X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/ce9864a8bfdfc7f5380b3335a6a14f305d372d45..27925d82dd0cbae74d48040363fe6f6c2bae5215:/test/integration/framework

diff --git a/test/integration/framework b/test/integration/framework
index e3d77c5cd..50c027a2c 100644
--- a/test/integration/framework
+++ b/test/integration/framework
@@ -1,153 +1,647 @@
 #!/bin/sh -- # no runable script, just for vi
 
+EXIT_CODE=0
+
 # we all like colorful messages
-CERROR="" # red
-CWARNING="" # yellow
-CMSG="" # green
-CINFO="" # light blue
-CDEBUG="" # blue
-CNORMAL="" # default system console color
-CDONE="" # green
-CPASS="" # green
-CFAIL="" # red
-CCMD="" # pink
-
-msgdie() { echo "${CERROR}E: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; exit 1; }
-msgwarn() { echo "${CWARNING}W: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgmsg() { echo "${CMSG}$1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msginfo() { echo "${CINFO}I: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgdebug() { echo "${CDEBUG}D: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgdone() { echo "${CDONE}DONE${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgnwarn() { echo -n "${CWARNING}W: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgnmsg() { echo -n "${CMSG}$1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgninfo() { echo -n "${CINFO}I: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgndebug() { echo -n "${CDEBUG}D: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgtest() { echo -n "${CINFO}$1 ${CCMD}$(echo "$2" | sed -e 's/^aptc/apt-c/' -e 's/^aptg/apt-g/' -e 's/^aptf/apt-f/')${CINFO} …${CNORMAL} " >&2; }
-msgpass() { echo "${CPASS}PASS${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgskip() { echo "${CWARNING}SKIP${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgfail() { echo "${CFAIL}FAIL${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
+if [ "$MSGCOLOR" != 'NO' ]; then
+	if [ ! -t 1 ]; then # but check that we output to a terminal
+		export MSGCOLOR='NO'
+	fi
+fi
 
-# enable / disable Debugging
-msginfo() { true; }
-msgdebug() { true; }
-msgninfo() { true; }
-msgndebug() { true; }
-msgdone() { if [ "$1" = "debug" -o "$1" = "info" ]; then true; else echo "${CDONE}DONE${CNORMAL}" >&2; fi }
 
+if [ "$MSGCOLOR" != 'NO' ]; then
+	CERROR="\033[1;31m" # red
+	CWARNING="\033[1;33m" # yellow
+	CMSG="\033[1;32m" # green
+	CINFO="\033[1;96m" # light blue
+	CDEBUG="\033[1;94m" # blue
+	CNORMAL="\033[0;39m" # default system console color
+	CDONE="\033[1;32m" # green
+	CPASS="\033[1;32m" # green
+	CFAIL="\033[1;31m" # red
+	CCMD="\033[1;35m" # pink
+fi
+
+msgprintf() {
+	local START="$1"
+	local MIDDLE="$2"
+	local END="$3"
+	shift 3
+	if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+		printf "$START " "$1"
+		shift
+		while [ -n "$1" ]; do
+			printf "$MIDDLE " "$(echo "$1" | sed -e 's#^apt\([cfghs]\)#apt-\1#')"
+			shift
+		done
+	fi
+	printf "${END}"
+}
+msgdie() { msgprintf "${CERROR}E: %s" '%s' "${CNORMAL}\n" "$@" >&2; exit 1; }
+msgwarn() { msgprintf "${CWARNING}W: %s" '%s' "${CNORMAL}\n" "$@" >&2; }
+msgmsg() { msgprintf "${CMSG}%s" '%s' "${CNORMAL}\n" "$@"; }
+msginfo() { msgprintf "${CINFO}I: %s" '%s' "${CNORMAL}\n" "$@"; }
+msgdebug() { msgprintf "${CDEBUG}D: %s" '%s' "${CNORMAL}\n" "$@"; }
+msgdone() { msgprintf "${CDONE}DONE" '%s' "${CNORMAL}\n" "$@"; }
+msgnwarn() { msgprintf "${CWARNING}W: %s" '%s' "${CNORMAL}" "$@" >&2; }
+msgnmsg() { msgprintf "${CMSG}%s" '%s' "${CNORMAL}" "$@"; }
+msgninfo() { msgprintf "${CINFO}I: %s" '%s' "${CNORMAL}" "$@"; }
+msgndebug() { msgprintf "${CDEBUG}D: %s" '%s' "${CNORMAL}" "$@"; }
+msgtest() { msgprintf "${CINFO}%s" "${CCMD}%s${CINFO}" "…${CNORMAL} " "$@"; }
+msgpass() { printf "${CPASS}PASS${CNORMAL}\n"; }
+msgskip() {
+	if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then printf "${CWARNING}SKIP: $*${CNORMAL}\n" >&2;
+	else printf "${CWARNING}SKIP${CNORMAL}\n" >&2; fi
+}
+msgfail() {
+	if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then printf "${CFAIL}FAIL: $*${CNORMAL}\n" >&2;
+	else printf "${CFAIL}FAIL${CNORMAL}\n" >&2; fi
+	if [ -n "$APT_DEBUG_TESTS" ]; then
+		$SHELL
+	fi
+	EXIT_CODE=$((EXIT_CODE+1));
+}
+
+# enable / disable Debugging
+MSGLEVEL=${MSGLEVEL:-3}
+if [ $MSGLEVEL -le 0 ]; then
+	msgdie() { true; }
+fi
+if [ $MSGLEVEL -le 1 ]; then
+	msgwarn() { true; }
+	msgnwarn() { true; }
+fi
+if [ $MSGLEVEL -le 2 ]; then
+	msgmsg() { true; }
+	msgnmsg() { true; }
+	msgtest() { true; }
+	msgpass() { printf " ${CPASS}P${CNORMAL}"; }
+fi
+if [ $MSGLEVEL -le 3 ]; then
+	msginfo() { true; }
+	msgninfo() { true; }
+fi
+if [ $MSGLEVEL -le 4 ]; then
+	msgdebug() { true; }
+	msgndebug() { true; }
+fi
+msgdone() {
+	if [ "$1" = "debug" -a $MSGLEVEL -le 4 ] ||
+	   [ "$1" = "info" -a $MSGLEVEL -le 3 ] ||
+	   [ "$1" = "msg" -a $MSGLEVEL -le 2 ] ||
+	   [ "$1" = "warn" -a $MSGLEVEL -le 1 ] ||
+	   [ "$1" = "die" -a $MSGLEVEL -le 0 ]; then
+		true;
+	else
+		printf "${CDONE}DONE${CNORMAL}\n";
+	fi
+}
+getaptconfig() {
+	if [ -f ./aptconfig.conf ]; then
+            echo "./aptconfig.conf"
+	elif [ -f ../aptconfig.conf ]; then
+            echo "../aptconfig.conf"
+        fi
+}
 runapt() {
 	msgdebug "Executing: ${CCMD}$*${CDEBUG} "
-	if [ -f ./aptconfig.conf ]; then
-		APT_CONFIG=aptconfig.conf LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/$*
+	local CMD="$1"
+	shift
+	case $CMD in
+	sh|aptitude|*/*|command) ;;
+	*) CMD="${BUILDDIRECTORY}/$CMD";;
+	esac
+	MALLOC_PERTURB_=21 MALLOC_CHECK_=2 APT_CONFIG="$(getaptconfig)" LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LIBRARYPATH} $CMD "$@"
+}
+aptconfig() { runapt apt-config "$@"; }
+aptcache() { runapt apt-cache "$@"; }
+aptcdrom() { runapt apt-cdrom "$@"; }
+aptget() { runapt apt-get "$@"; }
+aptftparchive() { runapt apt-ftparchive "$@"; }
+aptkey() { runapt apt-key "$@"; }
+aptmark() { runapt apt-mark "$@"; }
+aptsortpkgs() { runapt apt-sortpkgs "$@"; }
+apt() { runapt apt "$@"; }
+apthelper() { runapt "${APTHELPERBINDIR}/apt-helper" "$@"; }
+aptwebserver() { runapt "${APTWEBSERVERBINDIR}/aptwebserver" "$@"; }
+aptitude() { runapt aptitude "$@"; }
+aptextracttemplates() { runapt apt-extracttemplates "$@"; }
+aptinternalsolver() { runapt "${APTINTERNALSOLVER}" "$@"; }
+aptdumpsolver() { runapt "${APTDUMPSOLVER}" "$@"; }
+
+dpkg() {
+	"${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/usr/bin/dpkg" "$@"
+}
+dpkgcheckbuilddeps() {
+	command dpkg-checkbuilddeps --admindir=${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/dpkg "$@"
+}
+gdb() {
+	local CMD="$1"
+	shift
+	runapt command gdb --quiet -ex run "${BUILDDIRECTORY}/$CMD" --args "${BUILDDIRECTORY}/$CMD" "$@"
+}
+
+exitwithstatus() {
+        # error if we about to overflow, but ...
+        #   "255 failures ought to be enough for everybody"
+        if [ $EXIT_CODE -gt 255 ]; then
+            msgdie "Total failure count $EXIT_CODE too big"
+        fi
+        exit $((EXIT_CODE <= 255 ? EXIT_CODE : 255));
+}
+
+shellsetedetector() {
+	local exit_status=$?
+	if [ "$exit_status" != '0' ]; then
+		printf >&2 "${CERROR}E: Looks like the testcases ended prematurely with exitcode: ${exit_status}${CNORMAL}\n"
+		if [ "$EXIT_CODE" = '0' ]; then
+			EXIT_CODE="$exit_status"
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+addtrap() {
+	if [ "$1" = 'prefix' ]; then
+		CURRENTTRAP="$2 $CURRENTTRAP"
 	else
-		LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/$*
+		CURRENTTRAP="$CURRENTTRAP $1"
 	fi
+	trap "shellsetedetector; $CURRENTTRAP exitwithstatus;" 0 HUP INT QUIT ILL ABRT FPE SEGV PIPE TERM
 }
-aptconfig() { runapt apt-config $*; }
-aptcache() { runapt apt-cache $*; }
-aptget() { runapt apt-get $*; }
-aptftparchive() { runapt apt-ftparchive $*; }
 
 setupenvironment() {
-	local TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY=$(mktemp -d)
-	local TESTDIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
-	msgninfo "Preparing environment for ${CCMD}$0${CINFO} in ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}… "
-	BUILDDIRECTORY="${TESTDIR}/../../build/bin"
+	# privilege dropping and testing doesn't work if /tmp isn't world-writeable (as e.g. with libpam-tmpdir)
+	if [ -n "$TMPDIR" ] && [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ] && [ "$(stat --format '%a' "$TMPDIR")" != '1777' ]; then
+		unset TMPDIR
+	fi
+	TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY=$(mktemp -d)
+	addtrap "cd /; rm -rf $TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY;"
+	msgninfo "Preparing environment for ${CCMD}$(basename $0)${CINFO} in ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}… "
+
+	mkdir -m 700 "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/downloaded"
+	if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
+		# relax permissions so that running as root with user switching works
+		umask 022
+		chmod 711 "$TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY"
+		chown _apt:root "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/downloaded"
+	fi
+
+	TESTDIRECTORY=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
+        # allow overriding the default BUILDDIR location
+	BUILDDIRECTORY=${APT_INTEGRATION_TESTS_BUILD_DIR:-"${TESTDIRECTORY}/../../build/bin"}
+	LIBRARYPATH=${APT_INTEGRATION_TESTS_LIBRARY_PATH:-"${BUILDDIRECTORY}"}
+        METHODSDIR=${APT_INTEGRATION_TESTS_METHODS_DIR:-"${BUILDDIRECTORY}/methods"}
+        APTHELPERBINDIR=${APT_INTEGRATION_TESTS_LIBEXEC_DIR:-"${BUILDDIRECTORY}"}
+        APTWEBSERVERBINDIR=${APT_INTEGRATION_TESTS_WEBSERVER_BIN_DIR:-"${BUILDDIRECTORY}"}
+        APTINTERNALSOLVER=${APT_INTEGRATION_TESTS_INTERNAL_SOLVER:-"${BUILDDIRECTORY}/apt-internal-solver"}
+	APTDUMPSOLVER=${APT_INTEGRATION_TESTS_DUMP_SOLVER:-"${BUILDDIRECTORY}/apt-dump-solver"}
 	test -x "${BUILDDIRECTORY}/apt-get" || msgdie "You need to build tree first"
-	local OLDWORKINGDIRECTORY=$(pwd)
-	trap "cd /; rm -rf $TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY; cd $OLDWORKINGDIRECTORY" 0 HUP INT QUIT ILL ABRT FPE SEGV PIPE TERM
+        # -----
+
 	cd $TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY
-	mkdir rootdir aptarchive
+	mkdir rootdir aptarchive keys
 	cd rootdir
-	mkdir -p etc/apt/apt.conf.d etc/apt/sources.list.d etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d etc/apt/preferences.d var/cache var/lib/dpkg
-	mkdir -p var/cache/apt/archives/partial var/lib/apt/lists/partial
-	local STATUSFILE=$(echo "$(basename $0)" | sed 's/^test-/status-/')
-	if [ -f "${TESTDIR}/${STATUSFILE}" ]; then
-		cp "${TESTDIR}/${STATUSFILE}" var/lib/dpkg/status
-	else
-		touch var/lib/dpkg/status
-	fi
+	mkdir -p etc/apt/apt.conf.d etc/apt/sources.list.d etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d etc/apt/preferences.d
+	mkdir -p usr/bin var/cache var/lib var/log tmp
+	mkdir -p var/lib/dpkg/info var/lib/dpkg/updates var/lib/dpkg/triggers
+	touch var/lib/dpkg/available
 	mkdir -p usr/lib/apt
-	ln -s ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/methods usr/lib/apt/methods
+	ln -s ${METHODSDIR} usr/lib/apt/methods
+	if [ "$BUILDDIRECTORY" = "$LIBRARYPATH" ]; then
+		mkdir -p usr/lib/apt/solvers
+		ln -s "${BUILDDIRECTORY}/apt-dump-solver" usr/lib/apt/solvers/dump
+		ln -s "${BUILDDIRECTORY}/apt-internal-solver" usr/lib/apt/solvers/apt
+		echo "Dir::Bin::Solvers \"${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/usr/lib/apt/solvers\";" > etc/apt/apt.conf.d/externalsolver.conf
+	fi
+        # use the autoremove from the BUILDDIRECTORY if its there, otherwise
+        # system
+        if [ -e ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/../../debian/apt.conf.autoremove ]; then
+	    ln -s ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/../../debian/apt.conf.autoremove etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove
+        else
+	    ln -s /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove
+        fi
 	cd ..
-	local PACKAGESFILE=$(echo "$(basename $0)" | sed 's/^test-/Packages-/')
-	if [ -f "${TESTDIR}/${PACKAGESFILE}" ]; then
-		cp "${TESTDIR}/${PACKAGESFILE}" aptarchive/Packages
-	else
-		touch aptarchive/Packages
+	local PACKAGESFILE=$(echo "$(basename $0)" | sed -e 's/^test-/Packages-/' -e 's/^skip-/Packages-/')
+	if [ -f "${TESTDIRECTORY}/${PACKAGESFILE}" ]; then
+		cp "${TESTDIRECTORY}/${PACKAGESFILE}" aptarchive/Packages
 	fi
-	echo "RootDir \"${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir\";" > aptconfig.conf
-	echo "Debug::NoLocking \"true\";" >> aptconfig.conf
+	local SOURCESSFILE=$(echo "$(basename $0)" | sed -e 's/^test-/Sources-/' -e 's/^skip-/Sources-/')
+	if [ -f "${TESTDIRECTORY}/${SOURCESSFILE}" ]; then
+		cp "${TESTDIRECTORY}/${SOURCESSFILE}" aptarchive/Sources
+	fi
+	cp $(find $TESTDIRECTORY -name '*.pub' -o -name '*.sec') keys/
+	chmod 644 $(find keys -name '*.pub' -o -name '*.sec')
+	ln -s ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/keys/joesixpack.pub rootdir/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/joesixpack.gpg
+
+	echo "Dir \"${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir\";" > aptconfig.conf
+	echo "Dir::state::status \"${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/dpkg/status\";" >> aptconfig.conf
 	echo "APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note \"false\";" >> aptconfig.conf
-	export LC_ALL=C
+	echo "Dir::Bin::Methods \"${METHODSDIR}\";" >> aptconfig.conf
+	# store apt-key were we can access it, even if we run it as a different user
+	# destroys coverage reporting though, so just do it for root for now
+	if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
+		cp "${BUILDDIRECTORY}/apt-key" "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/usr/bin/"
+		chmod o+rx "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/usr/bin/apt-key"
+		echo "Dir::Bin::apt-key \"${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/usr/bin/apt-key\";" >> aptconfig.conf
+	else
+		echo "Dir::Bin::apt-key \"${BUILDDIRECTORY}/apt-key\";" >> aptconfig.conf
+	fi
+
+	cat << EOF > "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/usr/bin/dpkg"
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+if [ -r "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/noopchroot.so" ]; then
+	if [ -n "\$LD_PRELOAD" ]; then
+		export LD_PRELOAD="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/noopchroot.so \${LD_PRELOAD}"
+	else
+		export LD_PRELOAD="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/noopchroot.so"
+	fi
+fi
+exec fakeroot dpkg --root="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir" \\
+	--log=${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/log/dpkg.log \\
+	--force-not-root --force-bad-path "\$@"
+EOF
+	chmod +x "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/usr/bin/dpkg"
+	echo "Dir::Bin::dpkg \"${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/usr/bin/dpkg\";" > rootdir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99dpkg
+
+	if ! command dpkg --assert-multi-arch >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		echo "DPKG::options:: \"--force-architecture\";" >> aptconfig.conf # Added to test multiarch before dpkg is ready for it…
+	fi
+	echo 'quiet::NoUpdate "true";' >> aptconfig.conf
+	echo 'quiet::NoStatistic "true";' >> aptconfig.conf
+	# too distracting for users, but helpful to detect changes
+	echo 'Acquire::Progress::Ignore::ShowErrorText "true";' >> aptconfig.conf
+	# in testcases, it can appear as if localhost has a rotation setup,
+	# hide this as we can't really deal with it properly
+	echo 'Acquire::Failure::ShowIP "false";' >> aptconfig.conf
+
+	cp "${TESTDIRECTORY}/apt.pem" "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/etc/webserver.pem"
+	if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
+		chown _apt:root "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/etc/webserver.pem"
+	fi
+	echo "Acquire::https::CaInfo \"${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/etc/webserver.pem\";" > rootdir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99https
+	echo "Apt::Cmd::Disable-Script-Warning \"1\";" > rootdir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/apt-binary
+	configcompression '.' 'gz' #'bz2' 'lzma' 'xz'
+
+	# create some files in /tmp and look at user/group to get what this means
+	TEST_DEFAULT_USER="$USER"
+	if [ "$(uname)" = 'GNU/kFreeBSD' ]; then
+		TEST_DEFAULT_GROUP='root'
+	else
+		TEST_DEFAULT_GROUP="$USER"
+	fi
+
+        # Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories=false is not yet the default
+        # but we want it to be the default soon
+        configallowinsecurerepositories "false";
+
+	# cleanup the environment a bit
+        # prefer our apt binaries over the system apt binaries
+	export PATH="${BUILDDIRECTORY}:${PATH}:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
+	export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
+	unset LANGUAGE APT_CONFIG
+	unset GREP_OPTIONS DEB_BUILD_PROFILES
+
 	msgdone "info"
 }
 
+getarchitecture() {
+	if [ "$1" = "native" -o -z "$1" ]; then
+		eval `aptconfig shell ARCH APT::Architecture`
+		if [ -n "$ARCH" ]; then
+			echo $ARCH
+		else
+			dpkg --print-architecture
+		fi
+	else
+		echo $1
+	fi
+}
+
+getarchitectures() {
+	aptconfig dump --no-empty --format '%v%n' APT::Architecture APT::Architectures | sort -u | tr '\n' ' '
+}
+
+getarchitecturesfromcommalist() {
+	echo "$1" | sed -e 's#,#\n#g' | sed -e "s/^native\$/$(getarchitecture 'native')/"
+}
+
 configarchitecture() {
-	local CONFFILE=rootdir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01multiarch.conf
-	echo "APT::Architecture \"$1\";" > $CONFFILE
-	shift
+	{
+		echo "APT::Architecture \"$(getarchitecture $1)\";"
+		while [ -n "$1" ]; do
+			echo "APT::Architectures:: \"$(getarchitecture $1)\";"
+			shift
+		done
+	} >rootdir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01multiarch.conf
+	configdpkg
+}
+
+configdpkg() {
+	if [ ! -e rootdir/var/lib/dpkg/status ]; then
+		local STATUSFILE=$(echo "$(basename $0)" | sed -e 's/^test-/status-/' -e 's/^skip-/status-/')
+		if [ -f "${TESTDIRECTORY}/${STATUSFILE}" ]; then
+			cp "${TESTDIRECTORY}/${STATUSFILE}" rootdir/var/lib/dpkg/status
+		else
+			echo -n > rootdir/var/lib/dpkg/status
+		fi
+	fi
+	rm -f rootdir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00foreigndpkg
+	if command dpkg --assert-multi-arch >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+		local ARCHS="$(getarchitectures)"
+		if echo "$ARCHS" | grep -E -q '[^ ]+ [^ ]+'; then
+			DPKGARCH="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
+			for ARCH in ${ARCHS}; do
+				if [ "${ARCH}" != "${DPKGARCH}" ]; then
+					if ! dpkg --add-architecture ${ARCH} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+						# old-style used e.g. in Ubuntu-P – and as it seems travis
+						echo "DPKG::options:: \"--foreign-architecture\";" >> rootdir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00foreigndpkg
+						echo "DPKG::options:: \"${ARCH}\";"  >> rootdir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00foreigndpkg
+					fi
+				fi
+			done
+			if [ "0" = "$(dpkg -l dpkg 2> /dev/null | grep '^i' | wc -l)" ]; then
+				# dpkg doesn't really check the version as long as it is fully installed,
+				# but just to be sure we choose one above the required version
+				insertinstalledpackage 'dpkg' "all" '1.16.2+fake'
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+configdpkgnoopchroot() {
+	# create a library to noop chroot() and rewrite maintainer script executions
+	# via execvp() as used by dpkg as we don't want our rootdir to be a fullblown
+	# chroot directory dpkg could chroot into to execute the maintainer scripts
+	msgtest 'Building library to preload to make maintainerscript work in' 'dpkg'
+	cat << EOF > noopchroot.c
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+static char * chrootdir = NULL;
+
+int chroot(const char *path) {
+	printf("WARNING: CHROOTing to %s was ignored!\n", path);
+	free(chrootdir);
+	chrootdir = strdup(path);
+	return 0;
+}
+int execvp(const char *file, char *const argv[]) {
+	static int (*func_execvp) (const char *, char * const []) = NULL;
+	if (func_execvp == NULL)
+		func_execvp = (int (*) (const char *, char * const [])) dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "execvp");
+	if (chrootdir == NULL || strncmp(file, "/var/lib/dpkg/", strlen("/var/lib/dpkg/")) != 0)
+		return func_execvp(file, argv);
+	printf("REWRITE execvp call %s into %s\n", file, chrootdir);
+	char newfile[strlen(chrootdir) + strlen(file)];
+	strcpy(newfile, chrootdir);
+	strcat(newfile, file);
+	char const * const baseadmindir = "/var/lib/dpkg";
+	char admindir[strlen(chrootdir) + strlen(baseadmindir)];
+	strcpy(admindir, chrootdir);
+	strcat(admindir, baseadmindir);
+	setenv("DPKG_ADMINDIR", admindir, 1);
+	return func_execvp(newfile, argv);
+}
+EOF
+	testsuccess --nomsg gcc -fPIC -shared -o noopchroot.so noopchroot.c -ldl
+}
+
+configallowinsecurerepositories() {
+    echo "Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories \"$1\";" >  rootdir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/allow-insecure-repositories.conf
+
+}
+
+configcompression() {
 	while [ -n "$1" ]; do
-		echo "APT::Architectures:: \"$1\";" >> $CONFFILE
+		case "$1" in
+		'.') printf ".\t.\tcat\n";;
+		'gz') printf "gzip\tgz\tgzip\n";;
+		'bz2') printf "bzip2\tbz2\tbzip2\n";;
+		'lzma') printf "lzma\tlzma\txz --format=lzma\n";;
+		'xz') printf "xz\txz\txz\n";;
+		*) printf "$1\t$1\t$1\n";;
+		esac
 		shift
-	done
+	done > ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/etc/testcase-compressor.conf
 }
 
-buildsimplenativepackage() {
+forcecompressor() {
+	COMPRESSOR="$1"
+	COMPRESSOR_CMD="$1"
+	case $COMPRESSOR in
+	gzip) COMPRESS='gz';;
+	bzip2) COMPRESS='bz2';;
+	lzma) COMPRESS='lzma';;
+	xz) COMPRESS='xz';;
+	*) msgdie "Compressor $COMPRESSOR is unknown to framework, so can't be forced by forcecompressor!";;
+	esac
+	local CONFFILE="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00force-compressor"
+	echo "Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order { \"${COMPRESS}\"; };
+Dir::Bin::uncompressed \"/does/not/exist\";
+Dir::Bin::gzip \"/does/not/exist\";
+Dir::Bin::bzip2 \"/does/not/exist\";
+Dir::Bin::lzma \"/does/not/exist\";
+Dir::Bin::xz \"/does/not/exist\";" > "$CONFFILE"
+	if [ -e "/bin/${COMPRESSOR}" ]; then
+		echo "Dir::Bin::${COMPRESSOR} \"/bin/${COMPRESSOR}\";" >> "$CONFFILE"
+	elif [ -e "/usr/bin/${COMPRESSOR}" ]; then
+		echo "Dir::Bin::${COMPRESSOR} \"/usr/bin/${COMPRESSOR}\";" >> "$CONFFILE"
+	elif [ "${COMPRESSOR}" = 'lzma' ]; then
+		echo 'Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz";' >> "$CONFFILE"
+		COMPRESSOR_CMD='xz --format=lzma'
+	else
+		msgtest 'Test for availability of compressor' "${COMPRESSOR}"
+		msgfail
+	fi
+}
+
+setupsimplenativepackage() {
 	local NAME="$1"
 	local ARCH="$2"
 	local VERSION="$3"
 	local RELEASE="${4:-unstable}"
 	local DEPENDENCIES="$5"
-	local DESCRIPTION="$6"
-	msgndebug "Build package ${CCMD}${NAME}=${VERSION}/${RELEASE}${CDEBUG}… "
+	local DESCRIPTION="${6:-"an autogenerated dummy ${NAME}=${VERSION}/${RELEASE}
+ If you find such a package installed on your system,
+ something went horribly wrong! They are autogenerated
+ und used only by testcases and surf no other propose…"}"
+
+	local SECTION="${7:-others}"
+	local DISTSECTION
+	if [ "$SECTION" = "$(echo "$SECTION" | cut -d'/' -f 2)" ]; then
+		DISTSECTION="main"
+	else
+		DISTSECTION="$(echo "$SECTION" | cut -d'/' -f 1)"
+	fi
 	local BUILDDIR=incoming/${NAME}-${VERSION}
 	mkdir -p ${BUILDDIR}/debian/source
 	cd ${BUILDDIR}
 	echo "* most suckless software product ever" > FEATURES
-	test -e debian/copyright || (echo "Copyleft by Joe Sixpack $(date +%Y)" > debian/copyright)
-	test -e debian/changelog || (echo "$NAME ($VERSION) $RELEASE; urgency=low
+	test -e debian/copyright || echo "Copyleft by Joe Sixpack $(date +%Y)" > debian/copyright
+	test -e debian/changelog || echo "$NAME ($VERSION) $RELEASE; urgency=low
 
   * Initial release
 
- -- Joe Sixpack <joe@example.org>  $(date -R)" > debian/changelog)
-	test -e debian/control || (echo "Source: $NAME
-Section: admin
+ -- Joe Sixpack <joe@example.org>  $(date -R)" > debian/changelog
+	test -e debian/control || echo "Source: $NAME
+Section: $SECTION
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Joe Sixpack <joe@example.org>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7)
 Standards-Version: 3.9.1
 
-Package: $NAME
-Architecture: $ARCH" > debian/control)
+Package: $NAME" > debian/control
+	if [ "$ARCH" = 'all' ]; then
+		echo "Architecture: all" >> debian/control
+	else
+		echo "Architecture: any" >> debian/control
+	fi
 	test -z "$DEPENDENCIES" || echo "$DEPENDENCIES" >> debian/control
-	if [ -z "$DESCRIPTION" ]; then
-		echo "Description: an autogenerated dummy ${NAME}=${VERSION}/${RELEASE}
+	echo "Description: $DESCRIPTION" >> debian/control
+
+	test -e debian/compat || echo "7" > debian/compat
+	test -e debian/source/format || echo "3.0 (native)" > debian/source/format
+	test -e debian/rules || cp /usr/share/doc/debhelper/examples/rules.tiny debian/rules
+	cd - > /dev/null
+}
+
+buildsimplenativepackage() {
+	local NAME="$1"
+	local ARCH="$2"
+	local VERSION="$3"
+	local RELEASE="${4:-unstable}"
+	local DEPENDENCIES="$5"
+	local DESCRIPTION="${6:-"an autogenerated dummy ${NAME}=${VERSION}/${RELEASE}
  If you find such a package installed on your system,
- YOU did something horribly wrong! They are autogenerated
- und used only by testcases for APT and surf no other propose…" >> debian/control
+ something went horribly wrong! They are autogenerated
+ und used only by testcases and surf no other propose…"}"
+
+	local SECTION="${7:-others}"
+	local PRIORITY="${8:-optional}"
+        local FILE_TREE="$9"
+        local COMPRESS_TYPE="${10:-gzip}"
+	local DISTSECTION
+	if [ "$SECTION" = "$(echo "$SECTION" | cut -d'/' -f 2)" ]; then
+		DISTSECTION="main"
 	else
-		echo "Description: $DESCRIPTION" >> debian/control
+		DISTSECTION="$(echo "$SECTION" | cut -d'/' -f 1)"
 	fi
-	test -e debian/compat || (echo "7" > debian/compat)
-	test -e debian/source/format || (echo "3.0 (native)" > debian/source/format)
-	test -e debian/rules || cp /usr/share/doc/debhelper/examples/rules.tiny debian/rules
-	dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us -a$ARCH > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+	local BUILDDIR=${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/incoming/${NAME}-${VERSION}
+
+	msgtest "Build source package in version ${VERSION} for ${RELEASE} in ${DISTSECTION}" "$NAME"
+	mkdir -p $BUILDDIR/debian/source
+	echo "* most suckless software product ever" > ${BUILDDIR}/FEATURES
+	echo "#!/bin/sh
+echo '$NAME says \"Hello!\"'" > ${BUILDDIR}/${NAME}
+
+	echo "Copyleft by Joe Sixpack $(date +%Y)" > ${BUILDDIR}/debian/copyright
+	echo "$NAME ($VERSION) $RELEASE; urgency=low
+
+  * Initial release
+
+ -- Joe Sixpack <joe@example.org>  $(date -R)" > ${BUILDDIR}/debian/changelog
+	echo "Source: $NAME
+Section: $SECTION
+Priority: $PRIORITY
+Maintainer: Joe Sixpack <joe@example.org>
+Standards-Version: 3.9.3" > ${BUILDDIR}/debian/control
+	local BUILDDEPS="$(echo "$DEPENDENCIES" | grep '^Build-')"
+	test -z "$BUILDDEPS" || echo "$BUILDDEPS" >> ${BUILDDIR}/debian/control
+	echo "
+Package: $NAME" >> ${BUILDDIR}/debian/control
+
+	if [ "$ARCH" = 'all' ]; then
+		echo "Architecture: all" >> ${BUILDDIR}/debian/control
+	else
+		echo "Architecture: any" >> ${BUILDDIR}/debian/control
+	fi
+	local DEPS="$(echo "$DEPENDENCIES" | grep -v '^Build-')"
+	test -z "$DEPS" || echo "$DEPS" >> ${BUILDDIR}/debian/control
+	echo "Description: $DESCRIPTION" >> ${BUILDDIR}/debian/control
+
+	echo '3.0 (native)' > ${BUILDDIR}/debian/source/format
+	cd ${BUILDDIR}/..
+	testsuccess --nomsg dpkg-source -b ${NAME}-${VERSION}
+	cd - >/dev/null
+	sed -n 's#^dpkg-source: info: building [^ ]\+ in ##p' ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testsuccess.output \
+		| while read SRC; do
+		echo "pool/${SRC}" >> ${BUILDDIR}/../${RELEASE}.${DISTSECTION}.srclist
+#		if expr match "${SRC}" '.*\.dsc' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+#			aptkey --keyring ./keys/joesixpack.pub --secret-keyring ./keys/joesixpack.sec --quiet --readonly \
+#				adv --yes --default-key 'Joe Sixpack' \
+#				--clearsign -o "${BUILDDIR}/../${SRC}.sign" "${BUILDDIR}/../$SRC"
+#			mv "${BUILDDIR}/../${SRC}.sign" "${BUILDDIR}/../$SRC"
+#		fi
+	done
+
+	for arch in $(getarchitecturesfromcommalist "$ARCH"); do
+		msgtest "Build binary package for ${RELEASE} in ${SECTION}" "$NAME"
+		rm -rf ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp
+		mkdir -p ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp/DEBIAN ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/${NAME} ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp/usr/bin
+		cp ${BUILDDIR}/debian/copyright ${BUILDDIR}/debian/changelog ${BUILDDIR}/FEATURES ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/${NAME}
+		cp ${BUILDDIR}/${NAME} ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp/usr/bin/${NAME}-${arch}
+                if [ -n "$FILE_TREE" ]; then
+                    cp -ar "$FILE_TREE" ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp
+                fi
+
+		(cd ${BUILDDIR}; dpkg-gencontrol -DArchitecture=$arch)
+		(cd ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp; md5sum $(find usr/ -type f) > DEBIAN/md5sums)
+		local LOG="${BUILDDIR}/../${NAME}_${VERSION}_${arch}.dpkg-deb.log"
+		# ensure the right permissions as dpkg-deb ensists
+		chmod 755 ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp/DEBIAN
+		testsuccess --nomsg dpkg-deb -Z${COMPRESS_TYPE} --build ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp ${BUILDDIR}/..
+		echo "pool/${NAME}_${VERSION}_${arch}.deb" >> ${BUILDDIR}/../${RELEASE}.${DISTSECTION}.pkglist
+	done
+
+	mkdir -p ${BUILDDIR}/../${NAME}_${VERSION}
+	cp ${BUILDDIR}/debian/changelog ${BUILDDIR}/../${NAME}_${VERSION}/
+	cp ${BUILDDIR}/debian/changelog ${BUILDDIR}/../${NAME}_${VERSION}.changelog
+	rm -rf "${BUILDDIR}"
+	msgdone "info"
+}
+
+buildpackage() {
+	local BUILDDIR=$1
+	local RELEASE=$2
+	local SECTION=$3
+	local ARCH=$(getarchitecture $4)
+	local PKGNAME="$(echo "$BUILDDIR" | grep -o '[^/]*$')"
+	local BUILDLOG="$(readlink -f "${BUILDDIR}/../${PKGNAME}_${RELEASE}_${SECTION}.dpkg-bp.log")"
+	msgtest "Build package for ${RELEASE} in ${SECTION}" "$PKGNAME"
+	cd $BUILDDIR
+	if [ "$ARCH" = "all" ]; then
+		ARCH="$(dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_ARCH 2> /dev/null)"
+	fi
+	testsuccess --nomsg dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us -a$ARCH
+	cp ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testsuccess.output $BUILDLOG
+	local PKGS="$(grep '^dpkg-deb: building package' $BUILDLOG | cut -d'/' -f 2 | sed -e "s#'\.##")"
+	local SRCS="$(grep '^dpkg-source: info: building' $BUILDLOG | grep -o '[a-z0-9._+~-]*$')"
 	cd - > /dev/null
-	rm -rf $BUILDDIR
-	msgdone "debug"
+	for PKG in $PKGS; do
+		echo "pool/${PKG}" >> ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/incoming/${RELEASE}.${SECTION}.pkglist
+	done
+	for SRC in $SRCS; do
+		echo "pool/${SRC}" >> ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/incoming/${RELEASE}.${SECTION}.srclist
+	done
 }
 
 buildaptarchive() {
-	msgninfo "Build APT archive for ${CCMD}$0${CINFO} based on "
 	if [ -d incoming ]; then
-		buildaptarchivefromincoming $*
+		buildaptarchivefromincoming "$@"
 	else
-		buildaptarchivefromfiles $*
+		buildaptarchivefromfiles "$@"
 	fi
 }
 
 createaptftparchiveconfig() {
-	local ARCHS="$(find pool/ -name '*.deb' | grep -oE '_[a-z0-9-]+\.deb$' | sort | uniq | sed -e '/^_all.deb$/ d' -e 's#^_\([a-z0-9-]*\)\.deb$#\1#' | tr '\n' ' ')"
+	local COMPRESSORS="$(cut -d'	' -f 1 ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/etc/testcase-compressor.conf | tr '\n' ' ')"
+	local COMPRESSORS="${COMPRESSORS%* }"
+	local ARCHS="$(getarchitectures)"
 	echo -n 'Dir {
 	ArchiveDir "' >> ftparchive.conf
 	echo -n $(readlink -f .) >> ftparchive.conf
@@ -155,6 +649,16 @@ createaptftparchiveconfig() {
 	CacheDir "' >> ftparchive.conf
 	echo -n $(readlink -f ..) >> ftparchive.conf
 	echo -n '";
+	FileListDir "' >> ftparchive.conf
+	echo -n $(readlink -f pool/) >> ftparchive.conf
+	echo -n '";
+};
+Default {
+	Packages::Compress "'"$COMPRESSORS"'";
+	Sources::Compress "'"$COMPRESSORS"'";
+	Contents::Compress "'"$COMPRESSORS"'";
+	Translation::Compress "'"$COMPRESSORS"'";
+	LongDescription "false";
 };
 TreeDefault {
 	Directory "pool/";
@@ -173,64 +677,255 @@ APT {
 		};
 	};
 };' >> ftparchive.conf
-	if [ -z "$1" ]; then
-		echo -n 'tree "dists/unstable" {
+	for DIST in $(find ./pool/ -maxdepth 1 -name '*.pkglist' -type f | cut -d'/' -f 3 | cut -d'.' -f 1 | sort | uniq); do
+		echo -n 'tree "dists/' >> ftparchive.conf
+		echo -n "$DIST" >> ftparchive.conf
+		echo -n '" {
 	Architectures "' >> ftparchive.conf
 		echo -n "$ARCHS" >> ftparchive.conf
-		echo 'source";
-	Sections "main";
+		echo -n 'source";
+	FileList "' >> ftparchive.conf
+		echo -n "${DIST}.\$(SECTION).pkglist" >> ftparchive.conf
+		echo -n '";
+	SourceFileList "' >> ftparchive.conf
+		echo -n "${DIST}.\$(SECTION).srclist" >> ftparchive.conf
+		echo -n '";
+	Sections "' >> ftparchive.conf
+		echo -n "$(find ./pool/ -maxdepth 1 -name "${DIST}.*.pkglist" -type f | cut -d'/' -f 3 | cut -d'.' -f 2 | sort | uniq | tr '\n' ' ')" >> ftparchive.conf
+		echo '";
 };' >> ftparchive.conf
-	fi
+	done
 }
 
 buildaptftparchivedirectorystructure() {
-	local ARCHS="$(find pool/ -name '*.deb' | grep -oE '_[a-z0-9-]+\.deb$' | sort | uniq | sed -e '/^_all.deb$/ d' -e 's#^_\([a-z0-9-]*\)\.deb$#\1#')"
-	for arch in $ARCHS; do
-		mkdir -p dists/unstable/main/binary-${arch}
+	local DISTS="$(grep -i '^tree ' ftparchive.conf | cut -d'/' -f 2 | sed -e 's#".*##')"
+	for DIST in $DISTS; do
+		local SECTIONS="$(grep -i -A 5 "dists/$DIST" ftparchive.conf | grep -i 'Sections' | cut -d'"' -f 2)"
+		for SECTION in $SECTIONS; do
+			local ARCHS="$(grep -A 5 "dists/$DIST" ftparchive.conf | grep Architectures | cut -d'"' -f 2 | sed -e 's#source##')"
+			for ARCH in $ARCHS; do
+				mkdir -p dists/${DIST}/${SECTION}/binary-${ARCH}
+			done
+			mkdir -p dists/${DIST}/${SECTION}/source
+			mkdir -p dists/${DIST}/${SECTION}/i18n
+		done
 	done
-	mkdir -p dists/unstable/main/source
-	mkdir -p dists/unstable/main/i18n
 }
 
+insertpackage() {
+	local RELEASES="$1"
+	local NAME="$2"
+	local ARCH="$3"
+	local VERSION="$4"
+	local DEPENDENCIES="$5"
+	local PRIORITY="${6:-optional}"
+	local DESCRIPTION="${7:-"an autogenerated dummy ${NAME}=${VERSION}/${RELEASES}
+ If you find such a package installed on your system,
+ something went horribly wrong! They are autogenerated
+ und used only by testcases and surf no other propose…"}"
+	local ARCHS=""
+	for RELEASE in $(printf '%s' "$RELEASES" | tr ',' '\n'); do
+		if [ "$RELEASE" = 'installed' ]; then
+			insertinstalledpackage "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$6" "$7"
+			continue
+		fi
+		for arch in $(getarchitecturesfromcommalist "$ARCH"); do
+			if [ "$arch" = 'all' -o "$arch" = 'none' ]; then
+				ARCHS="$(getarchitectures)"
+			else
+				ARCHS="$arch"
+			fi
+			for BUILDARCH in $ARCHS; do
+				local PPATH="aptarchive/dists/${RELEASE}/main/binary-${BUILDARCH}"
+				mkdir -p $PPATH
+				local FILE="${PPATH}/Packages"
+				echo "Package: $NAME
+Priority: $PRIORITY
+Section: other
+Installed-Size: 42
+Maintainer: Joe Sixpack <joe@example.org>" >> $FILE
+				test "$arch" = 'none' || echo "Architecture: $arch" >> $FILE
+				echo "Version: $VERSION
+Filename: pool/main/${NAME}/${NAME}_${VERSION}_${arch}.deb" >> $FILE
+				test -z "$DEPENDENCIES" || echo "$DEPENDENCIES" >> $FILE
+				echo "Description: $(printf '%s' "$DESCRIPTION" | head -n 1)" >> $FILE
+				echo "Description-md5: $(printf '%s' "$DESCRIPTION" | md5sum | cut -d' ' -f 1)" >> $FILE
+				echo >> $FILE
+			done
+		done
+		mkdir -p aptarchive/dists/${RELEASE}/main/source aptarchive/dists/${RELEASE}/main/i18n
+		touch aptarchive/dists/${RELEASE}/main/source/Sources
+		echo "Package: $NAME
+Description-md5: $(printf '%s' "$DESCRIPTION" | md5sum | cut -d' ' -f 1)
+Description-en: $DESCRIPTION
+" >> aptarchive/dists/${RELEASE}/main/i18n/Translation-en
+	done
+}
+
+insertsource() {
+	local RELEASE="$1"
+	local NAME="$2"
+	local ARCH="$3"
+	local VERSION="$4"
+	local DEPENDENCIES="$5"
+	local ARCHS=""
+	local SPATH="aptarchive/dists/${RELEASE}/main/source"
+	mkdir -p $SPATH
+	local FILE="${SPATH}/Sources"
+	echo "Package: $NAME
+Binary: $NAME
+Version: $VERSION
+Maintainer: Joe Sixpack <joe@example.org>
+Architecture: $ARCH" >> $FILE
+	test -z "$DEPENDENCIES" || echo "$DEPENDENCIES" >> $FILE
+	echo "Files:
+ d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 0 ${NAME}_${VERSION}.dsc
+ d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 0 ${NAME}_${VERSION}.tar.gz
+" >> $FILE
+}
+
+insertinstalledpackage() {
+	local NAME="$1"
+	local ARCH="$2"
+	local VERSION="$3"
+	local DEPENDENCIES="$4"
+	local PRIORITY="${5:-optional}"
+	local STATUS="${6:-install ok installed}"
+	local DESCRIPTION="${7:-"an autogenerated dummy ${NAME}=${VERSION}/installed
+ If you find such a package installed on your system,
+ something went horribly wrong! They are autogenerated
+ und used only by testcases and surf no other propose…"}"
+
+	local FILE='rootdir/var/lib/dpkg/status'
+	local INFO='rootdir/var/lib/dpkg/info'
+	for arch in $(getarchitecturesfromcommalist "$ARCH"); do
+		echo "Package: $NAME
+Status: $STATUS
+Priority: $PRIORITY
+Section: other
+Installed-Size: 42
+Maintainer: Joe Sixpack <joe@example.org>
+Version: $VERSION" >> $FILE
+		test "$arch" = 'none' || echo "Architecture: $arch" >> $FILE
+		test -z "$DEPENDENCIES" || echo "$DEPENDENCIES" >> $FILE
+		echo "Description: $DESCRIPTION" >> $FILE
+		echo >> $FILE
+		if [ "$(dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Multi-Arch}')" = 'same' ]; then
+			echo -n > ${INFO}/${NAME}:${arch}.list
+		else
+			echo -n > ${INFO}/${NAME}.list
+		fi
+	done
+}
+
+
 buildaptarchivefromincoming() {
-	msginfo "incoming packages…"
+	msginfo "Build APT archive for ${CCMD}$(basename $0)${CINFO} based on incoming packages…"
 	cd aptarchive
 	[ -e pool ] || ln -s ../incoming pool
 	[ -e ftparchive.conf ] || createaptftparchiveconfig
 	[ -e dists ] || buildaptftparchivedirectorystructure
-	aptftparchive -qq generate ftparchive.conf
-	for dir in $(find ./dists -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d); do
-		aptftparchive -qq release $dir > $dir/Release
-		sed -i -e '/0 Release$/ d' $dir/Release # remove the self reference
-	done
+	msgninfo "\tGenerate Packages, Sources and Contents files… "
+	testsuccess aptftparchive generate ftparchive.conf
 	cd - > /dev/null
 	msgdone "info"
+	generatereleasefiles "$@"
 }
 
 buildaptarchivefromfiles() {
-	msginfo "prebuild files…"
-	cd aptarchive
-	if [ -f Packages ]; then
-		msgninfo "\tPackages file… "
-		cat Packages | gzip > Packages.gz
-		cat Packages | bzip2 > Packages.bz2
-		cat Packages | lzma > Packages.lzma
+	msginfo "Build APT archive for ${CCMD}$(basename $0)${CINFO} based on prebuild files…"
+	find aptarchive -name 'Packages' -o -name 'Sources' -o -name 'Translation-*' | while read line; do
+		msgninfo "\t${line} file… "
+		compressfile "$line" "$1"
 		msgdone "info"
+	done
+	generatereleasefiles "$@"
+}
+
+compressfile() {
+	cat ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/etc/testcase-compressor.conf | while read compressor extension command; do
+		if [ "$compressor" = '.' ]; then
+			if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+				touch -d "$2" "$1"
+			fi
+			continue
+		fi
+		cat "$1" | $command > "${1}.${extension}"
+		if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+			touch -d "$2" "${1}.${extension}"
+		fi
+	done
+}
+
+# can be overridden by testcases for their pleasure
+getcodenamefromsuite() {
+	case "$1" in
+	unstable) echo 'sid';;
+	*) echo -n "$1";;
+	esac
+}
+getreleaseversionfromsuite() { true; }
+getlabelfromsuite() { true; }
+
+generatereleasefiles() {
+	# $1 is the Date header and $2 is the ValidUntil header to be set
+	# both should be given in notation date/touch can understand
+	msgninfo "\tGenerate Release files… "
+	if [ -e aptarchive/dists ]; then
+		for dir in $(find ./aptarchive/dists -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d); do
+			local SUITE="$(echo "$dir" | cut -d'/' -f 4)"
+			local CODENAME="$(getcodenamefromsuite $SUITE)"
+			local VERSION="$(getreleaseversionfromsuite $SUITE)"
+			local LABEL="$(getlabelfromsuite $SUITE)"
+			if [ -n "$VERSION" ]; then
+				VERSION="-o APT::FTPArchive::Release::Version=${VERSION}"
+			fi
+			if [ -n "$LABEL" ]; then
+				LABEL="-o APT::FTPArchive::Release::Label=${LABEL}"
+			fi
+			aptftparchive -qq release $dir \
+				-o APT::FTPArchive::Release::Suite="${SUITE}" \
+				-o APT::FTPArchive::Release::Codename="${CODENAME}" \
+				${LABEL} \
+				${VERSION} \
+					| sed -e '/0 Release$/ d' > $dir/Release # remove the self reference
+			if [ "$SUITE" = "experimental" -o "$SUITE" = "experimental2" ]; then
+				sed -i '/^Date: / a\
+NotAutomatic: yes' $dir/Release
+			fi
+			if [ -n "$1" -a "$1" != "now" ]; then
+				sed -i "s/^Date: .*$/Date: $(date -d "$1" '+%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z')/" $dir/Release
+			fi
+			if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+				sed -i "/^Date: / a\
+Valid-Until: $(date -d "$2" '+%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z')" $dir/Release
+			fi
+		done
+	else
+		aptftparchive -qq release ./aptarchive | sed -e '/0 Release$/ d' > aptarchive/Release # remove the self reference
 	fi
-	if [ -f Sources ]; then
-		msgninfo "\tSources file… "
-		cat Sources | gzip > Sources.gz
-		cat Sources | bzip2 > Sources.bz2
-		cat Sources | lzma > Sources.lzma
-		msgdone "info"
+	if [ -n "$1" -a "$1" != "now" ]; then
+		for release in $(find ./aptarchive -name 'Release'); do
+			touch -d "$1" $release
+		done
 	fi
-	aptftparchive -qq release . > Release
-	sed -i -e '/0 Release$/ d' Release # remove the self reference
-	cd ..
+	msgdone "info"
 }
 
-setupaptarchive() {
-	buildaptarchive
+setupdistsaptarchive() {
+	local APTARCHIVE=$(readlink -f ./aptarchive)
+	rm -f root/etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-test-*-deb.list
+	rm -f root/etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-test-*-deb-src.list
+	for DISTS in $(find ./aptarchive/dists/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | cut -d'/' -f 4); do
+		SECTIONS=$(find ./aptarchive/dists/${DISTS}/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | cut -d'/' -f 5 | tr '\n' ' ')
+		msgninfo "\tadd deb and deb-src sources.list lines for ${CCMD}${DISTS} ${SECTIONS}${CINFO}… "
+		echo "deb file://$APTARCHIVE $DISTS $SECTIONS" > rootdir/etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-test-${DISTS}-deb.list
+		echo "deb-src file://$APTARCHIVE $DISTS $SECTIONS" > rootdir/etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-test-${DISTS}-deb-src.list
+		msgdone "info"
+	done
+}
+
+setupflataptarchive() {
 	local APTARCHIVE=$(readlink -f ./aptarchive)
 	if [ -f ${APTARCHIVE}/Packages ]; then
 		msgninfo "\tadd deb sources.list line… "
@@ -246,75 +941,603 @@ setupaptarchive() {
 	else
 		rm -f rootdir/etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-test-archive-deb-src.list
 	fi
-	aptget update -qq
 }
 
-diff() {
-	local DIFFTEXT="$($(which diff) -u $* | sed -e '/^---/ d' -e '/^+++/ d' -e '/^@@/ d')"
+setupaptarchive() {
+	local NOUPDATE=0
+	if [ "$1" = '--no-update' ]; then
+		NOUPDATE=1
+		shift
+	fi
+	buildaptarchive "$@"
+	if [ -e aptarchive/dists ]; then
+		setupdistsaptarchive
+	else
+		setupflataptarchive
+	fi
+	signreleasefiles 'Joe Sixpack'
+	if [ "1" != "$NOUPDATE" ]; then
+		testsuccess aptget update -o Debug::pkgAcquire::Worker=true -o Debug::Acquire::gpgv=true
+	fi
+}
+
+signreleasefiles() {
+	local SIGNER="${1:-Joe Sixpack}"
+	local REPODIR="${2:-aptarchive}"
+	local KEY="keys/$(echo "$SIGNER" | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z' | sed 's# ##g')"
+	local GPG="aptkey --quiet --keyring ${KEY}.pub --secret-keyring ${KEY}.sec --readonly adv --batch --yes"
+	msgninfo "\tSign archive with $SIGNER key $KEY… "
+	local REXKEY='keys/rexexpired'
+	local SECEXPIREBAK="${REXKEY}.sec.bak"
+	local PUBEXPIREBAK="${REXKEY}.pub.bak"
+	if [ "${SIGNER}" = 'Rex Expired' ]; then
+		# the key is expired, so gpg doesn't allow to sign with and the --faked-system-time
+		# option doesn't exist anymore (and using faketime would add a new obscure dependency)
+		# therefore we 'temporary' make the key not expired and restore a backup after signing
+		cp ${REXKEY}.sec $SECEXPIREBAK
+		cp ${REXKEY}.pub $PUBEXPIREBAK
+		local SECUNEXPIRED="${REXKEY}.sec.unexpired"
+		local PUBUNEXPIRED="${REXKEY}.pub.unexpired"
+		if [ -f "$SECUNEXPIRED" ] && [ -f "$PUBUNEXPIRED" ]; then
+			cp $SECUNEXPIRED ${REXKEY}.sec
+			cp $PUBUNEXPIRED ${REXKEY}.pub
+		else
+			if ! printf "expire\n1w\nsave\n" | $GPG --default-key "$SIGNER" --command-fd 0 --edit-key "${SIGNER}" >setexpire.gpg 2>&1; then
+				cat setexpire.gpg
+				exit 1
+			fi
+			cp ${REXKEY}.sec $SECUNEXPIRED
+			cp ${REXKEY}.pub $PUBUNEXPIRED
+		fi
+	fi
+	for RELEASE in $(find ${REPODIR}/ -name Release); do
+		$GPG --default-key "$SIGNER" --armor --detach-sign --sign --output ${RELEASE}.gpg ${RELEASE}
+		local INRELEASE="$(echo "${RELEASE}" | sed 's#/Release$#/InRelease#')"
+		$GPG --default-key "$SIGNER" --clearsign --output $INRELEASE $RELEASE
+		# we might have set a specific date for the Release file, so copy it
+		touch -d "$(stat --format "%y" ${RELEASE})" ${RELEASE}.gpg ${INRELEASE}
+	done
+	if [ -f "$SECEXPIREBAK" ] && [ -f "$PUBEXPIREBAK" ]; then
+		mv -f $SECEXPIREBAK ${REXKEY}.sec
+		mv -f $PUBEXPIREBAK ${REXKEY}.pub
+	fi
+	msgdone "info"
+}
+
+webserverconfig() {
+	local NOCHECK=false
+	if [ "$1" = '--no-check' ]; then
+		NOCHECK=true
+		shift
+	fi
+	local DOWNLOG='rootdir/tmp/download-testfile.log'
+	local STATUS='downloaded/webserverconfig.status'
+	rm -f "$STATUS" "$DOWNLOG"
+	local URI
+	if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+		msgtest "Set webserver config option '${1}' to" "$2"
+		URI="http://localhost:8080/_config/set/${1}/${2}"
+	else
+		msgtest 'Clear webserver config option' "${1}"
+		URI="http://localhost:8080/_config/clear/${1}"
+	fi
+	if downloadfile "$URI" "$STATUS" > "$DOWNLOG"; then
+		msgpass
+	else
+		cat "$DOWNLOG" "$STATUS" || true
+		msgfail
+	fi
+	$NOCHECK || testwebserverlaststatuscode '200'
+}
+
+rewritesourceslist() {
+	local APTARCHIVE="file://$(readlink -f "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/aptarchive")"
+	for LIST in $(find rootdir/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ -name 'apt-test-*.list'); do
+		sed -i $LIST -e "s#$APTARCHIVE#${1}#" -e "s#http://localhost:8080/#${1}#" -e "s#https://localhost:4433/#${1}#"
+	done
+}
+
+# wait for up to 10s for a pid file to appear to avoid possible race
+# when a helper is started and dosn't write the PID quick enough
+waitforpidfile() {
+        local PIDFILE="$1"
+        for i in $(seq 10); do
+                if test -s "$PIDFILE"; then
+                        return 0
+                fi
+                sleep 1
+        done
+        msgdie "waiting for $PIDFILE failed"
+        return 1
+}
+
+changetowebserver() {
+	if [ "$1" != '--no-rewrite' ]; then
+		rewritesourceslist 'http://localhost:8080/'
+	else
+		shift
+	fi
+	if test -x ${APTWEBSERVERBINDIR}/aptwebserver; then
+		cd aptarchive
+		local LOG="webserver.log"
+		if ! aptwebserver -o aptwebserver::fork=1 "$@" >$LOG 2>&1 ; then
+			cat $LOG
+			false
+		fi
+                waitforpidfile aptwebserver.pid
+		local PID="$(cat aptwebserver.pid)"
+		if [ -z "$PID" ]; then
+			msgdie 'Could not fork aptwebserver successfully'
+		fi
+		addtrap "kill $PID;"
+		cd - > /dev/null
+	else
+		msgdie 'You have to build aptwerbserver or install a webserver'
+	fi
+}
+
+changetohttpswebserver() {
+	if ! which stunnel4 >/dev/null; then
+		msgdie 'You need to install stunnel4 for https testcases'
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/aptarchive/aptwebserver.pid" ]; then
+		changetowebserver --no-rewrite "$@"
+	fi
+	echo "pid = ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/aptarchive/stunnel.pid
+cert = ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/etc/webserver.pem
+output = /dev/null
+
+[https]
+accept = 4433
+connect = 8080
+" > ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/stunnel.conf
+	stunnel4 "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/stunnel.conf"
+        waitforpidfile "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/aptarchive/stunnel.pid"
+	local PID="$(cat ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/aptarchive/stunnel.pid)"
+        if [ -z "$PID" ]; then
+		msgdie 'Could not fork stunnel4 successfully'
+	fi
+	addtrap 'prefix' "kill ${PID};"
+	rewritesourceslist 'https://localhost:4433/'
+}
+
+changetocdrom() {
+	mkdir -p rootdir/media/cdrom/.disk
+	local CD="$(readlink -f rootdir/media/cdrom)"
+	echo "acquire::cdrom::mount \"${CD}\";
+acquire::cdrom::${CD}/::mount \"mv ${CD}-unmounted ${CD}\";
+acquire::cdrom::${CD}/::umount \"mv ${CD} ${CD}-unmounted\";
+acquire::cdrom::autodetect 0;" > rootdir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00cdrom
+	echo -n "$1" > ${CD}/.disk/info
+	if [ ! -d aptarchive/dists ]; then
+		msgdie 'Flat file archive cdroms can not be created currently'
+		return 1
+	fi
+	mv aptarchive/dists "$CD"
+	ln -s "$(readlink -f ./incoming)" $CD/pool
+	find rootdir/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ -name 'apt-test-*.list' -delete
+	# start with an unmounted disk
+	mv "${CD}" "${CD}-unmounted"
+	# we don't want the disk to be modifiable
+	addtrap 'prefix' "chmod -f -R +w $PWD/rootdir/media/cdrom/dists/ $PWD/rootdir/media/cdrom-unmounted/dists/ || true;"
+	chmod -R 555 rootdir/media/cdrom-unmounted/dists
+}
+
+downloadfile() {
+	local PROTO="${1%%:*}"
+	if ! apthelper -o Debug::Acquire::${PROTO}=1 -o Debug::pkgAcquire::Worker=1 \
+		download-file "$1" "$2" 2>&1 ; then
+		return 1
+	fi
+	# only if the file exists the download was successful
+	if [ -r "$2" ]; then
+		return 0
+	else
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
+checkdiff() {
+	local DIFFTEXT="$(command diff -u "$@" 2>&1 | sed -e '/^---/ d' -e '/^+++/ d' -e '/^@@/ d')"
 	if [ -n "$DIFFTEXT" ]; then
-		echo
-		echo "$DIFFTEXT"
+		echo >&2
+		echo >&2 "$DIFFTEXT"
 		return 1
 	else
 		return 0
 	fi
 }
 
+testfileequal() {
+	local FILE="$1"
+	shift
+	msgtest "Test for correctness of file" "$FILE"
+	if [ -z "$*" ]; then
+		echo -n "" | checkdiff $FILE - && msgpass || msgfail
+	else
+		echo "$*" | checkdiff $FILE - && msgpass || msgfail
+	fi
+}
+
+testempty() {
+	msgtest "Test for no output of" "$*"
+	local COMPAREFILE="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testempty.comparefile"
+	if "$@" >$COMPAREFILE 2>&1 && test ! -s $COMPAREFILE; then
+		msgpass
+	else
+		echo
+		cat $COMPAREFILE
+		msgfail
+	fi
+	aptautotest 'testempty' "$@"
+}
+
 testequal() {
-	local COMPAREFILE=$(mktemp)
+	local MSG='Test of equality of'
+	if [ "$1" = '--nomsg' ]; then
+		MSG=''
+		shift
+	fi
+
+	local COMPAREFILE="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testequal.comparefile"
 	echo "$1" > $COMPAREFILE
 	shift
-	msgtest "Test for equality of" "$*"
-	$* 2>&1 | diff $COMPAREFILE - && msgpass || msgfail
-	rm $COMPAREFILE
+
+	if [ -n "$MSG" ]; then
+		msgtest "$MSG" "$*"
+	fi
+	"$@" 2>&1 | checkdiff $COMPAREFILE - && msgpass || msgfail
+	aptautotest 'testequal' "$@"
 }
 
 testequalor2() {
-	local COMPAREFILE1=$(mktemp)
-	local COMPAREFILE2=$(mktemp)
-	local COMPAREAGAINST=$(mktemp)
+	local COMPAREFILE1="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testequalor2.comparefile1"
+	local COMPAREFILE2="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testequalor2.comparefile2"
+	local COMPAREAGAINST="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testequalor2.compareagainst"
 	echo "$1" > $COMPAREFILE1
 	echo "$2" > $COMPAREFILE2
 	shift 2
 	msgtest "Test for equality OR of" "$*"
-	$* 2>&1 1> $COMPAREAGAINST
-	(diff $COMPAREFILE1 $COMPAREAGAINST 1> /dev/null ||
-		diff $COMPAREFILE2 $COMPAREAGAINST 1> /dev/null) && msgpass ||
-		( echo "\n${CINFO}Diff against OR 1${CNORMAL}" "$(diff $COMPAREFILE1 $COMPAREAGAINST)" \
-		       "\n${CINFO}Diff against OR 2${CNORMAL}" "$(diff $COMPAREFILE2 $COMPAREAGAINST)" &&
-		  msgfail )
-	rm $COMPAREFILE1 $COMPAREFILE2 $COMPAREAGAINST
+	"$@" >$COMPAREAGAINST 2>&1 || true
+	if checkdiff $COMPAREFILE1 $COMPAREAGAINST >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+		checkdiff $COMPAREFILE2 $COMPAREAGAINST >/dev/null 2>&1
+	then
+		msgpass
+	else
+		echo -n "\n${CINFO}Diff against OR 1${CNORMAL}"
+		checkdiff $COMPAREFILE1 $COMPAREAGAINST || true
+		echo -n "${CINFO}Diff against OR 2${CNORMAL}"
+		checkdiff $COMPAREFILE2 $COMPAREAGAINST || true
+		msgfail
+	fi
+	aptautotest 'testequalor2' "$@"
 }
 
 testshowvirtual() {
-	local VIRTUAL="N: Can't select versions from package '$1' as it purely virtual"
+	local VIRTUAL="N: Can't select versions from package '$1' as it is purely virtual"
 	local PACKAGE="$1"
 	shift
 	while [ -n "$1" ]; do
 		VIRTUAL="${VIRTUAL}
-N: Can't select versions from package '$1' as it purely virtual"
+N: Can't select versions from package '$1' as it is purely virtual"
 		PACKAGE="${PACKAGE} $1"
 		shift
 	done
 	msgtest "Test for virtual packages" "apt-cache show $PACKAGE"
 	VIRTUAL="${VIRTUAL}
 N: No packages found"
-	local COMPAREFILE=$(mktemp)
-	local ARCH=$(dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU)
-	eval `apt-config shell ARCH APT::Architecture`
+	local COMPAREFILE="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testshowvirtual.comparefile"
+	local ARCH="$(getarchitecture 'native')"
 	echo "$VIRTUAL" | sed -e "s/:$ARCH//" -e 's/:all//' > $COMPAREFILE
-	aptcache show $PACKAGE 2>&1 | diff $COMPAREFILE - && msgpass || msgfail
-	rm $COMPAREFILE
+	aptcache show -q=0 $PACKAGE 2>&1 | checkdiff $COMPAREFILE - && msgpass || msgfail
 }
 
 testnopackage() {
 	msgtest "Test for non-existent packages" "apt-cache show $*"
-	local SHOWPKG="$(aptcache show $* 2>&1 | grep '^Package: ')"
+	local SHOWPKG="$(aptcache show "$@" 2>&1 | grep '^Package: ')"
 	if [ -n "$SHOWPKG" ]; then
-		echo
-		echo "$SHOWPKG"
+		echo >&2
+		echo >&2 "$SHOWPKG"
 		msgfail
-		return 1
+	else
+		msgpass
 	fi
-	msgpass
 }
+
+testdpkgstatus() {
+	local STATE="$1"
+	local NR="$2"
+	shift 2
+	msgtest "Test that $NR package(s) are in state $STATE with" "dpkg -l $*"
+	local PKGS="$(dpkg -l "$@" 2>/dev/null | grep "^${STATE}" | wc -l)"
+	if [ "$PKGS" != $NR ]; then
+		echo >&2 $PKGS
+		dpkg -l "$@" | grep '^[a-z]' >&2
+		msgfail
+	else
+		msgpass
+	fi
+}
+
+testdpkginstalled() {
+	testdpkgstatus 'ii' "$#" "$@"
+}
+
+testdpkgnotinstalled() {
+	testdpkgstatus 'ii' '0' "$@"
+}
+
+testmarkedauto() {
+	local COMPAREFILE="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testmarkedauto.comparefile"
+	if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+		msgtest 'Test for correctly marked as auto-installed' "$*"
+		while [ -n "$1" ]; do echo "$1"; shift; done | sort > $COMPAREFILE
+	else
+		msgtest 'Test for correctly marked as auto-installed' 'no package'
+		echo -n > $COMPAREFILE
+	fi
+	aptmark showauto 2>&1 | checkdiff $COMPAREFILE - && msgpass || msgfail
+}
+
+msgfailoutput() {
+	local MSG="$1"
+	local OUTPUT="$2"
+	shift 2
+	echo >&2
+	if [ "$1" = 'grep' ]; then
+		while [ -n "$2" ]; do shift; done
+		echo "#### Complete file: $1 ####"
+		cat >&2 "$1" || true
+		echo '#### grep output ####'
+	elif [ "$1" = 'test' ]; then
+		# doesn't support ! or non-file flags
+		msgfailoutputstatfile() {
+			local FILEFLAGS='^-[bcdefgGhkLOprsStuwx]$'
+			if expr match "$1" "$FILEFLAGS" >/dev/null; then
+				echo "#### stat(2) of file: $2 ####"
+				stat "$2" || true
+			fi
+		}
+		msgfailoutputstatfile "$2" "$3"
+		while [ -n "$5" ] && [ "$4" = '-o' -o "$4" = '-a' ]; do
+			shift 3
+			msgfailoutputstatfile "$2" "$3"
+		done
+		echo '#### test output ####'
+	fi
+	cat >&2 $OUTPUT
+	msgfail "$MSG"
+}
+
+testsuccess() {
+	if [ "$1" = '--nomsg' ]; then
+		shift
+	else
+		msgtest 'Test for successful execution of' "$*"
+	fi
+	local OUTPUT="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testsuccess.output"
+	if "$@" >${OUTPUT} 2>&1; then
+		if expr match "$1" '^apt.*' >/dev/null; then
+			if grep -q -E ' runtime error: ' "$OUTPUT"; then
+				msgfailoutput 'compiler detected undefined behavior' "$OUTPUT" "$@"
+			elif grep -q -E '^[WE]: ' "$OUTPUT"; then
+				msgfailoutput 'successful run, but output contains warnings/errors' "$OUTPUT" "$@"
+			else
+				msgpass
+			fi
+		else
+			msgpass
+		fi
+	else
+		local EXITCODE=$?
+		msgfailoutput "exitcode $EXITCODE" "$OUTPUT" "$@"
+	fi
+	aptautotest 'testsuccess' "$@"
+}
+testwarning() {
+	if [ "$1" = '--nomsg' ]; then
+		shift
+	else
+		msgtest 'Test for successful execution with warnings of' "$*"
+	fi
+	local OUTPUT="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testwarning.output"
+	if "$@" >${OUTPUT} 2>&1; then
+		if expr match "$1" '^apt.*' >/dev/null; then
+			if grep -q -E ' runtime error: ' "$OUTPUT"; then
+				msgfailoutput 'compiler detected undefined behavior' "$OUTPUT" "$@"
+			elif grep -q -E '^E: ' "$OUTPUT"; then
+				msgfailoutput 'successful run, but output contains errors' "$OUTPUT" "$@"
+			elif ! grep -q -E '^W: ' "$OUTPUT"; then
+				msgfailoutput 'successful run, but output contains no warnings' "$OUTPUT" "$@"
+			else
+				msgpass
+			fi
+		else
+			msgpass
+		fi
+	else
+		local EXITCODE=$?
+		echo >&2
+		cat >&2 $OUTPUT
+		msgfail "exitcode $EXITCODE"
+	fi
+	aptautotest 'testwarning' "$@"
+}
+testfailure() {
+	if [ "$1" = '--nomsg' ]; then
+		shift
+	else
+		msgtest 'Test for failure in execution of' "$*"
+	fi
+	local OUTPUT="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testfailure.output"
+	if "$@" >${OUTPUT} 2>&1; then
+		local EXITCODE=$?
+		msgfailoutput "exitcode $EXITCODE" "$OUTPUT" "$@"
+	else
+		local EXITCODE=$?
+		if expr match "$1" '^apt.*' >/dev/null; then
+			if grep -q -E ' runtime error: ' "$OUTPUT"; then
+				msgfailoutput 'compiler detected undefined behavior' "$OUTPUT" "$@"
+			elif ! grep -q -E '^E: ' "$OUTPUT"; then
+				msgfailoutput "run failed with exitcode ${EXITCODE}, but with no errors" "$OUTPUT" "$@"
+			else
+				msgpass
+			fi
+		else
+			msgpass
+		fi
+	fi
+	aptautotest 'testfailure' "$@"
+}
+
+testsuccessequal() {
+	local CMP="$1"
+	shift
+	testsuccess "$@"
+	testfileequal "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testsuccess.output" "$CMP"
+}
+testwarningequal() {
+	local CMP="$1"
+	shift
+	testwarning "$@"
+	testfileequal "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testwarning.output" "$CMP"
+}
+testfailureequal() {
+	local CMP="$1"
+	shift
+	testfailure "$@"
+	testfileequal "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testfailure.output" "$CMP"
+}
+
+testfailuremsg() {
+	local CMP="$1"
+	shift
+	testfailure "$@"
+	msgtest 'Check that the output of the previous failed command has expected' 'failures and warnings'
+	grep '^\(W\|E\):' "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testfailure.output" > "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testfailureequal.output" 2>&1 || true
+	if echo "$CMP" | checkdiff - "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testfailureequal.output"; then
+		msgpass
+	else
+		echo '### Complete output ###'
+		cat "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp/testfailure.output"
+		msgfail
+	fi
+}
+
+testfilestats() {
+	msgtest "Test that file $1 has $2 $3" "$4"
+	if [ "$4" "$3" "$(stat --format "$2" "$1")" ]; then
+		msgpass
+	else
+		echo >&2
+		ls -ld >&2 "$1"
+		echo -n >&2 "stat(1) reports for $2: "
+		stat --format "$2" "$1"
+		msgfail
+	fi
+}
+testaccessrights() {
+	testfilestats "$1" '%a' '=' "$2"
+}
+
+testwebserverlaststatuscode() {
+	local DOWNLOG='rootdir/tmp/webserverstatus-testfile.log'
+	local STATUS='downloaded/webserverstatus-statusfile.log'
+	rm -f "$DOWNLOG" "$STATUS"
+	msgtest 'Test last status code from the webserver was' "$1"
+	if downloadfile "http://localhost:8080/_config/find/aptwebserver::last-status-code" "$STATUS" > "$DOWNLOG" && [ "$(cat "$STATUS")" = "$1" ]; then
+		msgpass
+	else
+		echo >&2
+		if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+			shift
+			echo >&2 '#### Additionally provided output files contain:'
+			cat >&2 "$@"
+		fi
+		echo >&2 '#### Download log of the status code:'
+		cat >&2 "$DOWNLOG"
+		msgfail "Status was $(cat "$STATUS")"
+	fi
+}
+
+pause() {
+	echo "STOPPED execution. Press enter to continue"
+	local IGNORE
+	read IGNORE
+}
+
+listcurrentlistsdirectory() {
+	find rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists -maxdepth 1 -type d | while read line; do
+		stat --format '%U:%G:%a:%n' "$line"
+	done
+	find rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists -maxdepth 1 \! -type d | while read line; do
+		stat --format '%U:%G:%a:%s:%y:%n' "$line"
+	done
+}
+
+### convinience hacks ###
+mkdir() {
+	# creating some directories by hand is a tedious task, so make it look simple
+	if [ "$*" = '-p rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists' ] || [ "$*" = "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists" ] ||
+	   [ "$*" = '-p rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists/partial' ] || [ "$*" = "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists/partial" ]; then
+		# only the last directory created by mkdir is effected by the -m !
+		command mkdir -m 755 -p "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/apt"
+		command mkdir -m 755 -p "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists"
+		command mkdir -m 700 -p "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists/partial"
+		touch "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists/lock"
+		if [ "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
+			chown _apt:root "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists/partial"
+		fi
+	else
+		command mkdir "$@"
+	fi
+}
+
+### The following tests are run by most test methods automatically to check
+### general things about commands executed without writing the test every time.
+
+aptautotest() {
+	local TESTCALL="$1"
+	local CMD="$2"
+	local FIRSTOPT="$3"
+	local AUTOTEST="aptautotest_$(basename "$CMD" | tr -d '-')_$(echo "$FIRSTOPT" | tr -d '-')"
+	if command -v $AUTOTEST >/dev/null; then
+		shift 3
+		# save and restore the *.output files from other tests
+		# as we might otherwise override them in these automatic tests
+		rm -rf ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp-before
+		mv ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp-before
+		mkdir ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp
+		$AUTOTEST "$TESTCALL" "$@"
+		rm -rf ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp-aptautotest
+		mv ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp-aptautotest
+		mv ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp-before ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp
+	fi
+}
+
+aptautotest_aptget_update() {
+	if ! test -d "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists"; then return; fi
+	testfilestats "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/apt" '%U:%G:%a' '=' "${TEST_DEFAULT_USER}:${TEST_DEFAULT_GROUP}:755"
+	testfilestats "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists" '%U:%G:%a' '=' "${TEST_DEFAULT_USER}:${TEST_DEFAULT_GROUP}:755"
+	# all copied files are properly chmodded
+	for file in $(find "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/apt/lists" -maxdepth 1 -type f ! -name 'lock'); do
+		testfilestats "$file" '%U:%G:%a' '=' "${TEST_DEFAULT_USER}:${TEST_DEFAULT_GROUP}:644"
+	done
+}
+aptautotest_apt_update() { aptautotest_aptget_update "$@"; }
+
+testaptautotestnodpkgwarning() {
+	local TESTCALL="$1"
+	while [ -n "$2" ]; do
+		if expr match "$2" '^-[a-z]*s' >/dev/null 2>&1; then return; fi
+		shift
+	done
+	testfailure grep '^dpkg: warning:.*ignor.*' "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/tmp-before/${TESTCALL}.output"
+}
+
+aptautotest_aptget_install() { testaptautotestnodpkgwarning "$@"; }
+aptautotest_aptget_remove() { testaptautotestnodpkgwarning "$@"; }
+aptautotest_aptget_purge() { testaptautotestnodpkgwarning "$@"; }
+aptautotest_apt_install() { testaptautotestnodpkgwarning "$@"; }
+aptautotest_apt_remove() { testaptautotestnodpkgwarning "$@"; }
+aptautotest_apt_purge() { testaptautotestnodpkgwarning "$@"; }