmp(action,"error",strlen("error")) == 0)
    {
+      // urgs, sometime has ":" in its error string so that we
+      // end up with the error message split between list[3]
+      // and list[4], e.g. the message: 
+      // "failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb ..."
+      // concat them again
+      if( list[4] != NULL )
+	 list[3][strlen(list[3])] = ':';
+
       status << "pmerror:" << list[1]
 	     << ":"  << (PackagesDone/float(PackagesTotal)*100.0) 
 	     << ":" << list[3]
 	     << endl;
       if(OutStatusFd > 0)
-	 write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
+	 FileFd::Write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
       if (Debug == true)
 	 std::clog << "send: '" << status.str() << "'" << endl;
+      pkgFailures++;
+      WriteApportReport(list[1], list[3]);
       return;
    }
    else if(strncmp(action,"conffile",strlen("conffile")) == 0)
@@ -493,7 +593,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(int OutStatusFd, char *line)
 	     << ":" << list[3]
 	     << endl;
       if(OutStatusFd > 0)
-	 write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
+	 FileFd::Write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
       if (Debug == true)
 	 std::clog << "send: '" << status.str() << "'" << endl;
       return;
@@ -521,7 +621,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(int OutStatusFd, char *line)
 	     << ":" << s
 	     << endl;
       if(OutStatusFd > 0)
-	 write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
+	 FileFd::Write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
       if (Debug == true)
 	 std::clog << "send: '" << status.str() << "'" << endl;
    }
@@ -530,6 +630,53 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(int OutStatusFd, char *line)
 		<< " action: " << action << endl;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
+// DPkgPM::handleDisappearAction					/*{{{*/
+void pkgDPkgPM::handleDisappearAction(string const &pkgname)
+{
+   // record the package name for display and stuff later
+   disappearedPkgs.insert(pkgname);
+
+   pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Cache.FindPkg(pkgname);
+   if (unlikely(Pkg.end() == true))
+      return;
+   // the disappeared package was auto-installed - nothing to do
+   if ((Cache[Pkg].Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Auto) == pkgCache::Flag::Auto)
+      return;
+   pkgCache::VerIterator PkgVer = Cache[Pkg].InstVerIter(Cache);
+   if (unlikely(PkgVer.end() == true))
+      return;
+   /* search in the list of dependencies for (Pre)Depends,
+      check if this dependency has a Replaces on our package
+      and if so transfer the manual installed flag to it */
+   for (pkgCache::DepIterator Dep = PkgVer.DependsList(); Dep.end() != true; ++Dep)
+   {
+      if (Dep->Type != pkgCache::Dep::Depends &&
+	  Dep->Type != pkgCache::Dep::PreDepends)
+	 continue;
+      pkgCache::PkgIterator Tar = Dep.TargetPkg();
+      if (unlikely(Tar.end() == true))
+	 continue;
+      // the package is already marked as manual
+      if ((Cache[Tar].Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Auto) != pkgCache::Flag::Auto)
+	 continue;
+      pkgCache::VerIterator TarVer =  Cache[Tar].InstVerIter(Cache);
+      if (TarVer.end() == true)
+	 continue;
+      for (pkgCache::DepIterator Rep = TarVer.DependsList(); Rep.end() != true; ++Rep)
+      {
+	 if (Rep->Type != pkgCache::Dep::Replaces)
+	    continue;
+	 if (Pkg != Rep.TargetPkg())
+	    continue;
+	 // okay, they are strongly connected - transfer manual-bit
+	 if (Debug == true)
+	    std::clog << "transfer manual-bit from disappeared »" << pkgname << "« to »" << Tar.FullName() << "«" << std::endl;
+	 Cache[Tar].Flags &= ~Flag::Auto;
+	 break;
+      }
+   }
+}
+									/*}}}*/
 // DPkgPM::DoDpkgStatusFd						/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /*
@@ -539,14 +686,14 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::DoDpkgStatusFd(int statusfd, int OutStatusFd)
    char *p, *q;
    int len;
 
-   len=read(statusfd, &dpkgbuf[dpkgbuf_pos], sizeof(dpkgbuf)-dpkgbuf_pos);
-   dpkgbuf_pos += len;
+   len=read(statusfd, &d->dpkgbuf[d->dpkgbuf_pos], sizeof(d->dpkgbuf)-d->dpkgbuf_pos);
+   d->dpkgbuf_pos += len;
    if(len <= 0)
       return;
 
    // process line by line if we have a buffer
-   p = q = dpkgbuf;
-   while((q=(char*)memchr(p, '\n', dpkgbuf+dpkgbuf_pos-p)) != NULL)
+   p = q = d->dpkgbuf;
+   while((q=(char*)memchr(p, '\n', d->dpkgbuf+d->dpkgbuf_pos-p)) != NULL)
    {
       *q = 0;
       ProcessDpkgStatusLine(OutStatusFd, p);
@@ -554,8 +701,8 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::DoDpkgStatusFd(int statusfd, int OutStatusFd)
    }
 
    // now move the unprocessed bits (after the final \n that is now a 0x0) 
-   // to the start and update dpkgbuf_pos
-   p = (char*)memrchr(dpkgbuf, 0, dpkgbuf_pos);
+   // to the start and update d->dpkgbuf_pos
+   p = (char*)memrchr(d->dpkgbuf, 0, d->dpkgbuf_pos);
    if(p == NULL)
       return;
 
@@ -563,26 +710,27 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::DoDpkgStatusFd(int statusfd, int OutStatusFd)
    p++;
 
    // move the unprocessed tail to the start and update pos
-   memmove(dpkgbuf, p, p-dpkgbuf);
-   dpkgbuf_pos = dpkgbuf+dpkgbuf_pos-p;
+   memmove(d->dpkgbuf, p, p-d->dpkgbuf);
+   d->dpkgbuf_pos = d->dpkgbuf+d->dpkgbuf_pos-p;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // DPkgPM::WriteHistoryTag						/*{{{*/
-void pkgDPkgPM::WriteHistoryTag(string tag, string value)
+void pkgDPkgPM::WriteHistoryTag(string const &tag, string value)
 {
-   if (value.size() > 0)
-   {
-      // poor mans rstrip(", ")
-      if (value[value.size()-2] == ',' && value[value.size()-1] == ' ')
-	 value.erase(value.size() - 2, 2);
-      fprintf(history_out, "%s: %s\n", tag.c_str(), value.c_str());
-   }
+   size_t const length = value.length();
+   if (length == 0)
+      return;
+   // poor mans rstrip(", ")
+   if (value[length-2] == ',' && value[length-1] == ' ')
+      value.erase(length - 2, 2);
+   fprintf(d->history_out, "%s: %s\n", tag.c_str(), value.c_str());
 }									/*}}}*/
 // DPkgPM::OpenLog							/*{{{*/
 bool pkgDPkgPM::OpenLog()
 {
    string const logdir = _config->FindDir("Dir::Log");
-   if(not FileExists(logdir))
+   if(CreateAPTDirectoryIfNeeded(logdir, logdir) == false)
+      // FIXME: use a better string after freeze
       return _error->Error(_("Directory '%s' missing"), logdir.c_str());
 
    // get current time
@@ -596,12 +744,19 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::OpenLog()
 				   _config->Find("Dir::Log::Terminal"));
    if (!logfile_name.empty())
    {
-      term_out = fopen(logfile_name.c_str(),"a");
-      if (term_out == NULL)
+      d->term_out = fopen(logfile_name.c_str(),"a");
+      if (d->term_out == NULL)
 	 return _error->WarningE("OpenLog", _("Could not open file '%s'"), logfile_name.c_str());
-
-      chmod(logfile_name.c_str(), 0600);
-      fprintf(term_out, "\nLog started: %s\n", timestr);
+      setvbuf(d->term_out, NULL, _IONBF, 0);
+      SetCloseExec(fileno(d->term_out), true);
+      struct passwd *pw;
+      struct group *gr;
+      pw = getpwnam("root");
+      gr = getgrnam("adm");
+      if (pw != NULL && gr != NULL)
+	  chown(logfile_name.c_str(), pw->pw_uid, gr->gr_gid);
+      chmod(logfile_name.c_str(), 0640);
+      fprintf(d->term_out, "\nLog started: %s\n", timestr);
    }
 
    // write your history
@@ -609,36 +764,53 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::OpenLog()
 				   _config->Find("Dir::Log::History"));
    if (!history_name.empty())
    {
-      history_out = fopen(history_name.c_str(),"a");
-      if (history_out == NULL)
+      d->history_out = fopen(history_name.c_str(),"a");
+      if (d->history_out == NULL)
 	 return _error->WarningE("OpenLog", _("Could not open file '%s'"), history_name.c_str());
+      SetCloseExec(fileno(d->history_out), true);
       chmod(history_name.c_str(), 0644);
-      fprintf(history_out, "\nStart-Date: %s\n", timestr);
-      string remove, purge, install, upgrade, downgrade;
-      for (pkgCache::PkgIterator I = Cache.PkgBegin(); I.end() == false; I++)
+      fprintf(d->history_out, "\nStart-Date: %s\n", timestr);
+      string remove, purge, install, reinstall, upgrade, downgrade;
+      for (pkgCache::PkgIterator I = Cache.PkgBegin(); I.end() == false; ++I)
       {
-	 if (Cache[I].NewInstall())
-	    install += I.Name() + string(" (") + Cache[I].CandVersion + string("), ");
-	 else if (Cache[I].Upgrade())
-	    upgrade += I.Name() + string(" (") + Cache[I].CurVersion + string(", ") + Cache[I].CandVersion + string("), ");
-	 else if (Cache[I].Downgrade())
-	    downgrade += I.Name() + string(" (") + Cache[I].CurVersion + string(", ") + Cache[I].CandVersion + string("), ");
-	 else if (Cache[I].Delete())
-	 {
-	    if ((Cache[I].iFlags & pkgDepCache::Purge) == pkgDepCache::Purge)
-	       purge += I.Name() + string(" (") + Cache[I].CurVersion + string("), ");	    
-	    else
-	       remove += I.Name() + string(" (") + Cache[I].CurVersion + string("), ");	    
+	 enum { CANDIDATE, CANDIDATE_AUTO, CURRENT_CANDIDATE, CURRENT } infostring;
+	 string *line = NULL;
+	 #define HISTORYINFO(X, Y) { line = &X; infostring = Y; }
+	 if (Cache[I].NewInstall() == true)
+	    HISTORYINFO(install, CANDIDATE_AUTO)
+	 else if (Cache[I].ReInstall() == true)
+	    HISTORYINFO(reinstall, CANDIDATE)
+	 else if (Cache[I].Upgrade() == true)
+	    HISTORYINFO(upgrade, CURRENT_CANDIDATE)
+	 else if (Cache[I].Downgrade() == true)
+	    HISTORYINFO(downgrade, CURRENT_CANDIDATE)
+	 else if (Cache[I].Delete() == true)
+	    HISTORYINFO((Cache[I].Purge() ? purge : remove), CURRENT)
+	 else
+	    continue;
+	 #undef HISTORYINFO
+	 line->append(I.FullName(false)).append(" (");
+	 switch (infostring) {
+	 case CANDIDATE: line->append(Cache[I].CandVersion); break;
+	 case CANDIDATE_AUTO:
+	    line->append(Cache[I].CandVersion);
+	    if ((Cache[I].Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Auto) == pkgCache::Flag::Auto)
+	       line->append(", automatic");
+	    break;
+	 case CURRENT_CANDIDATE: line->append(Cache[I].CurVersion).append(", ").append(Cache[I].CandVersion); break;
+	 case CURRENT: line->append(Cache[I].CurVersion); break;
 	 }
+	 line->append("), ");
       }
       if (_config->Exists("Commandline::AsString") == true)
 	 WriteHistoryTag("Commandline", _config->Find("Commandline::AsString"));
       WriteHistoryTag("Install", install);
+      WriteHistoryTag("Reinstall", reinstall);
       WriteHistoryTag("Upgrade", upgrade);
       WriteHistoryTag("Downgrade",downgrade);
       WriteHistoryTag("Remove",remove);
       WriteHistoryTag("Purge",purge);
-      fflush(history_out);
+      fflush(d->history_out);
    }
    
    return true;
@@ -652,23 +824,38 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::CloseLog()
    struct tm *tmp = localtime(&t);
    strftime(timestr, sizeof(timestr), "%F  %T", tmp);
 
-   if(term_out)
+   if(d->term_out)
    {
-      fprintf(term_out, "Log ended: ");
-      fprintf(term_out, "%s", timestr);
-      fprintf(term_out, "\n");
-      fclose(term_out);
+      fprintf(d->term_out, "Log ended: ");
+      fprintf(d->term_out, "%s", timestr);
+      fprintf(d->term_out, "\n");
+      fclose(d->term_out);
    }
-   term_out = NULL;
+   d->term_out = NULL;
 
-   if(history_out)
+   if(d->history_out)
    {
-      if (dpkg_error.size() > 0)
-	 fprintf(history_out, "Error: %s\n", dpkg_error.c_str());
-      fprintf(history_out, "End-Date: %s\n", timestr);
-      fclose(history_out);
+      if (disappearedPkgs.empty() == false)
+      {
+	 string disappear;
+	 for (std::set<std::string>::const_iterator d = disappearedPkgs.begin();
+	      d != disappearedPkgs.end(); ++d)
+	 {
+	    pkgCache::PkgIterator P = Cache.FindPkg(*d);
+	    disappear.append(*d);
+	    if (P.end() == true)
+	       disappear.append(", ");
+	    else
+	       disappear.append(" (").append(Cache[P].CurVersion).append("), ");
+	 }
+	 WriteHistoryTag("Disappeared", disappear);
+      }
+      if (d->dpkg_error.empty() == false)
+	 fprintf(d->history_out, "Error: %s\n", d->dpkg_error.c_str());
+      fprintf(d->history_out, "End-Date: %s\n", timestr);
+      fclose(d->history_out);
    }
-   history_out = NULL;
+   d->history_out = NULL;
 
    return true;
 }
@@ -705,6 +892,58 @@ static int racy_pselect(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds,
 */
 bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 {
+   pkgPackageManager::SigINTStop = false;
+
+   // Generate the base argument list for dpkg
+   std::vector<const char *> Args;
+   unsigned long StartSize = 0;
+   string Tmp = _config->Find("Dir::Bin::dpkg","dpkg");
+   {
+      string const dpkgChrootDir = _config->FindDir("DPkg::Chroot-Directory", "/");
+      size_t dpkgChrootLen = dpkgChrootDir.length();
+      if (dpkgChrootDir != "/" && Tmp.find(dpkgChrootDir) == 0)
+      {
+	 if (dpkgChrootDir[dpkgChrootLen - 1] == '/')
+	    --dpkgChrootLen;
+	 Tmp = Tmp.substr(dpkgChrootLen);
+      }
+   }
+   Args.push_back(Tmp.c_str());
+   StartSize += Tmp.length();
+
+   // Stick in any custom dpkg options
+   Configuration::Item const *Opts = _config->Tree("DPkg::Options");
+   if (Opts != 0)
+   {
+      Opts = Opts->Child;
+      for (; Opts != 0; Opts = Opts->Next)
+      {
+	 if (Opts->Value.empty() == true)
+	    continue;
+	 Args.push_back(Opts->Value.c_str());
+	 StartSize += Opts->Value.length();
+      }
+   }
+
+   size_t const BaseArgs = Args.size();
+   // we need to detect if we can qualify packages with the architecture or not
+   Args.push_back("--assert-multi-arch");
+   Args.push_back(NULL);
+
+   pid_t dpkgAssertMultiArch = ExecFork();
+   if (dpkgAssertMultiArch == 0)
+   {
+      dpkgChrootDirectory();
+      // redirect everything to the ultimate sink as we only need the exit-status
+      int const nullfd = open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY);
+      dup2(nullfd, STDIN_FILENO);
+      dup2(nullfd, STDOUT_FILENO);
+      dup2(nullfd, STDERR_FILENO);
+      execvp(Args[0], (char**) &Args[0]);
+      _error->WarningE("dpkgGo", "Can't detect if dpkg supports multi-arch!");
+      _exit(2);
+   }
+
    fd_set rfds;
    struct timespec tv;
    sigset_t sigmask;
@@ -762,32 +1001,47 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
    // that will be [installed|configured|removed|purged] and add
    // them to the PackageOps map (the dpkg states it goes through)
    // and the PackageOpsTranslations (human readable strings)
-   for (vector<Item>::const_iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end();I++)
+   for (vector<Item>::const_iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end(); ++I)
    {
       if((*I).Pkg.end() == true)
 	 continue;
 
       string const name = (*I).Pkg.Name();
       PackageOpsDone[name] = 0;
-      for(int i=0; (DpkgStatesOpMap[(*I).Op][i]).state != NULL;  i++) 
+      for(int i=0; (DpkgStatesOpMap[(*I).Op][i]).state != NULL; ++i)
       {
 	 PackageOps[name].push_back(DpkgStatesOpMap[(*I).Op][i]);
 	 PackagesTotal++;
       }
    }
 
-   stdin_is_dev_null = false;
+   d->stdin_is_dev_null = false;
 
    // create log
    OpenLog();
 
+   bool dpkgMultiArch = false;
+   if (dpkgAssertMultiArch > 0)
+   {
+      int Status = 0;
+      while (waitpid(dpkgAssertMultiArch, &Status, 0) != dpkgAssertMultiArch)
+      {
+	 if (errno == EINTR)
+	    continue;
+	 _error->WarningE("dpkgGo", _("Waited for %s but it wasn't there"), "dpkg --assert-multi-arch");
+	 break;
+      }
+      if (WIFEXITED(Status) == true && WEXITSTATUS(Status) == 0)
+	 dpkgMultiArch = true;
+   }
+
    // this loop is runs once per operation
    for (vector<Item>::const_iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end();)
    {
       // Do all actions with the same Op in one run
       vector<Item>::const_iterator J = I;
       if (TriggersPending == true)
-	 for (; J != List.end(); J++)
+	 for (; J != List.end(); ++J)
 	 {
 	    if (J->Op == I->Op)
 	       continue;
@@ -799,140 +1053,161 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 	    break;
 	 }
       else
-	 for (; J != List.end() && J->Op == I->Op; J++)
+	 for (; J != List.end() && J->Op == I->Op; ++J)
 	    /* nothing */;
 
-      // Generate the argument list
-      const char *Args[MaxArgs + 50];
-      
+      // keep track of allocated strings for multiarch package names
+      std::vector<char *> Packages;
+
+      // start with the baseset of arguments
+      unsigned long Size = StartSize;
+      Args.erase(Args.begin() + BaseArgs, Args.end());
+
       // Now check if we are within the MaxArgs limit
       //
       // this code below is problematic, because it may happen that
       // the argument list is split in a way that A depends on B
       // and they are in the same "--configure A B" run
       // - with the split they may now be configured in different
-      //   runs 
+      //   runs, using Immediate-Configure-All can help prevent this.
       if (J - I > (signed)MaxArgs)
+      {
 	 J = I + MaxArgs;
-      
-      unsigned int n = 0;
-      unsigned long Size = 0;
-      string const Tmp = _config->Find("Dir::Bin::dpkg","dpkg");
-      Args[n++] = Tmp.c_str();
-      Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
-      
-      // Stick in any custom dpkg options
-      Configuration::Item const *Opts = _config->Tree("DPkg::Options");
-      if (Opts != 0)
+	 unsigned long const size = MaxArgs + 10;
+	 Args.reserve(size);
+	 Packages.reserve(size);
+      }
+      else
       {
-	 Opts = Opts->Child;
-	 for (; Opts != 0; Opts = Opts->Next)
-	 {
-	    if (Opts->Value.empty() == true)
-	       continue;
-	    Args[n++] = Opts->Value.c_str();
-	    Size += Opts->Value.length();
-	 }	 
+	 unsigned long const size = (J - I) + 10;
+	 Args.reserve(size);
+	 Packages.reserve(size);
       }
-      
-      char status_fd_buf[20];
+
       int fd[2];
-      pipe(fd);
-      
-      Args[n++] = "--status-fd";
-      Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
+      if (pipe(fd) != 0)
+	 return _error->Errno("pipe","Failed to create IPC pipe to dpkg");
+
+#define ADDARG(X) Args.push_back(X); Size += strlen(X)
+#define ADDARGC(X) Args.push_back(X); Size += sizeof(X) - 1
+
+      ADDARGC("--status-fd");
+      char status_fd_buf[20];
       snprintf(status_fd_buf,sizeof(status_fd_buf),"%i", fd[1]);
-      Args[n++] = status_fd_buf;
-      Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
+      ADDARG(status_fd_buf);
+      unsigned long const Op = I->Op;
 
       switch (I->Op)
       {
 	 case Item::Remove:
-	 Args[n++] = "--force-depends";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
-	 Args[n++] = "--force-remove-essential";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
-	 Args[n++] = "--remove";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
+	 ADDARGC("--force-depends");
+	 ADDARGC("--force-remove-essential");
+	 ADDARGC("--remove");
 	 break;
 	 
 	 case Item::Purge:
-	 Args[n++] = "--force-depends";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
-	 Args[n++] = "--force-remove-essential";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
-	 Args[n++] = "--purge";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
+	 ADDARGC("--force-depends");
+	 ADDARGC("--force-remove-essential");
+	 ADDARGC("--purge");
 	 break;
 	 
 	 case Item::Configure:
-	 Args[n++] = "--configure";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
+	 ADDARGC("--configure");
 	 break;
 
 	 case Item::ConfigurePending:
-	 Args[n++] = "--configure";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
-	 Args[n++] = "--pending";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
+	 ADDARGC("--configure");
+	 ADDARGC("--pending");
 	 break;
 
 	 case Item::TriggersPending:
-	 Args[n++] = "--triggers-only";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
-	 Args[n++] = "--pending";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
+	 ADDARGC("--triggers-only");
+	 ADDARGC("--pending");
 	 break;
 
 	 case Item::Install:
-	 Args[n++] = "--unpack";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
-	 Args[n++] = "--auto-deconfigure";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
+	 ADDARGC("--unpack");
+	 ADDARGC("--auto-deconfigure");
 	 break;
       }
 
       if (NoTriggers == true && I->Op != Item::TriggersPending &&
 	  I->Op != Item::ConfigurePending)
       {
-	 Args[n++] = "--no-triggers";
-	 Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
+	 ADDARGC("--no-triggers");
       }
+#undef ADDARGC
 
       // Write in the file or package names
       if (I->Op == Item::Install)
       {
-	 for (;I != J && Size < MaxArgBytes; I++)
+	 for (;I != J && Size < MaxArgBytes; ++I)
 	 {
 	    if (I->File[0] != '/')
 	       return _error->Error("Internal Error, Pathname to install is not absolute '%s'",I->File.c_str());
-	    Args[n++] = I->File.c_str();
-	    Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
+	    Args.push_back(I->File.c_str());
+	    Size += I->File.length();
 	 }
-      }      
+      }
       else
       {
-	 for (;I != J && Size < MaxArgBytes; I++)
+	 string const nativeArch = _config->Find("APT::Architecture");
+	 unsigned long const oldSize = I->Op == Item::Configure ? Size : 0;
+	 for (;I != J && Size < MaxArgBytes; ++I)
 	 {
 	    if((*I).Pkg.end() == true)
 	       continue;
 	    if (I->Op == Item::Configure && disappearedPkgs.find(I->Pkg.Name()) != disappearedPkgs.end())
 	       continue;
-	    Args[n++] = I->Pkg.Name();
-	    Size += strlen(Args[n-1]);
-	 }	 
-      }      
-      Args[n] = 0;
+	    // We keep this here to allow "smooth" transitions from e.g. multiarch dpkg/ubuntu to dpkg/debian
+	    if (dpkgMultiArch == false && (I->Pkg.Arch() == nativeArch ||
+					   strcmp(I->Pkg.Arch(), "all") == 0 ||
+					   strcmp(I->Pkg.Arch(), "none") == 0))
+	    {
+	       char const * const name = I->Pkg.Name();
+	       ADDARG(name);
+	    }
+	    else
+	    {
+	       pkgCache::VerIterator PkgVer;
+	       std::string name = I->Pkg.Name();
+	       if (Op == Item::Remove || Op == Item::Purge) 
+               {
+		  PkgVer = I->Pkg.CurrentVer();
+                  if(PkgVer.end() == true)
+                     PkgVer = FindNowVersion(I->Pkg);
+               }
+	       else
+		  PkgVer = Cache[I->Pkg].InstVerIter(Cache);
+	       if (strcmp(I->Pkg.Arch(), "none") == 0)
+		  ; // never arch-qualify a package without an arch
+	       else if (PkgVer.end() == false)
+                  name.append(":").append(PkgVer.Arch());
+               else
+                  _error->Warning("Can not find PkgVer for '%s'", name.c_str());
+	       char * const fullname = strdup(name.c_str());
+	       Packages.push_back(fullname);
+	       ADDARG(fullname);
+	    }
+	 }
+	 // skip configure action if all sheduled packages disappeared
+	 if (oldSize == Size)
+	    continue;
+      }
+#undef ADDARG
+
       J = I;
       
       if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgDPkgPM",false) == true)
       {
-	 for (unsigned int k = 0; k != n; k++)
-	    clog << Args[k] << ' ';
+	 for (std::vector<const char *>::const_iterator a = Args.begin();
+	      a != Args.end(); ++a)
+	    clog << *a << ' ';
 	 clog << endl;
 	 continue;
       }
-      
+      Args.push_back(NULL);
+
       cout << flush;
       clog << flush;
       cerr << flush;
@@ -942,8 +1217,13 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 	 it to all processes in the group. Since dpkg ignores the signal 
 	 it doesn't die but we do! So we must also ignore it */
       sighandler_t old_SIGQUIT = signal(SIGQUIT,SIG_IGN);
-      sighandler_t old_SIGINT = signal(SIGINT,SIG_IGN);
-
+      sighandler_t old_SIGINT = signal(SIGINT,SigINT);
+      
+      // Check here for any SIGINT
+      if (pkgPackageManager::SigINTStop && (Op == Item::Remove || Op == Item::Purge || Op == Item::Install)) 
+         break;
+      
+      
       // ignore SIGHUP as well (debian #463030)
       sighandler_t old_SIGHUP = signal(SIGHUP,SIG_IGN);
 
@@ -962,8 +1242,8 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 	    const char *s = _("Can not write log, openpty() "
 	                      "failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)\n");
 	    fprintf(stderr, "%s",s);
-            if(term_out)
-              fprintf(term_out, "%s",s);
+            if(d->term_out)
+              fprintf(d->term_out, "%s",s);
 	    master = slave = -1;
 	 }  else {
 	    struct termios rtt;
@@ -981,7 +1261,6 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 	    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &original_sigmask, 0);
 	 }
       }
-
        // Fork dpkg
       pid_t Child;
       _config->Set("APT::Keep-Fds::",fd[1]);
@@ -992,7 +1271,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 		<< (PackagesDone/float(PackagesTotal)*100.0) 
 		<< ":" << _("Running dpkg")
 		<< endl;
-	 write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
+	 FileFd::Write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
       }
       Child = ExecFork();
             
@@ -1011,14 +1290,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 	 }
 	 close(fd[0]); // close the read end of the pipe
 
-	 if (_config->FindDir("DPkg::Chroot-Directory","/") != "/") 
-	 {
-	    std::cerr << "Chrooting into " 
-		      << _config->FindDir("DPkg::Chroot-Directory") 
-		      << std::endl;
-	    if (chroot(_config->FindDir("DPkg::Chroot-Directory","/").c_str()) != 0)
-	       _exit(100);
-	 }
+	 dpkgChrootDirectory();
 
 	 if (chdir(_config->FindDir("DPkg::Run-Directory","/").c_str()) != 0)
 	    _exit(100);
@@ -1042,7 +1314,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 	 /* No Job Control Stop Env is a magic dpkg var that prevents it
 	    from using sigstop */
 	 putenv((char *)"DPKG_NO_TSTP=yes");
-	 execvp(Args[0],(char **)Args);
+	 execvp(Args[0], (char**) &Args[0]);
 	 cerr << "Could not exec dpkg!" << endl;
 	 _exit(100);
       }      
@@ -1068,6 +1340,12 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
       sigemptyset(&sigmask);
       sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK,&sigmask,&original_sigmask);
 
+      /* free vectors (and therefore memory) as we don't need the included data anymore */
+      for (std::vector<char *>::const_iterator p = Packages.begin();
+	   p != Packages.end(); ++p)
+	 free(*p);
+      Packages.clear();
+
       // the result of the waitpid call
       int res;
       int select_ret;
@@ -1082,13 +1360,14 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 	    // Restore sig int/quit
 	    signal(SIGQUIT,old_SIGQUIT);
 	    signal(SIGINT,old_SIGINT);
+
 	    signal(SIGHUP,old_SIGHUP);
 	    return _error->Errno("waitpid","Couldn't wait for subprocess");
 	 }
 
 	 // wait for input or output here
 	 FD_ZERO(&rfds);
-	 if (master >= 0 && !stdin_is_dev_null)
+	 if (master >= 0 && !d->stdin_is_dev_null)
 	    FD_SET(0, &rfds); 
 	 FD_SET(_dpkgin, &rfds);
 	 if(master >= 0)
@@ -1122,6 +1401,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
       // Restore sig int/quit
       signal(SIGQUIT,old_SIGQUIT);
       signal(SIGINT,old_SIGINT);
+      
       signal(SIGHUP,old_SIGHUP);
 
       if(master >= 0) 
@@ -1142,14 +1422,14 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 	    RunScripts("DPkg::Post-Invoke");
 
 	 if (WIFSIGNALED(Status) != 0 && WTERMSIG(Status) == SIGSEGV) 
-	    strprintf(dpkg_error, "Sub-process %s received a segmentation fault.",Args[0]);
+	    strprintf(d->dpkg_error, "Sub-process %s received a segmentation fault.",Args[0]);
 	 else if (WIFEXITED(Status) != 0)
-	    strprintf(dpkg_error, "Sub-process %s returned an error code (%u)",Args[0],WEXITSTATUS(Status));
+	    strprintf(d->dpkg_error, "Sub-process %s returned an error code (%u)",Args[0],WEXITSTATUS(Status));
 	 else 
-	    strprintf(dpkg_error, "Sub-process %s exited unexpectedly",Args[0]);
+	    strprintf(d->dpkg_error, "Sub-process %s exited unexpectedly",Args[0]);
 
-	 if(dpkg_error.size() > 0)
-	    _error->Error(dpkg_error.c_str());
+	 if(d->dpkg_error.size() > 0)
+	    _error->Error("%s", d->dpkg_error.c_str());
 
 	 if(stopOnError) 
 	 {
@@ -1159,13 +1439,37 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
       }      
    }
    CloseLog();
+   
+   if (pkgPackageManager::SigINTStop)
+       _error->Warning(_("Operation was interrupted before it could finish"));
 
    if (RunScripts("DPkg::Post-Invoke") == false)
       return false;
 
+   if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgDPkgPM",false) == false)
+   {
+      std::string const oldpkgcache = _config->FindFile("Dir::cache::pkgcache");
+      if (oldpkgcache.empty() == false && RealFileExists(oldpkgcache) == true &&
+	  unlink(oldpkgcache.c_str()) == 0)
+      {
+	 std::string const srcpkgcache = _config->FindFile("Dir::cache::srcpkgcache");
+	 if (srcpkgcache.empty() == false && RealFileExists(srcpkgcache) == true)
+	 {
+	    _error->PushToStack();
+	    pkgCacheFile CacheFile;
+	    CacheFile.BuildCaches(NULL, true);
+	    _error->RevertToStack();
+	 }
+      }
+   }
+
    Cache.writeStateFile(NULL);
    return true;
 }
+
+void SigINT(int sig) {
+   pkgPackageManager::SigINTStop = true;
+}
 									/*}}}*/
 // pkgDpkgPM::Reset - Dump the contents of the command list		/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1175,3 +1479,192 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::Reset()
    List.erase(List.begin(),List.end());
 }
 									/*}}}*/
+// pkgDpkgPM::WriteApportReport - write out error report pkg failure	/*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* */
+void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg) 
+{
+   // If apport doesn't exist or isn't installed do nothing
+   // This e.g. prevents messages in 'universes' without apport
+   pkgCache::PkgIterator apportPkg = Cache.FindPkg("apport");
+   if (apportPkg.end() == true || apportPkg->CurrentVer == 0)
+      return;
+
+   string pkgname, reportfile, srcpkgname, pkgver, arch;
+   string::size_type pos;
+   FILE *report;
+
+   if (_config->FindB("Dpkg::ApportFailureReport", false) == false)
+   {
+      std::clog << "configured to not write apport reports" << std::endl;
+      return;
+   }
+
+   // only report the first errors
+   if(pkgFailures > _config->FindI("APT::Apport::MaxReports", 3))
+   {
+      std::clog << _("No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already") << std::endl;
+      return;
+   }
+
+   // check if its not a follow up error 
+   const char *needle = dgettext("dpkg", "dependency problems - leaving unconfigured");
+   if(strstr(errormsg, needle) != NULL) {
+      std::clog << _("No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.") << std::endl;
+      return;
+   }
+
+   // do not report disk-full failures 
+   if(strstr(errormsg, strerror(ENOSPC)) != NULL) {
+      std::clog << _("No apport report written because the error message indicates a disk full error") << std::endl;
+      return;
+   }
+
+   // do not report out-of-memory failures 
+   if(strstr(errormsg, strerror(ENOMEM)) != NULL) {
+      std::clog << _("No apport report written because the error message indicates a out of memory error") << std::endl;
+      return;
+   }
+
+   // do not report dpkg I/O errors
+   // XXX - this message is localized, but this only matches the English version.  This is better than nothing.
+   if(strstr(errormsg, "short read in buffer_copy (")) {
+      std::clog << _("No apport report written because the error message indicates a dpkg I/O error") << std::endl;
+      return;
+   }
+
+   // get the pkgname and reportfile
+   pkgname = flNotDir(pkgpath);
+   pos = pkgname.find('_');
+   if(pos != string::npos)
+      pkgname = pkgname.substr(0, pos);
+
+   // find the package versin and source package name
+   pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Cache.FindPkg(pkgname);
+   if (Pkg.end() == true)
+      return;
+   pkgCache::VerIterator Ver = Cache.GetCandidateVer(Pkg);
+   if (Ver.end() == true)
+      return;
+   pkgver = Ver.VerStr() == NULL ? "unknown" : Ver.VerStr();
+   pkgRecords Recs(Cache);
+   pkgRecords::Parser &Parse = Recs.Lookup(Ver.FileList());
+   srcpkgname = Parse.SourcePkg();
+   if(srcpkgname.empty())
+      srcpkgname = pkgname;
+
+   // if the file exists already, we check:
+   // - if it was reported already (touched by apport). 
+   //   If not, we do nothing, otherwise
+   //    we overwrite it. This is the same behaviour as apport
+   // - if we have a report with the same pkgversion already
+   //   then we skip it
+   reportfile = flCombine("/var/crash",pkgname+".0.crash");
+   if(FileExists(reportfile))
+   {
+      struct stat buf;
+      char strbuf[255];
+
+      // check atime/mtime
+      stat(reportfile.c_str(), &buf);
+      if(buf.st_mtime > buf.st_atime)
+	 return;
+
+      // check if the existing report is the same version
+      report = fopen(reportfile.c_str(),"r");
+      while(fgets(strbuf, sizeof(strbuf), report) != NULL)
+      {
+	 if(strstr(strbuf,"Package:") == strbuf)
+	 {
+	    char pkgname[255], version[255];
+	    if(sscanf(strbuf, "Package: %254s %254s", pkgname, version) == 2)
+	       if(strcmp(pkgver.c_str(), version) == 0)
+	       {
+		  fclose(report);
+		  return;
+	       }
+	 }
+      }
+      fclose(report);
+   }
+
+   // now write the report
+   arch = _config->Find("APT::Architecture");
+   report = fopen(reportfile.c_str(),"w");
+   if(report == NULL)
+      return;
+   if(_config->FindB("DPkgPM::InitialReportOnly",false) == true)
+      chmod(reportfile.c_str(), 0);
+   else
+      chmod(reportfile.c_str(), 0600);
+   fprintf(report, "ProblemType: Package\n");
+   fprintf(report, "Architecture: %s\n", arch.c_str());
+   time_t now = time(NULL);
+   fprintf(report, "Date: %s" , ctime(&now));
+   fprintf(report, "Package: %s %s\n", pkgname.c_str(), pkgver.c_str());
+   fprintf(report, "SourcePackage: %s\n", srcpkgname.c_str());
+   fprintf(report, "ErrorMessage:\n %s\n", errormsg);
+
+   // ensure that the log is flushed
+   if(d->term_out)
+      fflush(d->term_out);
+
+   // attach terminal log it if we have it
+   string logfile_name = _config->FindFile("Dir::Log::Terminal");
+   if (!logfile_name.empty())
+   {
+      FILE *log = NULL;
+
+      fprintf(report, "DpkgTerminalLog:\n");
+      log = fopen(logfile_name.c_str(),"r");
+      if(log != NULL)
+      {
+	 char buf[1024];
+	 while( fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), log) != NULL)
+	    fprintf(report, " %s", buf);
+	 fclose(log);
+      }
+   }
+
+   // log the ordering 
+   const char *ops_str[] = {"Install", "Configure","Remove","Purge"};
+   fprintf(report, "AptOrdering:\n");
+   for (vector<Item>::iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end(); ++I)
+      if ((*I).Pkg != NULL)
+         fprintf(report, " %s: %s\n", (*I).Pkg.Name(), ops_str[(*I).Op]);
+      else
+         fprintf(report, " %s: %s\n", "NULL", ops_str[(*I).Op]);
+
+   // attach dmesg log (to learn about segfaults)
+   if (FileExists("/bin/dmesg"))
+   {
+      fprintf(report, "Dmesg:\n");
+      FILE *log = popen("/bin/dmesg","r");
+      if(log != NULL)
+      {
+	 char buf[1024];
+	 while( fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), log) != NULL)
+	    fprintf(report, " %s", buf);
+	 pclose(log);
+      }
+   }
+
+   // attach df -l log (to learn about filesystem status)
+   if (FileExists("/bin/df"))
+   {
+
+      fprintf(report, "Df:\n");
+      FILE *log = popen("/bin/df -l","r");
+      if(log != NULL)
+      {
+	 char buf[1024];
+	 while( fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), log) != NULL)
+	    fprintf(report, " %s", buf);
+	 pclose(log);
+      }
+   }
+
+   fclose(report);
+
+}
+									/*}}}*/