Adding upstream version 1.8.2.3.upstream/1.8.2.3upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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+// -*- mode: cpp; mode: fold -*-
+// Description								/*{{{*/
+/** \file cacheset.h
+   Wrappers around std::set to have set::iterators which behave
+   similar to the Iterators of the cache structures.
+
+   Provides also a few helper methods which work with these sets */
+									/*}}}*/
+#ifndef APT_CACHESET_H
+#define APT_CACHESET_H
+// Include Files							/*{{{*/
+#include <fstream>
+#include <map>
+#include <set>
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+#include <forward_list>
+#include <initializer_list>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#endif
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <deque>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <list>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#include <apt-pkg/error.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/macros.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/pkgcache.h>
+
+#ifndef APT_8_CLEANER_HEADERS
+#include <apt-pkg/cachefile.h>
+#endif
+#ifndef APT_10_CLEANER_HEADERS
+#include <iostream>
+#endif
+									/*}}}*/
+
+class pkgCacheFile;
+
+namespace APT {
+class PackageContainerInterface;
+class VersionContainerInterface;
+
+class CacheSetHelper {							/*{{{*/
+/** \class APT::CacheSetHelper
+    Simple base class with a lot of virtual methods which can be overridden
+    to alter the behavior or the output of the CacheSets.
+
+    This helper is passed around by the static methods in the CacheSets and
+    used every time they hit an error condition or something could be
+    printed out.
+*/
+public:									/*{{{*/
+	CacheSetHelper(bool const ShowError = true,
+		GlobalError::MsgType ErrorType = GlobalError::ERROR);
+	virtual ~CacheSetHelper();
+
+	enum PkgSelector { UNKNOWN, REGEX, TASK, FNMATCH, PACKAGENAME, STRING };
+
+	virtual bool PackageFrom(enum PkgSelector const select, PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern);
+
+	virtual bool PackageFromCommandLine(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline);
+
+	struct PkgModifier {
+		enum Position { NONE, PREFIX, POSTFIX };
+		unsigned short ID;
+		const char * const Alias;
+		Position Pos;
+		PkgModifier (unsigned short const &id, const char * const alias, Position const &pos) : ID(id), Alias(alias), Pos(pos) {}
+	};
+	virtual bool PackageFromModifierCommandLine(unsigned short &modID, PackageContainerInterface * const pci,
+					    pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char * cmdline,
+					    std::list<PkgModifier> const &mods);
+
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("use .PackageFrom(PACKAGENAME, …) instead") pkgCache::PkgIterator PackageFromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern);
+
+	/** \brief be notified about the package being selected via pattern
+	 *
+	 * Main use is probably to show a message to the user what happened
+	 *
+	 * \param pkg is the package which was selected
+	 * \param select is the selection method which choose the package
+	 * \param pattern is the string used by the selection method to pick the package
+	 */
+	virtual void showPackageSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &pkg, PkgSelector const select, std::string const &pattern);
+	// use the method above instead, react only on the type you need and let the base handle the rest if need be
+	// this allows us to add new selection methods without breaking the ABI constantly with new virtual methods
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .showPackageSelection and select with switch") virtual void showTaskSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &pkg, std::string const &pattern);
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .showPackageSelection and select with switch") virtual void showRegExSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &pkg, std::string const &pattern);
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .showPackageSelection and select with switch") virtual void showFnmatchSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &pkg, std::string const &pattern);
+
+	/** \brief be notified if a package can't be found via pattern
+	 *
+	 * Can be used to show a message as well as to try something else to make it match
+	 *
+	 * \param select is the method tried for selection
+	 * \param pci is the container the package should be inserted in
+	 * \param Cache is the package universe available
+	 * \param pattern is the string not matching anything
+	 */
+	virtual void canNotFindPackage(enum PkgSelector const select, PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern);
+	// same as above for showPackageSelection
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .canNotFindPackage and select with switch") virtual void canNotFindTask(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .canNotFindPackage and select with switch") virtual void canNotFindRegEx(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .canNotFindPackage and select with switch") virtual void canNotFindFnmatch(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .canNotFindPackage and select with switch") virtual void canNotFindPackage(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &str);
+
+	/** \brief specifies which version(s) we want to refer to */
+	enum VerSelector {
+		/** by release string */
+		RELEASE,
+		/** by version number string */
+		VERSIONNUMBER,
+		/** All versions */
+		ALL,
+		/** Candidate and installed version */
+		CANDANDINST,
+		/** Candidate version */
+		CANDIDATE,
+		/** Installed version */
+		INSTALLED,
+		/** Candidate or if non installed version */
+		CANDINST,
+		/** Installed or if non candidate version */
+		INSTCAND,
+		/** Newest version */
+		NEWEST
+	};
+
+	/** \brief be notified about the version being selected via pattern
+	 *
+	 * Main use is probably to show a message to the user what happened
+	 * Note that at the moment this method is only called for RELEASE
+	 * and VERSION selections, not for the others.
+	 *
+	 * \param Pkg is the package which was selected for
+	 * \param Ver is the version selected
+	 * \param select is the selection method which choose the version
+	 * \param pattern is the string used by the selection method to pick the version
+	 */
+	virtual void showVersionSelection(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver,
+	      enum VerSelector const select, std::string const &pattern);
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("use .showVersionSelection instead, similar to .showPackageSelection") virtual void showSelectedVersion(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, pkgCache::VerIterator const Ver,
+				 std::string const &ver, bool const verIsRel);
+
+	/** \brief be notified if a version can't be found for a package
+	 *
+	 * Main use is probably to show a message to the user what happened
+	 *
+	 * \param select is the method tried for selection
+	 * \param vci is the container the version should be inserted in
+	 * \param Cache is the package universe available
+	 * \param Pkg is the package we wanted a version from
+	 */
+	virtual void canNotFindVersion(enum VerSelector const select, VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .canNotFindVersion and select via switch") virtual void canNotFindAllVer(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .canNotFindVersion and select via switch") virtual void canNotFindInstCandVer(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+				pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .canNotFindVersion and select via switch") virtual void canNotFindCandInstVer(VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+				pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+				pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+
+	// the difference between canNotFind and canNotGet is that the later is more low-level
+	// and called from other places: In this case looking into the code is the only real answer…
+	virtual pkgCache::VerIterator canNotGetVersion(enum VerSelector const select, pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .canNotGetVersion and select via switch") virtual pkgCache::VerIterator canNotFindNewestVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+				pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .canNotGetVersion and select via switch") virtual pkgCache::VerIterator canNotFindCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+				pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("override .canNotGetVersion and select via switch") virtual pkgCache::VerIterator canNotFindInstalledVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+				pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+
+	virtual pkgCache::PkgIterator canNotFindPkgName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &str);
+
+	bool showErrors() const { return ShowError; }
+	bool showErrors(bool const newValue) { if (ShowError == newValue) return ShowError; else return ((ShowError = newValue) == false); }
+	GlobalError::MsgType errorType() const { return ErrorType; }
+	GlobalError::MsgType errorType(GlobalError::MsgType const &newValue)
+	{
+		if (ErrorType == newValue) return ErrorType;
+		else {
+			GlobalError::MsgType const &oldValue = ErrorType;
+			ErrorType = newValue;
+			return oldValue;
+		}
+	}
+
+									/*}}}*/
+protected:
+	bool ShowError;
+	GlobalError::MsgType ErrorType;
+
+	pkgCache::VerIterator canNotGetInstCandVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+		pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+	pkgCache::VerIterator canNotGetCandInstVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+		pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg);
+
+	bool PackageFromTask(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+	bool PackageFromRegEx(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+	bool PackageFromFnmatch(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+	bool PackageFromPackageName(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern);
+	bool PackageFromString(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern);
+private:
+	void * const d;
+};									/*}}}*/
+// Iterator templates for our Containers				/*{{{*/
+template<typename Interface, typename Master, typename iterator_type, typename container_iterator, typename container_value> class Container_iterator_base :
+   public std::iterator<typename std::iterator_traits<container_iterator>::iterator_category, container_value>,
+   public Interface::template iterator_base<iterator_type>
+{
+protected:
+	container_iterator _iter;
+public:
+	explicit Container_iterator_base(container_iterator i) : _iter(i) {}
+	inline container_value operator*(void) const { return static_cast<iterator_type const*>(this)->getType(); };
+	operator container_iterator(void) const { return _iter; }
+	inline iterator_type& operator++() { ++_iter; return static_cast<iterator_type&>(*this); }
+	inline iterator_type operator++(int) { iterator_type tmp(*this); operator++(); return tmp; }
+	inline iterator_type operator+(typename container_iterator::difference_type const &n) { return iterator_type(_iter + n); }
+	inline iterator_type operator+=(typename container_iterator::difference_type const &n) { _iter += n; return static_cast<iterator_type&>(*this); }
+	inline iterator_type& operator--() { --_iter;; return static_cast<iterator_type&>(*this); }
+	inline iterator_type operator--(int) { iterator_type tmp(*this); operator--(); return tmp; }
+	inline iterator_type operator-(typename container_iterator::difference_type const &n) { return iterator_type(_iter - n); }
+	inline typename container_iterator::difference_type operator-(iterator_type const &b) { return (_iter - b._iter); }
+	inline iterator_type operator-=(typename container_iterator::difference_type const &n) { _iter -= n; return static_cast<iterator_type&>(*this); }
+	inline bool operator!=(iterator_type const &i) const { return _iter != i._iter; }
+	inline bool operator==(iterator_type const &i) const { return _iter == i._iter; }
+	inline bool operator<(iterator_type const &i) const { return _iter < i._iter; }
+	inline bool operator>(iterator_type const &i) const { return _iter > i._iter; }
+	inline bool operator<=(iterator_type const &i) const { return _iter <= i._iter; }
+	inline bool operator>=(iterator_type const &i) const { return _iter >= i._iter; }
+	inline typename container_iterator::reference operator[](typename container_iterator::difference_type const &n) const { return _iter[n]; }
+
+	friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, iterator_type i) { return operator<<(out, *i); }
+	friend Master;
+};
+template<class Interface, class Container, class Master> class Container_const_iterator :
+   public Container_iterator_base<Interface, Master, Container_const_iterator<Interface, Container, Master>, typename Container::const_iterator, typename Container::value_type>
+{
+	typedef Container_const_iterator<Interface, Container, Master> iterator_type;
+	typedef typename Container::const_iterator container_iterator;
+public:
+	explicit Container_const_iterator(container_iterator i) :
+	   Container_iterator_base<Interface, Master, iterator_type, container_iterator, typename Container::value_type>(i) {}
+
+	inline typename Container::value_type getType(void) const { return *this->_iter; }
+};
+template<class Interface, class Container, class Master> class Container_iterator :
+   public Container_iterator_base<Interface, Master, Container_iterator<Interface, Container, Master>, typename Container::iterator, typename Container::value_type>
+{
+	typedef Container_iterator<Interface, Container, Master> iterator_type;
+	typedef typename Container::iterator container_iterator;
+public:
+	explicit Container_iterator(container_iterator i) :
+	   Container_iterator_base<Interface, Master, iterator_type, container_iterator, typename Container::value_type>(i) {}
+
+	operator typename Master::const_iterator() { return typename Master::const_iterator(this->_iter); }
+	inline iterator_type& operator=(iterator_type const &i) { this->_iter = i._iter; return static_cast<iterator_type&>(*this); }
+	inline iterator_type& operator=(container_iterator const &i) { this->_iter = i; return static_cast<iterator_type&>(*this); }
+	inline typename Container::iterator::reference operator*(void) const { return *this->_iter; }
+
+	inline typename Container::value_type getType(void) const { return *this->_iter; }
+};
+template<class Interface, class Container, class Master> class Container_const_reverse_iterator :
+   public Container_iterator_base<Interface, Master, Container_const_reverse_iterator<Interface, Container, Master>, typename Container::const_reverse_iterator, typename Container::value_type>
+{
+	typedef Container_const_reverse_iterator<Interface, Container, Master> iterator_type;
+	typedef typename Container::const_reverse_iterator container_iterator;
+public:
+	explicit Container_const_reverse_iterator(container_iterator i) :
+	   Container_iterator_base<Interface, Master, iterator_type, container_iterator, typename Container::value_type>(i) {}
+
+	inline typename Container::value_type getType(void) const { return *this->_iter; }
+};
+template<class Interface, class Container, class Master> class Container_reverse_iterator :
+   public Container_iterator_base<Interface, Master, Container_reverse_iterator<Interface, Container, Master>, typename Container::reverse_iterator, typename Container::value_type>
+{
+	typedef Container_reverse_iterator<Interface, Container, Master> iterator_type;
+	typedef typename Container::reverse_iterator container_iterator;
+public:
+	explicit Container_reverse_iterator(container_iterator i) :
+	   Container_iterator_base<Interface, Master, iterator_type, container_iterator, typename Container::value_type>(i) {}
+
+	operator typename Master::const_iterator() { return typename Master::const_iterator(this->_iter); }
+	inline iterator_type& operator=(iterator_type const &i) { this->_iter = i._iter; return static_cast<iterator_type&>(*this); }
+	inline iterator_type& operator=(container_iterator const &i) { this->_iter = i; return static_cast<iterator_type&>(*this); }
+	inline typename Container::reverse_iterator::reference operator*(void) const { return *this->_iter; }
+
+	inline typename Container::value_type getType(void) const { return *this->_iter; }
+};
+									/*}}}*/
+class PackageContainerInterface {					/*{{{*/
+/** \class PackageContainerInterface
+
+ * Interface ensuring that all operations can be executed on the yet to
+ * define concrete PackageContainer - access to all methods is possible,
+ * but in general the wrappers provided by the PackageContainer template
+ * are nicer to use.
+
+ * This class mostly protects use from the need to write all implementation
+ * of the methods working on containers in the template */
+public:
+	template<class Itr> class iterator_base {			/*{{{*/
+		pkgCache::PkgIterator getType() const { return static_cast<Itr const*>(this)->getType(); };
+	public:
+		operator pkgCache::PkgIterator(void) const { return getType(); }
+
+		inline const char *Name() const {return getType().Name(); }
+		inline std::string FullName(bool const Pretty) const { return getType().FullName(Pretty); }
+		inline std::string FullName() const { return getType().FullName(); }
+		APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use the .Section method of VerIterator instead") inline const char *Section() const {
+		   APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+		      return getType().Section();
+		   APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+		}
+		inline bool Purge() const {return getType().Purge(); }
+		inline const char *Arch() const {return getType().Arch(); }
+		inline pkgCache::GrpIterator Group() const { return getType().Group(); }
+		inline pkgCache::VerIterator VersionList() const { return getType().VersionList(); }
+		inline pkgCache::VerIterator CurrentVer() const { return getType().CurrentVer(); }
+		inline pkgCache::DepIterator RevDependsList() const { return getType().RevDependsList(); }
+		inline pkgCache::PrvIterator ProvidesList() const { return getType().ProvidesList(); }
+		inline pkgCache::PkgIterator::OkState State() const { return getType().State(); }
+		APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("This method does not respect apt_preferences! Use pkgDepCache::GetCandidateVersion(Pkg)") inline const char *CandVersion() const { return getType().CandVersion(); }
+		inline const char *CurVersion() const { return getType().CurVersion(); }
+		inline pkgCache *Cache() const { return getType().Cache(); }
+		inline unsigned long Index() const {return getType().Index();}
+		// we have only valid iterators here
+		inline bool end() const { return false; }
+
+		inline pkgCache::Package const * operator->() const {return &*getType();}
+	};
+									/*}}}*/
+
+	virtual bool insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) = 0;
+	virtual bool empty() const = 0;
+	virtual void clear() = 0;
+	virtual size_t size() const = 0;
+
+	enum APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector instead") Constructor { UNKNOWN = CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN,
+		REGEX = CacheSetHelper::REGEX,
+		TASK = CacheSetHelper::TASK,
+		FNMATCH = CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH };
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+	void setConstructor(Constructor const by) { ConstructedBy = (CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector)by; }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+	void setConstructor(CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector const by) { ConstructedBy = by; }
+	CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector getConstructor() const { return ConstructedBy; }
+	PackageContainerInterface();
+	explicit PackageContainerInterface(CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector const by);
+	PackageContainerInterface& operator=(PackageContainerInterface const &other);
+	virtual ~PackageContainerInterface();
+
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::TASK, …) instead") static bool FromTask(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+	   return helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::TASK, pci, Cache, pattern); }
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::REGEX, …) instead") static bool FromRegEx(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+	   return helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::REGEX, pci, Cache, pattern); }
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH, …) instead") static bool FromFnmatch(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+	   return helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH, pci, Cache, pattern); }
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::PACKAGENAME, …) instead") static bool FromGroup(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+	   return helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::PACKAGENAME, pci, Cache, pattern); }
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::STRING, …) instead") static bool FromString(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+	   return helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::STRING, pci, Cache, pattern); }
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use helper.PackageFromCommandLine instead") static bool FromCommandLine(PackageContainerInterface * const pci, pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+	   return helper.PackageFromCommandLine(pci, Cache, cmdline); }
+
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("enum moved to CacheSetHelper::PkgModifier") typedef CacheSetHelper::PkgModifier Modifier;
+
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use helper.PackageFromName instead") static pkgCache::PkgIterator FromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+	   return helper.PackageFromName(Cache, pattern); }
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use helper.PackageFromModifierCommandLine instead") static bool FromModifierCommandLine(unsigned short &modID, PackageContainerInterface * const pci,
+	      pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char * cmdline,
+	      std::list<Modifier> const &mods, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+	   return helper.PackageFromModifierCommandLine(modID, pci, Cache, cmdline, mods); }
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+private:
+	CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector ConstructedBy;
+	void * const d;
+};
+									/*}}}*/
+template<class Container> class PackageContainer : public PackageContainerInterface {/*{{{*/
+/** \class APT::PackageContainer
+
+    Simple wrapper around a container class like std::set to provide a similar
+    interface to a set of packages as to the complete set of all packages in the
+    pkgCache. */
+	Container _cont;
+public:									/*{{{*/
+	/** \brief smell like a pkgCache::PkgIterator */
+	typedef Container_const_iterator<PackageContainerInterface, Container, PackageContainer> const_iterator;
+	typedef Container_iterator<PackageContainerInterface, Container, PackageContainer> iterator;
+	typedef Container_const_reverse_iterator<PackageContainerInterface, Container, PackageContainer> const_reverse_iterator;
+	typedef Container_reverse_iterator<PackageContainerInterface, Container, PackageContainer> reverse_iterator;
+	typedef typename Container::value_type value_type;
+	typedef typename Container::pointer pointer;
+	typedef typename Container::const_pointer const_pointer;
+	typedef typename Container::reference reference;
+	typedef typename Container::const_reference const_reference;
+	typedef typename Container::difference_type difference_type;
+	typedef typename Container::size_type size_type;
+	typedef typename Container::allocator_type allocator_type;
+
+	bool insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) APT_OVERRIDE { if (P.end() == true) return false; _cont.insert(P); return true; }
+	template<class Cont> void insert(PackageContainer<Cont> const &pkgcont) { _cont.insert((typename Cont::const_iterator)pkgcont.begin(), (typename Cont::const_iterator)pkgcont.end()); }
+	void insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) { _cont.insert(begin, end); }
+
+	bool empty() const APT_OVERRIDE { return _cont.empty(); }
+	void clear() APT_OVERRIDE { return _cont.clear(); }
+	size_t size() const APT_OVERRIDE { return _cont.size(); }
+#if __GNUC__ >= 5 || (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9 && __GNUC__ >= 4)
+	iterator erase( const_iterator pos ) { return iterator(_cont.erase(pos._iter)); }
+	iterator erase( const_iterator first, const_iterator last ) { return iterator(_cont.erase(first._iter, last._iter)); }
+#else
+	iterator erase( iterator pos ) { return iterator(_cont.erase(pos._iter)); }
+	iterator erase( iterator first, iterator last ) { return iterator(_cont.erase(first._iter, last._iter)); }
+#endif
+	const_iterator begin() const { return const_iterator(_cont.begin()); }
+	const_iterator end() const { return const_iterator(_cont.end()); }
+	const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const { return const_reverse_iterator(_cont.rbegin()); }
+	const_reverse_iterator rend() const { return const_reverse_iterator(_cont.rend()); }
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+	const_iterator cbegin() const { return const_iterator(_cont.cbegin()); }
+	const_iterator cend() const { return const_iterator(_cont.cend()); }
+	const_reverse_iterator crbegin() const { return const_reverse_iterator(_cont.crbegin()); }
+	const_reverse_iterator crend() const { return const_reverse_iterator(_cont.crend()); }
+#endif
+	iterator begin() { return iterator(_cont.begin()); }
+	iterator end() { return iterator(_cont.end()); }
+	reverse_iterator rbegin() { return reverse_iterator(_cont.rbegin()); }
+	reverse_iterator rend() { return reverse_iterator(_cont.rend()); }
+	const_iterator find(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) const { return const_iterator(_cont.find(P)); }
+
+	PackageContainer() : PackageContainerInterface(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN) {}
+	explicit PackageContainer(CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector const &by) : PackageContainerInterface(by) {}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Construct with a CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector instead") explicit PackageContainer(Constructor const &by) : PackageContainerInterface((CacheSetHelper::PkgSelector)by) {}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+	template<typename Itr> PackageContainer(Itr first, Itr last) : PackageContainerInterface(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN), _cont(first, last) {}
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+	PackageContainer(std::initializer_list<value_type> list) : PackageContainerInterface(CacheSetHelper::UNKNOWN), _cont(list) {}
+	void push_back(value_type&& P) { _cont.emplace_back(std::move(P)); }
+	template<typename... Args> void emplace_back(Args&&... args) { _cont.emplace_back(std::forward<Args>(args)...); }
+#endif
+	void push_back(const value_type& P) { _cont.push_back(P); }
+
+	/** \brief sort all included versions with given comparer
+
+	    Some containers are sorted by default, some are not and can't be,
+	    but a few like std::vector can be sorted if need be, so this can be
+	    specialized in later on. The default is that this will fail though.
+	    Specifically, already sorted containers like std::set will return
+	    false as well as there is no easy way to check that the given comparer
+	    would sort in the same way the set is currently sorted
+
+	    \return \b true if the set was sorted, \b false if not. */
+	template<class Compare> bool sort(Compare /*Comp*/) { return false; }
+
+	/** \brief returns all packages in the cache who belong to the given task
+
+	    A simple helper responsible for search for all members of a task
+	    in the cache. Optional it prints a notice about the
+	    packages chosen cause of the given task.
+	    \param Cache the packages are in
+	    \param pattern name of the task
+	    \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
+	static PackageContainer FromTask(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		PackageContainer cont(CacheSetHelper::TASK);
+		helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::TASK, &cont, Cache, pattern);
+		return cont;
+	}
+	static PackageContainer FromTask(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromTask(Cache, pattern, helper);
+	}
+
+	/** \brief returns all packages in the cache whose name matches a given pattern
+
+	    A simple helper responsible for executing a regular expression on all
+	    package names in the cache. Optional it prints a notice about the
+	    packages chosen cause of the given package.
+	    \param Cache the packages are in
+	    \param pattern regular expression for package names
+	    \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
+	static PackageContainer FromRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		PackageContainer cont(CacheSetHelper::REGEX);
+		helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::REGEX, &cont, Cache, pattern);
+		return cont;
+	}
+
+	static PackageContainer FromRegEx(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromRegEx(Cache, pattern, helper);
+	}
+
+	static PackageContainer FromFnmatch(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		PackageContainer cont(CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH);
+		helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::FNMATCH, &cont, Cache, pattern);
+		return cont;
+	}
+	static PackageContainer FromFnMatch(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromFnmatch(Cache, pattern, helper);
+	}
+
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+	/** \brief returns a package specified by a string
+
+	    \param Cache the package is in
+	    \param pattern String the package name should be extracted from
+	    \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use helper.PackageFromName instead") static pkgCache::PkgIterator FromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		return helper.PackageFromName(Cache, pattern);
+	}
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use helper.PackageFromName instead") static pkgCache::PkgIterator FromName(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromName(Cache, pattern, helper);
+	}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+	/** \brief returns all packages specified by a string
+
+	    \param Cache the packages are in
+	    \param pattern String the package name(s) should be extracted from
+	    \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
+	static PackageContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		PackageContainer cont;
+		helper.PackageFrom(CacheSetHelper::PACKAGENAME, &cont, Cache, pattern);
+		return cont;
+	}
+	static PackageContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pattern) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromString(Cache, pattern, helper);
+	}
+
+	/** \brief returns all packages specified on the commandline
+
+	    Get all package names from the commandline and executes regex's if needed.
+	    No special package command is supported, just plain names.
+	    \param Cache the packages are in
+	    \param cmdline Command line the package names should be extracted from
+	    \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
+	static PackageContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		PackageContainer cont;
+		helper.PackageFromCommandLine(&cont, Cache, cmdline);
+		return cont;
+	}
+	static PackageContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline, helper);
+	}
+
+	/** \brief group packages by a action modifiers
+
+	    At some point it is needed to get from the same commandline
+	    different package sets grouped by a modifier. Take
+		apt-get install apt awesome-
+	    as an example.
+	    \param Cache the packages are in
+	    \param cmdline Command line the package names should be extracted from
+	    \param mods list of modifiers the method should accept
+	    \param fallback the default modifier group for a package
+	    \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
+	static std::map<unsigned short, PackageContainer> GroupedFromCommandLine(
+										 pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+										 const char **cmdline,
+										 std::list<CacheSetHelper::PkgModifier> const &mods,
+										 unsigned short const &fallback,
+										 CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		std::map<unsigned short, PackageContainer> pkgsets;
+		for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I) {
+			unsigned short modID = fallback;
+			PackageContainer pkgset;
+			helper.PackageFromModifierCommandLine(modID, &pkgset, Cache, *I, mods);
+			pkgsets[modID].insert(pkgset);
+		}
+		return pkgsets;
+	}
+	static std::map<unsigned short, PackageContainer> GroupedFromCommandLine(
+										 pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+										 const char **cmdline,
+										 std::list<CacheSetHelper::PkgModifier> const &mods,
+										 unsigned short const &fallback) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return GroupedFromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline,
+				mods, fallback, helper);
+	}
+									/*}}}*/
+};									/*}}}*/
+// various specialisations for PackageContainer				/*{{{*/
+template<> template<class Cont> void PackageContainer<std::list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(PackageContainer<Cont> const &pkgcont) {
+	for (typename PackageContainer<Cont>::const_iterator p = pkgcont.begin(); p != pkgcont.end(); ++p)
+		_cont.push_back(*p);
+}
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+template<> template<class Cont> void PackageContainer<std::forward_list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(PackageContainer<Cont> const &pkgcont) {
+	for (typename PackageContainer<Cont>::const_iterator p = pkgcont.begin(); p != pkgcont.end(); ++p)
+		_cont.push_front(*p);
+}
+#endif
+template<> template<class Cont> void PackageContainer<std::deque<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(PackageContainer<Cont> const &pkgcont) {
+	for (typename PackageContainer<Cont>::const_iterator p = pkgcont.begin(); p != pkgcont.end(); ++p)
+		_cont.push_back(*p);
+}
+template<> template<class Cont> void PackageContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(PackageContainer<Cont> const &pkgcont) {
+	for (typename PackageContainer<Cont>::const_iterator p = pkgcont.begin(); p != pkgcont.end(); ++p)
+		_cont.push_back(*p);
+}
+// these are 'inline' as otherwise the linker has problems with seeing these untemplated
+// specializations again and again - but we need to see them, so that library users can use them
+template<> inline bool PackageContainer<std::list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) {
+	if (P.end() == true)
+		return false;
+	_cont.push_back(P);
+	return true;
+}
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+template<> inline bool PackageContainer<std::forward_list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) {
+	if (P.end() == true)
+		return false;
+	_cont.push_front(P);
+	return true;
+}
+#endif
+template<> inline bool PackageContainer<std::deque<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) {
+	if (P.end() == true)
+		return false;
+	_cont.push_back(P);
+	return true;
+}
+template<> inline bool PackageContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) {
+	if (P.end() == true)
+		return false;
+	_cont.push_back(P);
+	return true;
+}
+template<> inline void PackageContainer<std::list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) {
+	for (const_iterator p = begin; p != end; ++p)
+		_cont.push_back(*p);
+}
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+template<> inline void PackageContainer<std::forward_list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) {
+	for (const_iterator p = begin; p != end; ++p)
+		_cont.push_front(*p);
+}
+#endif
+template<> inline void PackageContainer<std::deque<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) {
+	for (const_iterator p = begin; p != end; ++p)
+		_cont.push_back(*p);
+}
+template<> inline void PackageContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) {
+	for (const_iterator p = begin; p != end; ++p)
+		_cont.push_back(*p);
+}
+#if APT_GCC_VERSION < 0x409
+template<> inline PackageContainer<std::set<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::iterator PackageContainer<std::set<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::erase(iterator i) {
+	_cont.erase(i._iter);
+	return end();
+}
+template<> inline PackageContainer<std::set<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::iterator PackageContainer<std::set<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::erase(iterator first, iterator last) {
+	_cont.erase(first, last);
+	return end();
+}
+#endif
+template<> template<class Compare> inline bool PackageContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::sort(Compare Comp) {
+	std::sort(_cont.begin(), _cont.end(), Comp);
+	return true;
+}
+template<> template<class Compare> inline bool PackageContainer<std::list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::sort(Compare Comp) {
+	_cont.sort(Comp);
+	return true;
+}
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+template<> template<class Compare> inline bool PackageContainer<std::forward_list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::sort(Compare Comp) {
+	_cont.sort(Comp);
+	return true;
+}
+#endif
+template<> template<class Compare> inline bool PackageContainer<std::deque<pkgCache::PkgIterator> >::sort(Compare Comp) {
+	std::sort(_cont.begin(), _cont.end(), Comp);
+	return true;
+}
+									/*}}}*/
+
+// class PackageUniverse - pkgCache as PackageContainerInterface	/*{{{*/
+/** \class PackageUniverse
+
+    Wraps around our usual pkgCache, so that it can be stuffed into methods
+    expecting a PackageContainer.
+
+    The wrapping is read-only in practice modeled by making erase and co
+    private methods. */
+class APT_PUBLIC PackageUniverse : public PackageContainerInterface {
+	pkgCache * const _cont;
+	void * const d;
+public:
+	class const_iterator : public APT::Container_iterator_base<APT::PackageContainerInterface, PackageUniverse, PackageUniverse::const_iterator, pkgCache::PkgIterator, pkgCache::PkgIterator>
+	{
+	public:
+	   explicit const_iterator(pkgCache::PkgIterator i):
+	      Container_iterator_base<APT::PackageContainerInterface, PackageUniverse, PackageUniverse::const_iterator, pkgCache::PkgIterator, pkgCache::PkgIterator>(i) {}
+
+	   inline pkgCache::PkgIterator getType(void) const { return _iter; }
+	};
+	typedef const_iterator iterator;
+	typedef pkgCache::PkgIterator value_type;
+	typedef typename pkgCache::PkgIterator* pointer;
+	typedef typename pkgCache::PkgIterator const* const_pointer;
+	typedef const pkgCache::PkgIterator& const_reference;
+	typedef const_reference reference;
+	typedef const_iterator::difference_type difference_type;
+	typedef std::make_unsigned<const_iterator::difference_type>::type size_type;
+
+
+	bool empty() const APT_OVERRIDE { return false; }
+	size_t size() const APT_OVERRIDE { return _cont->Head().PackageCount; }
+
+	const_iterator begin() const { return const_iterator(_cont->PkgBegin()); }
+	const_iterator end() const { return const_iterator(_cont->PkgEnd()); }
+	const_iterator cbegin() const { return const_iterator(_cont->PkgBegin()); }
+	const_iterator cend() const { return const_iterator(_cont->PkgEnd()); }
+	iterator begin() { return iterator(_cont->PkgBegin()); }
+	iterator end() { return iterator(_cont->PkgEnd()); }
+
+	pkgCache * data() const { return _cont; }
+
+	explicit PackageUniverse(pkgCache * const Owner);
+	explicit PackageUniverse(pkgCacheFile * const Owner);
+	virtual ~PackageUniverse();
+
+private:
+	APT_HIDDEN bool insert(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &) APT_OVERRIDE { return true; }
+	template<class Cont> APT_HIDDEN void insert(PackageContainer<Cont> const &) { }
+	APT_HIDDEN void insert(const_iterator, const_iterator) { }
+
+	APT_HIDDEN void clear() APT_OVERRIDE { }
+	APT_HIDDEN iterator erase( const_iterator pos );
+	APT_HIDDEN iterator erase( const_iterator first, const_iterator last );
+};
+									/*}}}*/
+typedef PackageContainer<std::set<pkgCache::PkgIterator> > PackageSet;
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+typedef PackageContainer<std::unordered_set<pkgCache::PkgIterator> > PackageUnorderedSet;
+typedef PackageContainer<std::forward_list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> > PackageForwardList;
+#endif
+typedef PackageContainer<std::list<pkgCache::PkgIterator> > PackageList;
+typedef PackageContainer<std::deque<pkgCache::PkgIterator> > PackageDeque;
+typedef PackageContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::PkgIterator> > PackageVector;
+
+class VersionContainerInterface {					/*{{{*/
+/** \class APT::VersionContainerInterface
+
+    Same as APT::PackageContainerInterface, just for Versions */
+public:
+	/** \brief smell like a pkgCache::VerIterator */
+	template<class Itr> class iterator_base {			/*{{{*/
+	   pkgCache::VerIterator getType() const { return static_cast<Itr const*>(this)->getType(); };
+	public:
+		operator pkgCache::VerIterator(void) { return getType(); }
+
+		inline pkgCache *Cache() const { return getType().Cache(); }
+		inline unsigned long Index() const {return getType().Index();}
+		inline int CompareVer(const pkgCache::VerIterator &B) const { return getType().CompareVer(B); }
+		inline const char *VerStr() const { return getType().VerStr(); }
+		inline const char *Section() const { return getType().Section(); }
+		inline const char *Arch() const { return getType().Arch(); }
+		inline pkgCache::PkgIterator ParentPkg() const { return getType().ParentPkg(); }
+		inline pkgCache::DescIterator DescriptionList() const { return getType().DescriptionList(); }
+		inline pkgCache::DescIterator TranslatedDescription() const { return getType().TranslatedDescription(); }
+		inline pkgCache::DepIterator DependsList() const { return getType().DependsList(); }
+		inline pkgCache::PrvIterator ProvidesList() const { return getType().ProvidesList(); }
+		inline pkgCache::VerFileIterator FileList() const { return getType().FileList(); }
+		inline bool Downloadable() const { return getType().Downloadable(); }
+		inline const char *PriorityType() const { return getType().PriorityType(); }
+		inline std::string RelStr() const { return getType().RelStr(); }
+		inline bool Automatic() const { return getType().Automatic(); }
+		inline pkgCache::VerFileIterator NewestFile() const { return getType().NewestFile(); }
+		// we have only valid iterators here
+		inline bool end() const { return false; }
+
+		inline pkgCache::Version const * operator->() const { return &*getType(); }
+	};
+									/*}}}*/
+
+	virtual bool insert(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) = 0;
+	virtual bool empty() const = 0;
+	virtual void clear() = 0;
+	virtual size_t size() const = 0;
+
+	/** \brief specifies which version(s) will be returned if non is given */
+	enum APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("enum moved to CacheSetHelper::VerSelector instead") Version {
+		ALL = CacheSetHelper::ALL,
+		CANDANDINST = CacheSetHelper::CANDANDINST,
+		CANDIDATE = CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE,
+		INSTALLED = CacheSetHelper::INSTALLED,
+		CANDINST = CacheSetHelper::CANDINST,
+		INSTCAND = CacheSetHelper::INSTCAND,
+		NEWEST = CacheSetHelper::NEWEST
+	};
+
+	struct Modifier {
+		unsigned short const ID;
+		const char * const Alias;
+		enum Position { NONE, PREFIX, POSTFIX } const Pos;
+		enum CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const SelectVersion;
+		Modifier (unsigned short const &id, const char * const alias, Position const &pos,
+			  enum CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const select) : ID(id), Alias(alias), Pos(pos),
+			 SelectVersion(select) {}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+		APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Construct with a CacheSetHelper::VerSelector instead") Modifier(unsigned short const &id, const char * const alias, Position const &pos,
+			  Version const &select) : ID(id), Alias(alias), Pos(pos),
+			 SelectVersion((CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)select) {}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+	};
+
+	static bool FromCommandLine(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+				    const char **cmdline, CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback,
+				    CacheSetHelper &helper);
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use CacheSetHelper::VerSelector as fallback selector") static bool FromCommandLine(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+				    const char **cmdline, Version const &fallback,
+				    CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+	   return FromCommandLine(vci, Cache, cmdline, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+	}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+	static bool FromString(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+			       std::string pkg, CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper,
+			       bool const onlyFromName = false);
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use CacheSetHelper::VerSelector as fallback selector") static bool FromString(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+			       std::string pkg, Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper,
+			       bool const onlyFromName = false) {
+	   return FromString(vci, Cache, pkg, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper, onlyFromName);
+	}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+	static bool FromPackage(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+				pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P, CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback,
+				CacheSetHelper &helper);
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use CacheSetHelper::VerSelector as fallback selector") static bool FromPackage(VersionContainerInterface * const vci, pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+				pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P, Version const &fallback,
+				CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+	   return FromPackage(vci, Cache, P, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+	}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+	static bool FromModifierCommandLine(unsigned short &modID,
+					    VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+					    pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char * cmdline,
+					    std::list<Modifier> const &mods,
+					    CacheSetHelper &helper);
+
+
+	static bool FromDependency(VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+				   pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+				   pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+				   CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const selector,
+				   CacheSetHelper &helper);
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+	APT_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use CacheSetHelper::VerSelector as fallback selector") static bool FromDependency(VersionContainerInterface * const vci,
+				   pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+				   pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+				   Version const &selector,
+				   CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+	   return FromDependency(vci, Cache, D, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)selector, helper);
+	}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+	VersionContainerInterface();
+	VersionContainerInterface& operator=(VersionContainerInterface const &other);
+	virtual ~VersionContainerInterface();
+private:
+	void * const d;
+
+protected:								/*{{{*/
+
+	/** \brief returns the candidate version of the package
+
+	    \param Cache to be used to query for information
+	    \param Pkg we want the candidate version from this package
+	    \param helper used in this container instance */
+	static pkgCache::VerIterator getCandidateVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+		pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, CacheSetHelper &helper);
+
+	/** \brief returns the installed version of the package
+
+	    \param Cache to be used to query for information
+	    \param Pkg we want the installed version from this package
+	    \param helper used in this container instance */
+	static pkgCache::VerIterator getInstalledVer(pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+		pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg, CacheSetHelper &helper);
+									/*}}}*/
+};
+									/*}}}*/
+template<class Container> class VersionContainer : public VersionContainerInterface {/*{{{*/
+/** \class APT::VersionContainer
+
+    Simple wrapper around a container class like std::set to provide a similar
+    interface to a set of versions as to the complete set of all versions in the
+    pkgCache. */
+	Container _cont;
+public:									/*{{{*/
+
+	typedef Container_const_iterator<VersionContainerInterface, Container, VersionContainer> const_iterator;
+	typedef Container_iterator<VersionContainerInterface, Container, VersionContainer> iterator;
+	typedef Container_const_reverse_iterator<VersionContainerInterface, Container, VersionContainer> const_reverse_iterator;
+	typedef Container_reverse_iterator<VersionContainerInterface, Container, VersionContainer> reverse_iterator;
+	typedef typename Container::value_type value_type;
+	typedef typename Container::pointer pointer;
+	typedef typename Container::const_pointer const_pointer;
+	typedef typename Container::reference reference;
+	typedef typename Container::const_reference const_reference;
+	typedef typename Container::difference_type difference_type;
+	typedef typename Container::size_type size_type;
+	typedef typename Container::allocator_type allocator_type;
+
+	bool insert(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) APT_OVERRIDE { if (V.end() == true) return false; _cont.insert(V); return true; }
+	template<class Cont> void insert(VersionContainer<Cont> const &vercont) { _cont.insert((typename Cont::const_iterator)vercont.begin(), (typename Cont::const_iterator)vercont.end()); }
+	void insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) { _cont.insert(begin, end); }
+	bool empty() const APT_OVERRIDE { return _cont.empty(); }
+	void clear() APT_OVERRIDE { return _cont.clear(); }
+	size_t size() const APT_OVERRIDE { return _cont.size(); }
+#if APT_GCC_VERSION >= 0x409
+	iterator erase( const_iterator pos ) { return iterator(_cont.erase(pos._iter)); }
+	iterator erase( const_iterator first, const_iterator last ) { return iterator(_cont.erase(first._iter, last._iter)); }
+#else
+	iterator erase( iterator pos ) { return iterator(_cont.erase(pos._iter)); }
+	iterator erase( iterator first, iterator last ) { return iterator(_cont.erase(first._iter, last._iter)); }
+#endif
+	const_iterator begin() const { return const_iterator(_cont.begin()); }
+	const_iterator end() const { return const_iterator(_cont.end()); }
+	const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const { return const_reverse_iterator(_cont.rbegin()); }
+	const_reverse_iterator rend() const { return const_reverse_iterator(_cont.rend()); }
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+	const_iterator cbegin() const { return const_iterator(_cont.cbegin()); }
+	const_iterator cend() const { return const_iterator(_cont.cend()); }
+	const_reverse_iterator crbegin() const { return const_reverse_iterator(_cont.crbegin()); }
+	const_reverse_iterator crend() const { return const_reverse_iterator(_cont.crend()); }
+#endif
+	iterator begin() { return iterator(_cont.begin()); }
+	iterator end() { return iterator(_cont.end()); }
+	reverse_iterator rbegin() { return reverse_iterator(_cont.rbegin()); }
+	reverse_iterator rend() { return reverse_iterator(_cont.rend()); }
+	const_iterator find(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) const { return const_iterator(_cont.find(V)); }
+
+	VersionContainer() : VersionContainerInterface() {}
+	template<typename Itr> VersionContainer(Itr first, Itr last) : VersionContainerInterface(), _cont(first, last) {}
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+	VersionContainer(std::initializer_list<value_type> list) : VersionContainerInterface(), _cont(list) {}
+	void push_back(value_type&& P) { _cont.emplace_back(std::move(P)); }
+	template<typename... Args> void emplace_back(Args&&... args) { _cont.emplace_back(std::forward<Args>(args)...); }
+#endif
+	void push_back(const value_type& P) { _cont.push_back(P); }
+
+	/** \brief sort all included versions with given comparer
+
+	    Some containers are sorted by default, some are not and can't be,
+	    but a few like std::vector can be sorted if need be, so this can be
+	    specialized in later on. The default is that this will fail though.
+	    Specifically, already sorted containers like std::set will return
+	    false as well as there is no easy way to check that the given comparer
+	    would sort in the same way the set is currently sorted
+
+	    \return \b true if the set was sorted, \b false if not. */
+	template<class Compare> bool sort(Compare /*Comp*/) { return false; }
+
+	/** \brief returns all versions specified on the commandline
+
+	    Get all versions from the commandline, uses given default version if
+	    non specifically requested  and executes regex's if needed on names.
+	    \param Cache the packages and versions are in
+	    \param cmdline Command line the versions should be extracted from
+	    \param fallback version specification
+	    \param helper responsible for error and message handling */
+	static VersionContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
+			CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		VersionContainer vercon;
+		VersionContainerInterface::FromCommandLine(&vercon, Cache, cmdline, fallback, helper);
+		return vercon;
+	}
+	static VersionContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
+			CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline, fallback, helper);
+	}
+	static VersionContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline) {
+		return FromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline, CacheSetHelper::CANDINST);
+	}
+	static VersionContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pkg,
+			CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper,
+                                           bool const /*onlyFromName = false*/) {
+		VersionContainer vercon;
+		VersionContainerInterface::FromString(&vercon, Cache, pkg, fallback, helper);
+		return vercon;
+	}
+	static VersionContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg,
+			CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromString(Cache, pkg, fallback, helper);
+	}
+	static VersionContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg) {
+		return FromString(Cache, pkg, CacheSetHelper::CANDINST);
+	}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+	static VersionContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
+			Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		VersionContainer vercon;
+		VersionContainerInterface::FromCommandLine(&vercon, Cache, cmdline, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+		return vercon;
+	}
+	static VersionContainer FromCommandLine(pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
+			Version const &fallback) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+	}
+	static VersionContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string const &pkg,
+			Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper,
+                                           bool const /*onlyFromName = false*/) {
+		VersionContainer vercon;
+		VersionContainerInterface::FromString(&vercon, Cache, pkg, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+		return vercon;
+	}
+	static VersionContainer FromString(pkgCacheFile &Cache, std::string pkg,
+			Version const &fallback) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromString(Cache, pkg, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+	}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+
+	/** \brief returns all versions specified for the package
+
+	    \param Cache the package and versions are in
+	    \param P the package in question
+	    \param fallback the version(s) you want to get
+	    \param helper the helper used for display and error handling */
+	static VersionContainer FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
+		CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		VersionContainer vercon;
+		VersionContainerInterface::FromPackage(&vercon, Cache, P, fallback, helper);
+		return vercon;
+	}
+	static VersionContainer FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
+					    CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const fallback) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromPackage(Cache, P, fallback, helper);
+	}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+	static VersionContainer FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
+		Version const &fallback, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		VersionContainer vercon;
+		VersionContainerInterface::FromPackage(&vercon, Cache, P, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+		return vercon;
+	}
+	static VersionContainer FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P,
+					    Version const &fallback) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromPackage(Cache, P, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)fallback, helper);
+	}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+	static VersionContainer FromPackage(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::PkgIterator const &P) {
+		return FromPackage(Cache, P, CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE);
+	}
+
+	static std::map<unsigned short, VersionContainer> GroupedFromCommandLine(
+										 pkgCacheFile &Cache,
+										 const char **cmdline,
+										 std::list<Modifier> const &mods,
+										 unsigned short const fallback,
+										 CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		std::map<unsigned short, VersionContainer> versets;
+		for (const char **I = cmdline; *I != 0; ++I) {
+			unsigned short modID = fallback;
+			VersionContainer verset;
+			VersionContainerInterface::FromModifierCommandLine(modID, &verset, Cache, *I, mods, helper);
+			versets[modID].insert(verset);
+		}
+		return versets;
+
+	}
+	static std::map<unsigned short, VersionContainer> GroupedFromCommandLine(
+		pkgCacheFile &Cache, const char **cmdline,
+		std::list<Modifier> const &mods,
+		unsigned short const fallback) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return GroupedFromCommandLine(Cache, cmdline,
+				mods, fallback, helper);
+	}
+
+	static VersionContainer FromDependency(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+					       CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const selector, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		VersionContainer vercon;
+		VersionContainerInterface::FromDependency(&vercon, Cache, D, selector, helper);
+		return vercon;
+	}
+	static VersionContainer FromDependency(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+					       CacheSetHelper::VerSelector const selector) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromDependency(Cache, D, selector, helper);
+	}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+	static VersionContainer FromDependency(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+					       Version const &selector, CacheSetHelper &helper) {
+		VersionContainer vercon;
+		VersionContainerInterface::FromDependency(&vercon, Cache, D, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)selector, helper);
+		return vercon;
+	}
+	static VersionContainer FromDependency(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::DepIterator const &D,
+					       Version const &selector) {
+		CacheSetHelper helper;
+		return FromDependency(Cache, D, (CacheSetHelper::VerSelector)selector, helper);
+	}
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+	static VersionContainer FromDependency(pkgCacheFile &Cache, pkgCache::DepIterator const &D) {
+		return FromDependency(Cache, D, CacheSetHelper::CANDIDATE);
+	}
+									/*}}}*/
+};									/*}}}*/
+// various specialisations for VersionContainer				/*{{{*/
+template<> template<class Cont> void VersionContainer<std::list<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(VersionContainer<Cont> const &vercont) {
+	for (typename VersionContainer<Cont>::const_iterator v = vercont.begin(); v != vercont.end(); ++v)
+		_cont.push_back(*v);
+}
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+template<> template<class Cont> void VersionContainer<std::forward_list<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(VersionContainer<Cont> const &vercont) {
+	for (typename VersionContainer<Cont>::const_iterator v = vercont.begin(); v != vercont.end(); ++v)
+		_cont.push_front(*v);
+}
+#endif
+template<> template<class Cont> void VersionContainer<std::deque<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(VersionContainer<Cont> const &vercont) {
+	for (typename VersionContainer<Cont>::const_iterator v = vercont.begin(); v != vercont.end(); ++v)
+		_cont.push_back(*v);
+}
+template<> template<class Cont> void VersionContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(VersionContainer<Cont> const &vercont) {
+	for (typename VersionContainer<Cont>::const_iterator v = vercont.begin(); v != vercont.end(); ++v)
+		_cont.push_back(*v);
+}
+// these are 'inline' as otherwise the linker has problems with seeing these untemplated
+// specializations again and again - but we need to see them, so that library users can use them
+template<> inline bool VersionContainer<std::list<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) {
+	if (V.end() == true)
+		return false;
+	_cont.push_back(V);
+	return true;
+}
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+template<> inline bool VersionContainer<std::forward_list<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) {
+	if (V.end() == true)
+		return false;
+	_cont.push_front(V);
+	return true;
+}
+#endif
+template<> inline bool VersionContainer<std::deque<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) {
+	if (V.end() == true)
+		return false;
+	_cont.push_back(V);
+	return true;
+}
+template<> inline bool VersionContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) {
+	if (V.end() == true)
+		return false;
+	_cont.push_back(V);
+	return true;
+}
+template<> inline void VersionContainer<std::list<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) {
+	for (const_iterator v = begin; v != end; ++v)
+		_cont.push_back(*v);
+}
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+template<> inline void VersionContainer<std::forward_list<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) {
+	for (const_iterator v = begin; v != end; ++v)
+		_cont.push_front(*v);
+}
+#endif
+template<> inline void VersionContainer<std::deque<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) {
+	for (const_iterator v = begin; v != end; ++v)
+		_cont.push_back(*v);
+}
+template<> inline void VersionContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) {
+	for (const_iterator v = begin; v != end; ++v)
+		_cont.push_back(*v);
+}
+#if APT_GCC_VERSION < 0x409
+template<> inline VersionContainer<std::set<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::iterator VersionContainer<std::set<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::erase(iterator i) {
+	_cont.erase(i._iter);
+	return end();
+}
+template<> inline VersionContainer<std::set<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::iterator VersionContainer<std::set<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::erase(iterator first, iterator last) {
+	_cont.erase(first, last);
+	return end();
+}
+#endif
+template<> template<class Compare> inline bool VersionContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::sort(Compare Comp) {
+	std::sort(_cont.begin(), _cont.end(), Comp);
+	return true;
+}
+template<> template<class Compare> inline bool VersionContainer<std::list<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::sort(Compare Comp) {
+	_cont.sort(Comp);
+	return true;
+}
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+template<> template<class Compare> inline bool VersionContainer<std::forward_list<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::sort(Compare Comp) {
+	_cont.sort(Comp);
+	return true;
+}
+#endif
+template<> template<class Compare> inline bool VersionContainer<std::deque<pkgCache::VerIterator> >::sort(Compare Comp) {
+	std::sort(_cont.begin(), _cont.end(), Comp);
+	return true;
+}
+									/*}}}*/
+
+typedef VersionContainer<std::set<pkgCache::VerIterator> > VersionSet;
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+typedef VersionContainer<std::unordered_set<pkgCache::VerIterator> > VersionUnorderedSet;
+typedef VersionContainer<std::forward_list<pkgCache::VerIterator> > VersionForwardList;
+#endif
+typedef VersionContainer<std::list<pkgCache::VerIterator> > VersionList;
+typedef VersionContainer<std::deque<pkgCache::VerIterator> > VersionDeque;
+typedef VersionContainer<std::vector<pkgCache::VerIterator> > VersionVector;
+}
+#endif