- if (regexec(&Pattern,Pkg.Name(),0,0,0) != 0)
- continue;
+ // Check if the name is a regex
+ const char *I;
+ for (I = S; *I != 0; I++)
+ if (*I == '?' || *I == '*' || *I == '|' ||
+ *I == '[' || *I == '^' || *I == '$')
+ break;
+ if (*I == 0)
+ return _error->Error(_("Couldn't find package %s"),S);
+
+ // Regexs must always be confirmed
+ ExpectedInst += 1000;
+
+ // Compile the regex pattern
+ regex_t Pattern;
+ int Res;
+ if ((Res = regcomp(&Pattern,S,REG_EXTENDED | REG_ICASE |
+ REG_NOSUB)) != 0)
+ {
+ char Error[300];
+ regerror(Res,&Pattern,Error,sizeof(Error));
+ return _error->Error(_("Regex compilation error - %s"),Error);
+ }
+
+ // Run over the matches
+ bool Hit = false;
+ for (Pkg = Cache->PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false; Pkg++)
+ {
+ if (regexec(&Pattern,Pkg.Name(),0,0,0) != 0)
+ continue;
+
+ ioprintf(c1out,_("Note, selecting %s for regex '%s'\n"),
+ Pkg.Name(),S);