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diff --git a/test/integration/framework b/test/integration/framework
index bc427c544..0f57d0259 100644
--- a/test/integration/framework
+++ b/test/integration/framework
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 #!/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
+if expr match "$(readlink -f /proc/$$/fd/1)" '/dev/pts/[0-9]\+' > /dev/null && \
+   expr match "$(readlink -f /proc/$$/fd/2)" '/dev/pts/[0-9]\+' > /dev/null; then
+	CERROR="" # red
+	CWARNING="" # yellow
+	CMSG="" # green
+	CINFO="" # light blue
+	CDEBUG="" # blue
+	CNORMAL="" # default system console color
+	CDONE="" # green
+	CPASS="" # green
+	CFAIL="" # red
+	CCMD="" # pink
+fi
 
 msgdie() { echo "${CERROR}E: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; exit 1; }
 msgwarn() { echo "${CWARNING}W: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
@@ -22,10 +27,22 @@ 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; }
+msgtest() {
+	while [ -n "$1" ]; do
+		echo -n "${CINFO}$1${CCMD} " >&2;
+		echo -n "$(echo "$2" | sed -e 's/^aptc/apt-c/' -e 's/^aptg/apt-g/' -e 's/^aptf/apt-f/')${CINFO} " >&2;
+		shift
+		if [ -n "$1" ]; then shift; else break; fi
+	done
+	echo -n "…${CNORMAL} " >&2;
+}
 msgpass() { echo "${CPASS}PASS${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
 msgskip() { echo "${CWARNING}SKIP${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgfail() { echo "${CFAIL}FAIL${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
+msgfail() {
+	if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then echo "${CFAIL}FAIL: $*${CNORMAL}" >&2;
+	else echo "${CFAIL}FAIL${CNORMAL}" >&2; fi
+	EXIT_CODE=$((EXIT_CODE+1));
+}
 
 # enable / disable Debugging
 MSGLEVEL=${MSGLEVEL:-3}
@@ -39,6 +56,14 @@ fi
 if [ $MSGLEVEL -le 2 ]; then
 	msgmsg() { true; }
 	msgnmsg() { true; }
+	msgtest() { true; }
+	msgpass() { echo -n " ${CPASS}P${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
+	msgskip() { echo -n " ${CWARNING}S${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
+	if [ -n "$CFAIL" ]; then
+		msgfail() { echo -n " ${CFAIL}FAIL${CNORMAL}" >&2; EXIT_CODE=$((EXIT_CODE+1)); }
+	else
+		msgfail() { echo -n " ###FAILED###" >&2; EXIT_CODE=$((EXIT_CODE+1)); }
+	fi
 fi
 if [ $MSGLEVEL -le 3 ]; then
 	msginfo() { true; }
@@ -63,54 +88,94 @@ msgdone() {
 runapt() {
 	msgdebug "Executing: ${CCMD}$*${CDEBUG} "
 	if [ -f ./aptconfig.conf ]; then
-		APT_CONFIG=aptconfig.conf LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/$*
-        elif [ -f ../aptconfig.conf ]; then
-                APT_CONFIG=../aptconfig.conf LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/$*
+		MALLOC_PERTURB_=21 MALLOC_CHECK_=2 APT_CONFIG=aptconfig.conf LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/$*
+	elif [ -f ../aptconfig.conf ]; then
+		MALLOC_PERTURB_=21 MALLOC_CHECK_=2 APT_CONFIG=../aptconfig.conf LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/$*
 	else
-		LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/$*
+		MALLOC_PERTURB_=21 MALLOC_CHECK_=2 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/$*
 	fi
 }
 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 $*; }
 dpkg() {
 	$(which dpkg) --root=${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir --force-not-root --force-bad-path --log=${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/log/dpkg.log $*
 }
+aptitude() {
+	if [ -f ./aptconfig.conf ]; then
+		APT_CONFIG=aptconfig.conf LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY}  $(which aptitude) $*
+	elif [ -f ../aptconfig.conf ]; then
+		APT_CONFIG=../aptconfig.conf LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} $(which aptitude) $*
+	else
+		LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY}  $(which aptitude) $*
+	fi
+}
+gdb() {
+	echo "gdb: run »$*«"
+	APT_CONFIG=aptconfig.conf LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} $(which gdb) ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/$1
+}
+http() {
+	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/methods/http
+}
+
+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 [ "$exit_status" != '0' ]; then
+		echo >&2 "${CERROR}E: Looks like the testcases ended prematurely with exitcode: ${exit_status}${CNORMAL}"
+		if [ "$EXIT_CODE" = '0' ]; then
+			EXIT_CODE="$exit_status"
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+addtrap() {
+	if [ "$1" = 'prefix' ]; then
+		CURRENTTRAP="$2 $CURRENTTRAP"
+	else
+		CURRENTTRAP="$CURRENTTRAP $1"
+	fi
+	trap "shellsetedetector; $CURRENTTRAP exitwithstatus;" 0 HUP INT QUIT ILL ABRT FPE SEGV PIPE TERM
+}
 
 setupenvironment() {
 	TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY=$(mktemp -d)
-	local TESTDIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
+	TESTDIRECTORY=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
 	msgninfo "Preparing environment for ${CCMD}$(basename $0)${CINFO} in ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}… "
-	BUILDDIRECTORY="${TESTDIR}/../../build/bin"
+	BUILDDIRECTORY="${TESTDIRECTORY}/../../build/bin"
 	test -x "${BUILDDIRECTORY}/apt-get" || msgdie "You need to build tree first"
-	local OLDWORKINGDIRECTORY=$(pwd)
-	CURRENTTRAP="cd /; rm -rf $TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY; cd $OLDWORKINGDIRECTORY"
-	trap "$CURRENTTRAP" 0 HUP INT QUIT ILL ABRT FPE SEGV PIPE TERM
+	addtrap "cd /; rm -rf $TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY;"
 	cd $TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY
 	mkdir rootdir aptarchive keys
 	cd rootdir
 	mkdir -p etc/apt/apt.conf.d etc/apt/sources.list.d etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d etc/apt/preferences.d
 	mkdir -p var/cache var/lib var/log
 	mkdir -p var/lib/dpkg/info var/lib/dpkg/updates var/lib/dpkg/triggers
-	local STATUSFILE=$(echo "$(basename $0)" | sed -e 's/^test-/status-/' -e 's/^skip-/status-/')
-	if [ -f "${TESTDIR}/${STATUSFILE}" ]; then
-		cp "${TESTDIR}/${STATUSFILE}" var/lib/dpkg/status
-	else
-		touch var/lib/dpkg/status
-	fi
 	touch var/lib/dpkg/available
 	mkdir -p usr/lib/apt
 	ln -s ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/methods usr/lib/apt/methods
 	cd ..
 	local PACKAGESFILE=$(echo "$(basename $0)" | sed -e 's/^test-/Packages-/' -e 's/^skip-/Packages-/')
-	if [ -f "${TESTDIR}/${PACKAGESFILE}" ]; then
-		cp "${TESTDIR}/${PACKAGESFILE}" aptarchive/Packages
-	else
-		touch aptarchive/Packages
+	if [ -f "${TESTDIRECTORY}/${PACKAGESFILE}" ]; then
+		cp "${TESTDIRECTORY}/${PACKAGESFILE}" aptarchive/Packages
+	fi
+	local SOURCESSFILE=$(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 $TESTDIR -name '*.pub' -o -name '*.sec') keys/
+	cp $(find $TESTDIRECTORY -name '*.pub' -o -name '*.sec') keys/
 	ln -s ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/keys/joesixpack.pub rootdir/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/joesixpack.gpg
 	echo "Dir \"${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir\";" > aptconfig.conf
 	echo "Dir::state::status \"${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/lib/dpkg/status\";" >> aptconfig.conf
@@ -122,19 +187,89 @@ setupenvironment() {
 	echo "DPKG::options:: \"--root=${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir\";" >> aptconfig.conf
 	echo "DPKG::options:: \"--force-not-root\";" >> aptconfig.conf
 	echo "DPKG::options:: \"--force-bad-path\";" >> aptconfig.conf
+	if ! $(which dpkg) --assert-multi-arch >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		echo "DPKG::options:: \"--force-architecture\";" >> aptconfig.conf # Added to test multiarch before dpkg is ready for it…
+	fi
 	echo "DPKG::options:: \"--log=${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/var/log/dpkg.log\";" >> aptconfig.conf
+	echo 'quiet::NoUpdate "true";' >> aptconfig.conf
 	export LC_ALL=C
+	export PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
+	configcompression '.' 'gz' #'bz2' 'lzma' 'xz'
 	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 $1
+	fi
+}
+
+getarchitectures() {
+	echo "$(aptconfig dump | grep APT::Architecture | cut -d'"' -f 2 | sed '/^$/ d' | sort | uniq | tr '\n' ' ')"
+}
+
 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 $(which dpkg) --assert-multi-arch >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		local ARCHS="$(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
+}
+
+configcompression() {
 	while [ -n "$1" ]; do
-		echo "APT::Architectures:: \"$1\";" >> $CONFFILE
+		case "$1" in
+		'.') echo ".\t.\tcat";;
+		'gz') echo "gzip\tgz\tgzip";;
+		'bz2') echo "bzip2\tbz2\tbzip2";;
+		'lzma') echo "lzma\tlzma\txz --format=lzma";;
+		'xz') echo "xz\txz\txz";;
+		*) echo "$1\t$1\t$1";;
+		esac
 		shift
-	done
+	done > ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/etc/testcase-compressor.conf
 }
 
 setupsimplenativepackage() {
@@ -143,7 +278,11 @@ setupsimplenativepackage() {
 	local VERSION="$3"
 	local RELEASE="${4:-unstable}"
 	local DEPENDENCIES="$5"
-	local DESCRIPTION="$6"
+	local DESCRIPTION="${6:-"Description: 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
@@ -168,17 +307,15 @@ Maintainer: Joe Sixpack <joe@example.org>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7)
 Standards-Version: 3.9.1
 
-Package: $NAME
-Architecture: $ARCH" > debian/control
-	test -z "$DEPENDENCIES" || echo "$DEPENDENCIES" >> debian/control
-	if [ -z "$DESCRIPTION" ]; then
-		echo "Description: 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
+Package: $NAME" > debian/control
+	if [ "$ARCH" = 'all' ]; then
+		echo "Architecture: all" >> debian/control
 	else
-		echo "Description: $DESCRIPTION" >> debian/control
+		echo "Architecture: any" >> debian/control
 	fi
+	test -z "$DEPENDENCIES" || echo "$DEPENDENCIES" >> debian/control
+	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
@@ -191,23 +328,96 @@ buildsimplenativepackage() {
 	local VERSION="$3"
 	local RELEASE="${4:-unstable}"
 	local DEPENDENCIES="$5"
-	local DESCRIPTION="$6"
+	local DESCRIPTION="${6:-"Description: 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 PRIORITY="${8:-optional}"
+        local FILE_TREE="$9"
 	local DISTSECTION
 	if [ "$SECTION" = "$(echo "$SECTION" | cut -d'/' -f 2)" ]; then
 		DISTSECTION="main"
 	else
 		DISTSECTION="$(echo "$SECTION" | cut -d'/' -f 1)"
 	fi
-	setupsimplenativepackage "$NAME" "$ARCH" "$VERSION" "$RELEASE" "$DEPENDENCIES" "$DESCRIPTION" "$SECTION"
-	buildpackage "incoming/${NAME}-${VERSION}" "$RELEASE" "$DISTSECTION"
-	rm -rf "incoming/${NAME}-${VERSION}"
+	local BUILDDIR=${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/incoming/${NAME}-${VERSION}
+
+	msgninfo "Build package ${NAME} in ${VERSION} for ${RELEASE} in ${DISTSECTION}… "
+	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}/..; dpkg-source -b ${NAME}-${VERSION} 2>&1) | sed -n 's#^dpkg-source: info: building [^ ]\+ in ##p' \
+		| while read SRC; do
+		echo "pool/${SRC}" >> ${BUILDDIR}/../${RELEASE}.${DISTSECTION}.srclist
+#		if expr match "${SRC}" '.*\.dsc' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+#			gpg --yes --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring ./keys/joesixpack.sec \
+#				--keyring ./keys/joesixpack.pub --default-key 'Joe Sixpack' \
+#				--clearsign -o "${BUILDDIR}/../${SRC}.sign" "${BUILDDIR}/../$SRC"
+#			mv "${BUILDDIR}/../${SRC}.sign" "${BUILDDIR}/../$SRC"
+#		fi
+	done
+
+	for arch in $(echo "$ARCH" | sed -e 's#,#\n#g' | sed -e "s#^native\$#$(getarchitecture 'native')#"); do
+		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" ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp
+                fi
+                if [ -n "$POSTINST" ]; then
+                    echo "$POSTINST" > ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp/DEBIAN/postinst
+                    chmod +x  ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp/DEBIAN/postinst
+                fi
+
+		(cd ${BUILDDIR}; dpkg-gencontrol -DArchitecture=$arch)
+		(cd ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp; md5sum $(find usr/ -type f) > DEBIAN/md5sums)
+		dpkg-deb --build ${BUILDDIR}/debian/tmp ${BUILDDIR}/.. 2> /dev/null > /dev/null
+		echo "pool/${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)
 	msgninfo "Build package $(echo "$BUILDDIR" | grep -o '[^/]*$') for ${RELEASE} in ${SECTION}… "
 	cd $BUILDDIR
 	if [ "$ARCH" = "all" ]; then
@@ -235,10 +445,12 @@ buildaptarchive() {
 }
 
 createaptftparchiveconfig() {
+	local COMPRESSORS="$(cut -d'	' -f 1 ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/rootdir/etc/testcase-compressor.conf | tr '\n' ' ')"
+	COMPRESSORS="${COMPRESSORS%* }"
 	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$#\1#' | tr '\n' ' ')"
 	if [ -z "$ARCHS" ]; then
 		# the pool is empty, so we will operate on faked packages - let us use the configured archs
-		ARCHS="$(aptconfig dump | grep APT::Architecture | cut -d'"' -f 2 | sed '/^$/ d' | sort | uniq | tr '\n' ' ')"
+		ARCHS="$(getarchitectures)"
 	fi
 	echo -n 'Dir {
 	ArchiveDir "' >> ftparchive.conf
@@ -252,9 +464,11 @@ createaptftparchiveconfig() {
 	echo -n '";
 };
 Default {
-	Packages::Compress ". gzip bzip2 lzma";
-	Sources::Compress ". gzip bzip2 lzma";
-	Contents::Compress ". gzip bzip2 lzma";
+	Packages::Compress "'"$COMPRESSORS"'";
+	Sources::Compress "'"$COMPRESSORS"'";
+	Contents::Compress "'"$COMPRESSORS"'";
+	Translation::Compress "'"$COMPRESSORS"'";
+	LongDescription "false";
 };
 TreeDefault {
 	Directory "pool/";
@@ -314,31 +528,95 @@ insertpackage() {
 	local ARCH="$3"
 	local VERSION="$4"
 	local DEPENDENCIES="$5"
-	local ARCHS="$ARCH"
-	if [ "$ARCHS" = "all" ]; then
-		ARCHS="$(aptconfig dump | grep APT::Architecture | cut -d'"' -f 2 | sed '/^$/ d' | sort | uniq | tr '\n' ' ')"
-	fi
-	for BUILDARCH in $ARCHS; do
-		local PPATH="aptarchive/dists/${RELEASE}/main/binary-${BUILDARCH}"
-		mkdir -p $PPATH aptarchive/dists/${RELEASE}/main/source
-		touch aptarchive/dists/${RELEASE}/main/source/Sources
-		local FILE="${PPATH}/Packages"
+	local PRIORITY="${6:-optional}"
+	local DESCRIPTION="${7:-"Description: 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 ARCHS=""
+	for arch in $(echo "$ARCH" | sed -e 's#,#\n#g' | sed -e "s#^native\$#$(getarchitecture 'native')#"); do
+		if [ "$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 $PPATH aptarchive/dists/${RELEASE}/main/source
+			touch aptarchive/dists/${RELEASE}/main/source/Sources
+			local FILE="${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: $DESCRIPTION" >> $FILE
+			echo >> $FILE
+		done
+	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:-"Description: 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 $(echo "$ARCH" | sed -e 's#,#\n#g' | sed -e "s#^native\$#$(getarchitecture 'native')#"); do
 		echo "Package: $NAME
-Priority: optional
+Status: $STATUS
+Priority: $PRIORITY
 Section: other
-Installed-Size: 23356
+Installed-Size: 42
 Maintainer: Joe Sixpack <joe@example.org>
-Architecture: $ARCH
 Version: $VERSION" >> $FILE
+		test "$arch" = 'none' || echo "Architecture: $arch" >> $FILE
 		test -z "$DEPENDENCIES" || echo "$DEPENDENCIES" >> $FILE
-		echo "Description: 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…
-" >> $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 "Build APT archive for ${CCMD}$(basename $0)${CINFO} based on incoming packages…"
 	cd aptarchive
@@ -356,28 +634,74 @@ buildaptarchivefromfiles() {
 	msginfo "Build APT archive for ${CCMD}$(basename $0)${CINFO} based on prebuild files…"
 	find aptarchive -name 'Packages' -o -name 'Sources' | while read line; do
 		msgninfo "\t${line} file… "
-		cat ${line} | gzip > ${line}.gz
-		cat ${line} | bzip2 > ${line}.bz2
-		cat ${line} | lzma > ${line}.lzma
+		compressfile "$line" "$1"
 		msgdone "info"
 	done
-	generatereleasefiles
+	generatereleasefiles "$@"
 }
 
+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() { echo -n "$1"; }
+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 $(find ./aptarchive/dists -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d); do
-			local CODENAME="$(echo "$dir" | cut -d'/' -f 4)"
-			aptftparchive -qq release $dir -o APT::FTPArchive::Release::Codename="${CODENAME}" | sed -e '/0 Release$/ d' > $dir/Release # remove the self reference
-			if [ "$CODENAME" = "experimental" ]; then
+			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 [ -n "$1" -a "$1" != "now" ]; then
+		for release in $(find ./aptarchive -name 'Release'); do
+			touch -d "$1" $release
+		done
+	fi
 	msgdone "info"
 }
 
@@ -420,40 +744,156 @@ setupaptarchive() {
 		setupflataptarchive
 	fi
 	signreleasefiles
-	msgninfo "\tSync APT's cache with the archive… "
-	aptget update -qq
-	msgdone "info"
+	if [ "$1" != '--no-update' ]; then
+		msgninfo "\tSync APT's cache with the archive… "
+		aptget update -qq
+		msgdone "info"
+	fi
 }
 
 signreleasefiles() {
 	local SIGNER="${1:-Joe Sixpack}"
+	local GPG="gpg --batch --yes --no-default-keyring --trustdb-name rootdir/etc/apt/trustdb.gpg"
 	msgninfo "\tSign archive with $SIGNER key… "
-	local SECKEYS=""
+	local REXKEY='keys/rexexpired'
+	local SECEXPIREBAK="${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
+			printf "expire\n1w\nsave\n" | $GPG --keyring ${REXKEY}.pub --secret-keyring ${REXKEY}.sec --command-fd 0 --edit-key "${SIGNER}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+			cp ${REXKEY}.sec $SECUNEXPIRED
+			cp ${REXKEY}.pub $PUBUNEXPIRED
+		fi
+	fi
 	for KEY in $(find keys/ -name '*.sec'); do
-		SECKEYS="$SECKEYS --secret-keyring $KEY"
+		GPG="$GPG --secret-keyring $KEY"
 	done
-	local PUBKEYS=""
 	for KEY in $(find keys/ -name '*.pub'); do
-		PUBKEYS="$PUBKEYS --keyring $KEY"
+		GPG="$GPG --keyring $KEY"
 	done
 	for RELEASE in $(find aptarchive/ -name Release); do
-		gpg --yes --no-default-keyring $SECKEYS $PUBKEYS --default-key "$SIGNER" -abs -o ${RELEASE}.gpg ${RELEASE}
+		$GPG --default-key "$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"
 }
 
+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#http://localhost:4433/#${1}#"
+	done
+}
+
 changetowebserver() {
-	if which weborf > /dev/null; then
-		weborf -xb aptarchive/ 2>&1 > /dev/null &
-		CURRENTTRAP="kill $(ps | grep weborf | sed -e 's#^[ ]*##' | cut -d' ' -f 1); $CURRENTTRAP"
-		trap "$CURRENTTRAP" 0 HUP INT QUIT ILL ABRT FPE SEGV PIPE TERM
-		local APTARCHIVE="file://$(readlink -f ./aptarchive)"
-		for LIST in $(find rootdir/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ -name 'apt-test-*.list'); do
-			sed -i $LIST -e "s#$APTARCHIVE#http://localhost:8080/#"
+	local LOG='/dev/null'
+	if test -x ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/aptwebserver; then
+		cd aptarchive
+		LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/aptwebserver -o aptwebserver::fork=1 "$@" >$LOG 2>&1
+		local PID="$(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
+	if [ "$1" != '--no-rewrite' ]; then
+		rewritesourceslist 'http://localhost:8080/'
+	fi
+}
+
+changetohttpswebserver() {
+	if ! which stunnel4 >/dev/null; then
+		msgdie 'You need to install stunnel4 for https testcases'
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/aptarchive/aptwebserver.pid" ]; then
+		changetowebserver --no-rewrite
+	fi
+	echo "pid = ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/aptarchive/stunnel.pid
+cert = ${TESTDIRECTORY}/apt.pem
+
+[https]
+accept = 4433
+connect = 8080
+" > ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/stunnel.conf
+	stunnel4 "${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/stunnel.conf"
+	local PID="$(cat ${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/aptarchive/stunnel.pid)"
+	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}\";" > rootdir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00cdrom
+	echo '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)" $CD/pool
+	find rootdir/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ -name 'apt-test-*.list' -delete
+}
+
+downloadfile() {
+	PROTO="$(echo "$1" | cut -d':' -f 1)"
+	local DOWNLOG="${TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY}/download.log"
+	rm -f "$DOWNLOG"
+	touch "$DOWNLOG"
+	{
+		echo "601 Configuration
+Config-Item: Acquire::https::CaInfo=${TESTDIR}/apt.pem
+Config-Item: Debug::Acquire::${PROTO}=1
+
+600 Acquire URI
+URI: $1
+Filename: ${2}
+"
+		# simple worker keeping stdin open until we are done (201) or error (400)
+		# and requesting new URIs on try-agains/redirects inbetween
+		{ tail -n 999 -f "$DOWNLOG" & echo "TAILPID: $!"; } | while read f1 f2; do
+			if [ "$f1" = 'TAILPID:' ]; then
+				TAILPID="$f2"
+			elif [ "$f1" = 'New-URI:' ]; then
+				echo "600 Acquire URI
+URI: $f2
+Filename: ${2}
+"
+			elif [ "$f1" = '201' ] || [ "$f1" = '400' ]; then
+				# tail would only die on next read – which never happens
+				test -z "$TAILPID" || kill -s HUP "$TAILPID"
+				break
+			fi
 		done
+	} | LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILDDIRECTORY} ${BUILDDIRECTORY}/methods/${PROTO} 2>&1 | tee "$DOWNLOG"
+	rm "$DOWNLOG"
+	# only if the file exists the download was successful
+	if [ -e "$2" ]; then
 		return 0
+	else
+		return 1
 	fi
-	return 1
 }
 
 checkdiff() {
@@ -478,39 +918,44 @@ testfileequal() {
 	fi
 }
 
+testempty() {
+	msgtest "Test for no output of" "$*"
+	test -z "$($* 2>&1)" && msgpass || msgfail
+}
+
 testequal() {
 	local COMPAREFILE=$(mktemp)
+	addtrap "rm $COMPAREFILE;"
 	echo "$1" > $COMPAREFILE
 	shift
 	msgtest "Test for equality of" "$*"
 	$* 2>&1 | checkdiff $COMPAREFILE - && msgpass || msgfail
-	rm $COMPAREFILE
 }
 
 testequalor2() {
 	local COMPAREFILE1=$(mktemp)
 	local COMPAREFILE2=$(mktemp)
 	local COMPAREAGAINST=$(mktemp)
+	addtrap "rm $COMPAREFILE1 $COMPAREFILE2 $COMPAREAGAINST;"
 	echo "$1" > $COMPAREFILE1
 	echo "$2" > $COMPAREFILE2
 	shift 2
 	msgtest "Test for equality OR of" "$*"
-	$* 2>&1 1> $COMPAREAGAINST
+	$* >$COMPAREAGAINST 2>&1 || true
 	(checkdiff $COMPAREFILE1 $COMPAREAGAINST 1> /dev/null ||
 		checkdiff $COMPAREFILE2 $COMPAREAGAINST 1> /dev/null) && msgpass ||
 		( echo "\n${CINFO}Diff against OR 1${CNORMAL}" "$(checkdiff $COMPAREFILE1 $COMPAREAGAINST)" \
 		       "\n${CINFO}Diff against OR 2${CNORMAL}" "$(checkdiff $COMPAREFILE2 $COMPAREAGAINST)" &&
 		  msgfail )
-	rm $COMPAREFILE1 $COMPAREFILE2 $COMPAREAGAINST
 }
 
 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
@@ -518,11 +963,10 @@ N: Can't select versions from package '$1' as it purely virtual"
 	VIRTUAL="${VIRTUAL}
 N: No packages found"
 	local COMPAREFILE=$(mktemp)
-	local ARCH=$(dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU)
-	eval `apt-config shell ARCH APT::Architecture`
+	addtrap "rm $COMPAREFILE;"
+	local ARCH="$(getarchitecture 'native')"
 	echo "$VIRTUAL" | sed -e "s/:$ARCH//" -e 's/:all//' > $COMPAREFILE
 	aptcache show -q=0 $PACKAGE 2>&1 | checkdiff $COMPAREFILE - && msgpass || msgfail
-	rm $COMPAREFILE
 }
 
 testnopackage() {
@@ -539,8 +983,8 @@ testnopackage() {
 
 testdpkginstalled() {
 	msgtest "Test for correctly installed package(s) with" "dpkg -l $*"
-	local PKGS="$(dpkg -l $* | grep '^[a-z]' | grep '^[^i]' | wc -l)"
-	if [ "$PKGS" != 0 ]; then
+	local PKGS="$(dpkg -l $* 2>/dev/null | grep '^i' | wc -l)"
+	if [ "$PKGS" != $# ]; then
 		echo $PKGS
 		dpkg -l $* | grep '^[a-z]'
 		msgfail
@@ -549,9 +993,9 @@ testdpkginstalled() {
 	msgpass
 }
 
-testdpkgnoninstalled() {
-	msgtest "Test for correctly non-installed package(s) with" "dpkg -l $*"
-	local PKGS="$(dpkg -l $* | grep '^[a-z]' | grep '^[^u]' | wc -l)"
+testdpkgnotinstalled() {
+	msgtest "Test for correctly not-installed package(s) with" "dpkg -l $*"
+	local PKGS="$(dpkg -l $* 2> /dev/null | grep '^i' | wc -l)"
 	if [ "$PKGS" != 0 ]; then
 		echo
 		dpkg -l $* | grep '^[a-z]'
@@ -560,3 +1004,56 @@ testdpkgnoninstalled() {
 	fi
 	msgpass
 }
+
+testmarkedauto() {
+	local COMPAREFILE=$(mktemp)
+	addtrap "rm $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
+}
+
+testsuccess() {
+	if [ "$1" = '--nomsg' ]; then
+		shift
+	else
+		msgtest 'Test for successful execution of' "$*"
+	fi
+	local OUTPUT=$(mktemp)
+	addtrap "rm $OUTPUT;"
+	if $@ >${OUTPUT} 2>&1; then
+		msgpass
+	else
+		echo
+		cat $OUTPUT
+		msgfail
+	fi
+}
+
+testfailure() {
+	if [ "$1" = '--nomsg' ]; then
+		shift
+	else
+		msgtest 'Test for failure in  execution of' "$*"
+	fi
+	local OUTPUT=$(mktemp)
+	addtrap "rm $OUTPUT;"
+	if $@ >${OUTPUT} 2>&1; then
+		echo
+		cat $OUTPUT
+		msgfail
+	else
+		msgpass
+	fi
+}
+
+pause() {
+	echo "STOPPED execution. Press enter to continue"
+	local IGNORE
+	read IGNORE
+}