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#include <values.h>

#include "zypp/CapSet.h"
#include "zypp/base/Logger.h"
#include "zypp/base/String.h"
#include "zypp/base/Gettext.h"
#include "zypp/base/String.h"

#include "zypp/base/Algorithm.h"
#include "zypp/ResPool.h"
#include "zypp/ResFilters.h"
#include "zypp/CapFilters.h"
#include "zypp/Package.h"
#include "zypp/Resolvable.h"

#include "zypp/solver/detail/Types.h"
#include "zypp/solver/detail/Helper.h"
#include "zypp/solver/detail/ResolverContext.h"
#include "zypp/solver/detail/ResolverInfoMisc.h"
#include "zypp/solver/detail/ResolverInfoConflictsWith.h"

namespace zypp
{ 

  namespace solver
  { 

    namespace detail
    { 

using namespace std;

IMPL_PTR_TYPE(ResolverContext);

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
        
class compare_items {
public:
    int operator() (PoolItem_Ref p1,
                    PoolItem_Ref p2) const
        { return compareByN(p1.resolvable(),p2.resolvable()) < 0 ; }
};
        

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

ostream&
operator<<( ostream& os, const ResolverContext & context)
{
    if (context._parent != NULL) {
        os << "Parent @" << context._parent << endl;
        os << *(context._parent);
    }
    os << "ResolverContext with " << context._context.size() << " entries" << endl;
    for (ResolverContext::Context::const_iterator iter = context._context.begin(); iter != context._context.end(); ++iter) {
        os << iter->first << " : " << iter->second << endl;
    }
    return os;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

ResolverContext::ResolverContext (const ResPool & pool, const Arch & arch, ResolverContext_Ptr parent)
    : _parent (parent)
    , _establish_context (NULL)
    , _pool (pool)
    , _download_size (0)
    , _install_size (0)
    , _total_priority (0)
    , _min_priority (0)
    , _max_priority (0)
    , _other_penalties (0)
    , _verifying (false)
    , _establishing (false)
    , _invalid (false)
    , _askUser(false)
    , _architecture(arch)
    , _forceResolve(false)
    , _upgradeMode(false)
    , _preferHighestVersion(true)
    , _tryAllPossibilities(false)
    , _skippedPossibilities(false)
      
{
_XDEBUG( "ResolverContext[" << this << "]::ResolverContext(" << parent << ")" );
    if (parent != NULL) {
        _pool                = parent->_pool;
        _download_size       = parent->_download_size;
        _install_size        = parent->_install_size;
        _total_priority      = parent->_total_priority;
        _max_priority        = parent->_max_priority;
        _min_priority        = parent->_min_priority;
        _other_penalties     = parent->_other_penalties;
        _verifying           = parent->_verifying;
        _establishing        = parent->_establishing;
        _ignoreConflicts     = parent->_ignoreConflicts;
        _ignoreRequires      = parent->_ignoreRequires;
        _ignoreObsoletes     = parent->_ignoreObsoletes;
        _ignoreInstalledItem = parent->_ignoreInstalledItem;
        _ignoreArchitectureItem = parent->_ignoreArchitectureItem;      
        _forceResolve        = parent->_forceResolve;
        _upgradeMode         = parent->_upgradeMode;
        _preferHighestVersion = parent->_preferHighestVersion;
        _tryAllPossibilities = parent->_tryAllPossibilities;
        _skippedPossibilities = parent->_skippedPossibilities;
        _establish_context = parent->_establish_context;
        
    } else {
        _min_priority = MAXINT;
    }
}


ResolverContext::~ResolverContext()
{
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// status retrieve

ResStatus
ResolverContext::getStatus (PoolItem_Ref item)
{
//_XDEBUG( "[" << this << "]getStatus(" << item << ")" );

    if (item == _last_checked_item) return _last_checked_status;

    _last_checked_item = item;

    Context::const_iterator it;
    ResolverContext_constPtr context = this;

    while (context) {                                   // go through the _parent chain

        it = context->_context.find(item);              // part of local context ?
        if (it != context->_context.end()) {
//_XDEBUG( "[" << context << "]:" << it->second );
            _last_checked_status = it->second;
           if (_last_checked_status.isUndetermined()
               && _establish_context != NULL) {
               // take status from the last resolver establish run
               // in order to get the correct establishing status of the system
               // without any transactions. Bug 191810         
               ResStatus status = _establish_context->getStatus(item);
               _last_checked_status.setEstablishValue (status.getEstablishValue());
           }
           return _last_checked_status;                // Y: return
        }
        context = context->_parent;                     // N: go up the chain
    }

    ResStatus status( item.status() );                  // make a copy of the status
    status.resetTransact( ResStatus::USER );            //   without transaction
#if 0
    if (item.status().isInstalled())
        status = ResStatus::installed;                  // return _is_ state, not _to be_ state
    else
        status = ResStatus::uninstalled;                // return _is_ state, not _to be_ state
#endif
    _last_checked_status = status;
//_XDEBUG( "[NULL]:" << status );    
    if (_establish_context != NULL) {
        // take status from the last resolver establish run
        // in order to get the correct establishing status of the system
        // without any transactions. Bug 191810
        ResStatus status = _establish_context->getStatus(item);
        _last_checked_status.setEstablishValue (status.getEstablishValue());
    }

    return _last_checked_status;                                // Not part of context, return Pool status
}


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// status change

void
ResolverContext::setStatus (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status)
{
    if (_invalid) return;

    _XDEBUG( "[" << this << "]setStatus(" << item << ", " << status << ")" );
    ResStatus old_status = getStatus (item);

    if (old_status != status) {         // new status ?
        _XDEBUG( "MARK" );
        _context[item] = status;                // set it !
    }

    _last_checked_item = item;
    _last_checked_status = status;

    return;
}


// change state to TO_BE_INSTALLED (does not upgrade)

bool
ResolverContext::install (PoolItem_Ref item, bool is_soft, int other_penalty)
{
    ResStatus status, new_status;
    std::string msg;

    status = getStatus(item);
    _XDEBUG( "ResolverContext[" << this << "]::install(<" << status  << "> " << item << ")" );

    if (status.isToBeUninstalled()
        && !status.isToBeUninstalledDueToUnlink()) {
        ResolverInfo_Ptr misc_info = new ResolverInfoMisc (RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_INSTALL_TO_BE_UNINSTALLED, item, RESOLVER_INFO_PRIORITY_VERBOSE);
        addError (misc_info);
        return false;
    }

    if (status.isImpossible()) {
        ResolverInfo_Ptr misc_info = new ResolverInfoMisc (RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_UNINSTALLABLE, item, RESOLVER_INFO_PRIORITY_VERBOSE);
        // it is only an error, if the user wants to install explicity.
        if (is_soft) {
            addInfo (misc_info);
        } else {
            addError (misc_info);
        }
        return false;
    }

    if (status.isUnneeded()
        && ( item->kind() == ResTraits<Patch>::kind     
             || item->kind() == ResTraits<Atom>::kind)) {
        ResolverInfo_Ptr misc_info = new ResolverInfoMisc (RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_INSTALL_UNNEEDED, item, RESOLVER_INFO_PRIORITY_VERBOSE);
        addInfo (misc_info);
        return false;
    }

    if (status.isToBeInstalled()) {
        return true;
    }

    if (isParallelInstall( item )) {
        ResolverInfoMisc_Ptr misc_info = new ResolverInfoMisc( RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_INSTALL_PARALLEL,
                                                               item, RESOLVER_INFO_PRIORITY_VERBOSE );
        PoolItem_Ref otherItem = getParallelInstall ( item );
        ResStatus statusOtherItem = getStatus (otherItem);
        misc_info->setOtherPoolItem (otherItem);
        if (NVRA(item.resolvable()) == NVRA(otherItem.resolvable())
            && status.isBySolver() && statusOtherItem.isBySolver()) {
            // If there has already been selected another item by the solver (e.g. from another source)
            // we will take that.
            // Bug 224698
            addInfo( misc_info );
            return true;
        }
        else {
            addError( misc_info );
            return false;
        }
    }

    if (is_soft)
        setStatus (item, ResStatus::toBeInstalledSoft);
    else if (status.isToBeUninstalledDueToUnlink())
        setStatus (item, ResStatus(true));
    else
        setStatus (item, ResStatus::toBeInstalled);

    if (status.wasUninstalled()) {
        Resolvable::constPtr res = item.resolvable();
        Package::constPtr pkg = asKind<Package>(res);                   // try to access it as a package
        if (pkg) {                                                      // if its !=NULL, get size information

            _download_size += pkg->archivesize();
            _install_size += pkg->size();

        }

        int priority;
#if 0
        if (item->local())
            priority = 0;
        else {
#endif
            priority = getSourcePriority (item->source());
//      }

        if (priority < _min_priority) _min_priority = priority;
        if (priority > _max_priority) _max_priority = priority;

        _other_penalties += other_penalty;

    }

    return true;
}


// change state to TO_BE_INSTALLED (does upgrade)

bool
ResolverContext::upgrade (PoolItem_Ref item, PoolItem_Ref old_item, bool is_soft, int other_penalty)
{
    ResStatus status;

    _XDEBUG( "ResolverContext[" << this << "]::upgrade(" << item << " upgrades " << old_item << ")" );

    status = getStatus(item);
    
    if (status.isToBeUninstalled()) {
        ResolverInfo_Ptr misc_info = new ResolverInfoMisc (RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_INSTALL_TO_BE_UNINSTALLED,
                                                           item, RESOLVER_INFO_PRIORITY_VERBOSE);
        addError (misc_info);
        return false;
    }
    if (status.isImpossible()) {
        ResolverInfo_Ptr misc_info = new ResolverInfoMisc (RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_UNINSTALLABLE,
                                                           item, RESOLVER_INFO_PRIORITY_VERBOSE);
        addError (misc_info);
        return false;
    }

    if (status.isToBeInstalled())
        return true;

    if (isParallelInstall( item )) {
        ResolverInfoMisc_Ptr misc_info = new ResolverInfoMisc( RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_INSTALL_PARALLEL, item, RESOLVER_INFO_PRIORITY_VERBOSE );
        PoolItem_Ref otherItem = getParallelInstall ( item );
        ResStatus statusOtherItem = getStatus (otherItem);
        misc_info->setOtherPoolItem (otherItem);
        if (NVRA(item.resolvable()) == NVRA(otherItem.resolvable())
            && status.isBySolver() && statusOtherItem.isBySolver()) {
            // If there has already been selected another item by the solver (e.g. from another source)
            // we will take that.
            // Bug 224698           
            addInfo( misc_info );
            return true;
        }
        else {
            addError( misc_info );
            return false;
        }
    }

    ResStatus::TransactByValue by = ResStatus::SOLVER;
    if (item.status().isToBeInstalled()
        && item.status().getTransactByValue() > ResStatus::SOLVER) {
        // if the item has already has been set for installation by 
        // user, or other applications with higher priority
        // We will use this priority
        by = item.status().getTransactByValue();
    }
        
    if (is_soft) {
        ResStatus newStatus = ResStatus::toBeInstalledSoft; // This can only be done by the solver
        setStatus (item, newStatus);
    }
    else {
        ResStatus newStatus;
        newStatus.setToBeInstalled (by);
        setStatus (item, newStatus);
    }

    Resolvable::constPtr res = old_item.resolvable();
    Package::constPtr pkg = asKind<Package>(res);                       // try to access it as a package
    if (pkg) {                                                  // if its !=NULL, get size information

        _install_size -= pkg->size();
    }

    if (status == ResStatus::uninstalled) {
        res = item.resolvable();
        pkg = asKind<Package>(res);                                     // try to access it as a package
        if (pkg) {                                                      // if its !=NULL, get size information

            _download_size += pkg->archivesize();
            _install_size += pkg->size();

        }

        int priority;
#if 0
        if (item->local())
            priority = 0;
        else {
#endif
            priority = getSourcePriority (item->source());
//      }

        if (priority < _min_priority) _min_priority = priority;
        if (priority > _max_priority) _max_priority = priority;

        _other_penalties += other_penalty;
    }
    return true;
}


// change state to 'TO_BE_UNINSTALLED{, DUE_TO_OBSOLETE, DUE_TO_UNLINK}'

bool
ResolverContext::uninstall (PoolItem_Ref item, bool part_of_upgrade, bool due_to_obsolete, bool due_to_unlink)
{
    ResStatus status, new_status;
    std::string msg;

    status = getStatus(item);
    
    _XDEBUG( "ResolverContext[" << this << "]::uninstall("
                    << item << " " << (part_of_upgrade ? "part_of_upgrade" : "") << " "
                    << (due_to_obsolete ? "due_to_obsolete": "") << " "
             << (due_to_unlink ? "due_to_unlink" : "") << ")" << "context-status:" << status);

    assert (! (due_to_obsolete && due_to_unlink));

    if ( ( forceResolve() // This is the behaviour of ZMD
//          || upgradeMode())
          && (status.isToBeInstalledNotSoft()             // \ The resolvable will be installed
              || item.status().isToBeInstalledNotSoft())) // / explicit. (And not by WEAK dependencies like supplements)
         
         || ( !forceResolve() // This is the bahaviour of YaST
//             && !upgradeMode())
              && ((status.staysInstalled() || status.isToBeInstalledNotSoft())                   //   \ We will have the resolvable
                  && (item.status().staysInstalled() || item.status().isToBeInstalledNotSoft())  //   / available.
                  || status.isToBeInstalledNotSoft())                                            //   is to be installed e.g. due solver requirement
                                                                                                 //   (And not by WEAK dependencies like supplements)
              && !part_of_upgrade
              && !due_to_obsolete
              && !due_to_unlink)) {

        // We have a resolvable which should be kept on the system or is set to be installed explicit.
        // So we are not allowed deleting it. The reason WHY this resolvable has to be deleted here
        // is not show. We go back to the ResolverInfo to evaluate the reason. This reason (marked as an info)
        // will be stored at the end of ResolverInfo and will be marked as an error which is shown 
        // to the UI (solution included)
        // Canditates of searched ResolverInfo are RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_CONFLICT_CANT_INSTALL
        //                                         RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_NO_PROVIDER
        //                                         RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_NO_OTHER_PROVIDER
        //                                         RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_CANT_SATISFY
        //                                         RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_CONFLICTS_WITH
        //
        // Testcases are:
        // conflict2-test.xml  conflict-test.xml              remove-still-needed2-test.xml  require-test.xml
        // conflict3-test.xml  remove-still-needed1-test.xml  remove-still-needed3-test.xml  unfulfilled-2-test.xml
        //
        bool found = false;

        ResolverInfoList addList;
        for (ResolverInfoList::const_iterator iter = _log.begin(); iter != _log.end(); iter++) {
            ResolverInfo_Ptr info = *iter;

            if (info->type() == RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_CONFLICT_CANT_INSTALL
                || info->type() == RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_CONFLICTS_WITH) {

                // There is a conflict like "a conflicts with b"
                // Searching if there is already an error like "b conflicts with a"
                PoolItem_Ref other_item = PoolItem_Ref();
                if (info->type() == RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_CONFLICT_CANT_INSTALL) {
                    ResolverInfoMisc_constPtr misc_info = dynamic_pointer_cast<const ResolverInfoMisc>(info);
                    other_item = misc_info->other();
                } else {
                    ResolverInfoConflictsWith_constPtr conflicts_with = dynamic_pointer_cast<const ResolverInfoConflictsWith>(info);
                    if (conflicts_with->items().size() == 1) {
                        // It is only useful if there is ONE other item
                        other_item = *(conflicts_with->items().begin());
                    }
                }

                bool other_found = false;

                if (other_item != PoolItem_Ref()) {
                    // searching for other solutions which have the same problem/solution
                    for (ResolverInfoList::const_iterator iter_other = addList.begin();
                         iter_other != addList.end(); iter_other++) {
                        
                        if ((*iter_other)->type() == RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_CONFLICT_CANT_INSTALL) {
                                ResolverInfoMisc_constPtr misc_info = dynamic_pointer_cast<const ResolverInfoMisc>(*iter_other);
                                if (   (other_item == misc_info->other()
                                        && item == misc_info->affected())
                                    || (other_item == misc_info->affected()
                                        && item == misc_info->other())) 
                                    other_found = true;
                        }
                        else if ((*iter_other)->type() == RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_CONFLICTS_WITH) {
                            ResolverInfoConflictsWith_constPtr conflicts_with = dynamic_pointer_cast<const ResolverInfoConflictsWith>(*iter_other);
                            if (conflicts_with->items().size() == 1) {
                                // It is only useful if there is ONE other item
                                if (   (other_item == *(conflicts_with->items().begin())
                                        && item == conflicts_with->affected())
                                    || (other_item == conflicts_with->affected()
                                        && item == *(conflicts_with->items().begin())))
                                    other_found = true;                                 
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

                if ( !other_found
                     && (info->affected() == item
                         || other_item == item)) {
                    // put the info on the end as error
                    found = true;
                    addList.push_back (info);
                }
            } else if ( (info->type() == RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_NO_PROVIDER
                         || info->type() == RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_NO_OTHER_PROVIDER
                         || info->type() == RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_CANT_SATISFY)
                        && info->affected() == item)
            {
                // put the info on the end as error
                found = true;
                // dont duplicate known errors (#167309)
                if (!info->error())
                    addList.push_back (info);
            } else if (info->type() == RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_CONFLICTS_WITH
                       && info->affected() == item) {
                // put the info on the end as error
                found = true;
                // dont duplicate known errors (#167309)
                if (!info->error())
                    addList.push_back (info);           
            }
        }
        if (!found) {
            // generating a default problem
            ResolverInfo_Ptr misc_info = new ResolverInfoMisc (RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_REJECT_INSTALL, item, RESOLVER_INFO_PRIORITY_VERBOSE);
            addError (misc_info, true); // true = asking the user
        } else {
            // Put the info at the end of the list, flagged as error
            for (ResolverInfoList::const_iterator iter = addList.begin(); iter != addList.end(); iter++) {
                ResolverInfo_Ptr info = *iter;
                addError (info, true);  // true = asking the user
            }
        }
        
//      return false;
    }

    if (status.isToBeUninstalled()
        && !status.isToBeUninstalledDueToUnlink())
    {
        return true;
    }

    if (status.wasUninstalled()
        || status.isImpossible()
        || status.isToBeUninstalledDueToUnlink())
    {
        ResolverInfo_Ptr misc_info = new ResolverInfoMisc (RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_UNINSTALLABLE, item, RESOLVER_INFO_PRIORITY_VERBOSE);
        addInfo (misc_info);
    }

    if (due_to_obsolete) {
        setStatus (item, ResStatus::toBeUninstalledDueToObsolete);
    }
    else if (due_to_unlink) {
        setStatus (item, ResStatus::toBeUninstalledDueToUnlink);
    }
    else if (status.wasUninstalled()) {
        setStatus (item, ResStatus::impossible);
    }
    else if (part_of_upgrade) {
        setStatus (item, ResStatus::toBeUninstalledDueToUpgrade);
    }
    else {
        setStatus (item, ResStatus::toBeUninstalled);
    }

    if (status.wasInstalled()) {
        Resolvable::constPtr res = item.resolvable();
        Package::constPtr pkg = asKind<Package>(res);                   // try to access it as a package
        if (pkg) {                                                      // if its !=NULL, get size information
            _install_size -= pkg->size();
        }
    }

    return true;
}


// change state to UNNEEDED

bool
ResolverContext::unneeded (PoolItem_Ref item, int other_penalty)
{
    ResStatus status;

    _XDEBUG( "ResolverContext[" << this << "]::unneeded(" << item << ")" );

    status = getStatus(item);

    if (status.wasInstalled()) {
        if (item->kind() != ResTraits<Patch>::kind
            && item->kind() != ResTraits<Atom>::kind
            && item->kind() != ResTraits<Script>::kind
            && item->kind() != ResTraits<Message>::kind) {
            setStatus (item, ResStatus::satisfied);
        } else {
            // Patch concerning resolvables have to be set to
            // "unneeded" although they are installed. In order
            // to get the state "no longer applicable" (Bug 171590)
            setStatus (item, ResStatus::unneeded);          
        }
    }
    else if (status.wasUninstalled()) {
        setStatus (item, ResStatus::unneeded);
    }
    return true;
}


// change state to SATISFIED

bool
ResolverContext::satisfy (PoolItem_Ref item, int other_penalty)
{
    ResStatus status;

    status = getStatus(item);

    _XDEBUG( "ResolverContext[" << this << "]::satisfy(" << item << ":" << status << ")" );

    if (status.wasInstalled()) {
        setStatus (item, ResStatus::complete);
    }
    else if (status.wasUninstalled()) {
        setStatus (item, ResStatus::satisfied);
    }

    return true;
}


// change state to INCOMPLETE

bool
ResolverContext::incomplete (PoolItem_Ref item, int other_penalty)
{
    ResStatus status = getStatus (item);

    _XDEBUG( "ResolverContext[" << this << "]::incomplete(" << item << "):" << status );

    if (_establishing) {
        if (status.wasInstalled()) {
            setStatus (item, ResStatus::incomplete);
        }
        else {
            setStatus (item, ResStatus::needed);
        }
    }

    return true;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

// is it installed (after transaction), is unneeded or satisfied
// if yes, install/requires requests are considered done

bool
ResolverContext::isPresent (PoolItem_Ref item, bool *unneeded, bool *installed)
{
    ResStatus status = getStatus(item);

    bool res = false;
    if (item->kind() == ResTraits<Atom>::kind
        || item->kind() == ResTraits<Patch>::kind
        || item->kind() == ResTraits<Script>::kind
        || item->kind() == ResTraits<Message>::kind) {    
        res = ((status.staysInstalled() && !status.isIncomplete())
                || (status.isToBeInstalled() && !status.isNeeded())
                || status.isUnneeded()
                || status.isSatisfied()
                );
    } else {
        // packages, patterns are present although they are incomplete or unneeded (Bug289577)
        res = (status.staysInstalled() || status.isToBeInstalled());
    }

   if (unneeded) *unneeded = status.isUnneeded();
   if (installed) *installed = status.staysInstalled() || status.isToBeInstalled();

_XDEBUG("ResolverContext::itemIsPresent(<" << status << ">" << item << ") " << (res?"Y":"N"));

    return res;
}


// is it uninstalled (after transaction) ?
// if yes, uninstall requests are considered done

bool
ResolverContext::isAbsent (PoolItem_Ref item)
{
    ResStatus status = getStatus(item);

    // DONT add incomplete here, uninstall requests for incompletes must be handled

    bool res = (status.staysUninstalled()
                || status.isToBeUninstalled()
                || status.isImpossible());

_XDEBUG("ResolverContext::itemIsAbsent(<" << status << ">" << item << ") " << (res?"Y":"N"));

    return res;
}


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// marked

void
ResolverContext::foreachMarked (MarkedPoolItemFn fn, void *data) const
{
    ResolverContext_constPtr context = this;
    while (context) {
        for (Context::const_iterator iter = context->_context.begin(); iter != context->_context.end(); ++iter) {
            fn (iter->first, iter->second, data);
        }
        context = context->_parent;
    }
}


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// collect

typedef struct {
    PoolItemList *rl;
    int status;                         // <0: uninstalls, ==0: all, >0: installs
} MarkedResolvableInfo;


static void
marked_item_collector (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    MarkedResolvableInfo *info = (MarkedResolvableInfo *)data;
    if (info->status == 0
       || (info->status > 0 && status.isToBeInstalled())
       || (info->status < 0 && status.isToBeUninstalled()))
    {
        info->rl->push_back (item);
    }
}


PoolItemList
ResolverContext::getMarked (int which) // <0: uninstalls, ==0: all, >0: installs
{
    if ( _last_getMarked_which == which
         && _last_getMarked.size() > 0 )
        return _last_getMarked; // use the last run

    MarkedResolvableInfo info = { &_last_getMarked, which };

    foreachMarked (marked_item_collector, &info);

    _last_getMarked.sort(compare_items());
    _last_getMarked_which = which;

    return _last_getMarked;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// install

typedef struct {
    ResPool pool;
    MarkedPoolItemFn fn;
    PoolItemList *rl;
    int count;
} InstallInfo;

static void
install_item_cb (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    InstallInfo *info = (InstallInfo *)data;

    Package::constPtr p = asKind<Package>(item.resolvable());

    if (status.isToBeInstalled()
        && !item.status().isInstalled()
        && ( !Helper::findInstalledItem( info->pool, item)) || ( p && p->installOnly()) )
    {
        if (info->fn) info->fn (item, status, info->rl);
        ++info->count;
    }
}


int
ResolverContext::foreachInstall (MarkedPoolItemFn fn, void *data) const
{
    PoolItemList *rl = (PoolItemList *)data;
    InstallInfo info = { _pool, fn, rl, 0 };

    foreachMarked (install_item_cb, (void *)&info);

    return info.count;
}


static void
context_item_collector (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    PoolItemList *rl = (PoolItemList *)data;
    if (status.isToBeInstalled()
        || status.isToBeUninstalled())
    {
        rl->push_front (item);
    }
}


PoolItemList
ResolverContext::getInstalls (void) const
{
    PoolItemList rl;

    foreachInstall (context_item_collector, (void *)&rl);

    return rl;
}


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// satisfy

typedef struct {
    ResPool pool;
    MarkedPoolItemFn fn;
    PoolItemList *rl;
    int count;
} SatisfyInfo;

static void
satisfy_item_cb (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    SatisfyInfo *info = (SatisfyInfo *)data;
    if (status.isSatisfied()
       && ! status.staysInstalled ()
       && !Helper::findInstalledItem (info->pool, item))
    {
       if (info->fn) info->fn (item, status, info->rl);
       ++info->count;
    }
}


int
ResolverContext::foreachSatisfy (MarkedPoolItemFn fn, void *data) const
{
    PoolItemList *rl = (PoolItemList *)data;
    SatisfyInfo info = { _pool, fn, rl, 0 };

    foreachMarked (satisfy_item_cb, (void *)&info);

    return info.count;
}


static void
context_item_collector_satisfy (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    PoolItemList *rl = (PoolItemList *)data;
    if (status.isSatisfied ())
    {
       rl->push_front (item);
    }
}


PoolItemList
ResolverContext::getSatisfies (void) const
{
    PoolItemList rl;

    foreachSatisfy (context_item_collector_satisfy, (void *)&rl);

    return rl;
}


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// incomplete

typedef struct {
    ResPool pool;
    MarkedPoolItemFn fn;
    PoolItemList *rl;
    int count;
} IncompleteInfo;

static void
incomplete_item_cb (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    IncompleteInfo *info = (IncompleteInfo *)data;

    if (status.isIncomplete ()) {
       if (info->fn) info->fn (item, status, info->rl);
       ++info->count;
    }
}


int
ResolverContext::foreachIncomplete (MarkedPoolItemFn fn, void *data) const
{
    PoolItemList *rl = (PoolItemList *)data;
    IncompleteInfo info = { _pool, fn, rl, 0 };

    foreachMarked (incomplete_item_cb, (void *)&info);

    return info.count;
}


static void
context_item_collector_incomplete (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    PoolItemList *rl = (PoolItemList *)data;
    if (status.isIncomplete ())
    {
       rl->push_front (item);
    }
}


PoolItemList
ResolverContext::getIncompletes (void) const
{
    PoolItemList rl;

    foreachIncomplete (context_item_collector_incomplete, (void *)&rl);

    return rl;
}


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// upgrade

typedef struct {
    ResPool pool;
    MarkedPoolItemPairFn fn;
    void *data;
    ResolverContext_Ptr context;
    int count;
} UpgradeInfo;

static void
upgrade_item_cb (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    UpgradeInfo *info = (UpgradeInfo *)data;

    PoolItem_Ref installed_item;

    if (status.isToBeInstalled()
        && ! item.status().isInstalled ())
    {
        // check if there is already an installed item with same name and kind
        installed_item = Helper::findInstalledItem( info->pool, item );
        if (installed_item) {

            // there is an installed item, check its status
            ResStatus installed_status( info->context->getStatus( installed_item ) );

            // if it does not transact, it does not get updated (we have an allowed parallel install)
            if (!installed_status.transacts())
                return;

            if (info->fn) {
                info->fn (item, status, installed_item, installed_status, info->data);
            }
            ++info->count;
        }
    }
}


int
ResolverContext::foreachUpgrade (MarkedPoolItemPairFn fn, void *data)
{
    UpgradeInfo info = { _pool, fn, data, this, 0 };

    foreachMarked (upgrade_item_cb, (void *)&info);

    return info.count;
}


static void
pair_item_collector (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, PoolItem_Ref old_item, const ResStatus & old_status, void *data)
{
    PoolItemList *rl = (PoolItemList *)data;
    rl->push_back (item);
}


PoolItemList
ResolverContext::getUpgrades (void)
{
    PoolItemList rl;

    foreachUpgrade (pair_item_collector, (void *)&rl);

    return rl;
}


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// uninstall

typedef std::map<std::string,PoolItem_Ref> UpgradeTable;

typedef struct {
    MarkedPoolItemFn fn;
    PoolItemList *rl;
    UpgradeTable upgrade_hash;
    int count;
} UninstallInfo;

static void
uninstall_item_cb (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    UninstallInfo *info = (UninstallInfo *)data;

    UpgradeTable::const_iterator pos = info->upgrade_hash.find(item->name());

    if (status.isToBeUninstalled ()
        && pos == info->upgrade_hash.end())             // dont count upgrades
    {
        if (info->fn)
            info->fn (item, status, info->rl);
        ++info->count;
    }
}


static void
build_upgrade_hash_cb (PoolItem_Ref item_add, const ResStatus & add_status, PoolItem_Ref item_del, const ResStatus & del_status, void *data)
{
    UpgradeTable *upgrade_hash = (UpgradeTable *)data;
    (*upgrade_hash)[item_del->name()] = item_del;
}


int
ResolverContext::foreachUninstall (MarkedPoolItemFn fn, void *data)
{
    UninstallInfo info;         // inits upgrade_hash

    info.fn = fn;
    info.rl = (PoolItemList *)data;
    info.count = 0;

    foreachUpgrade (build_upgrade_hash_cb, (void *)&(info.upgrade_hash));
    foreachMarked (uninstall_item_cb, (void *)&info);

    return info.count;
}


PoolItemList
ResolverContext::getUninstalls (void)
{
    PoolItemList rl;

    foreachUninstall (context_item_collector, (void *)&rl);

    return rl;
}


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// impossible

typedef struct {
    ResPool pool;
    MarkedPoolItemFn fn;
    int count;
    void *data;
} ImpossibleInfo;

static void
impossible_item_cb (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    ImpossibleInfo *info = (ImpossibleInfo *)data;

    if (status.isImpossible ()) {
       if (info->fn) info->fn (item, status, info->data);
       ++info->count;
    }
}


int
ResolverContext::foreachImpossible (MarkedPoolItemFn fn, void *data)
{
    ImpossibleInfo info = { _pool, fn, 0, data };

    foreachMarked (impossible_item_cb, (void *)&info);

    return info.count;
}


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

static void
install_count_cb (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    int *count = (int *)data;
    if (!item.status().isInstalled ()) {
        ++*count;
    }
}

int
ResolverContext::installCount (void) const
{
    int count = 0;

    foreachInstall (install_count_cb, (void *)&count);

    return count;
}


static void
uninstall_count_cb (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    int *count = (int *)data;
    if (item.status().isInstalled ()) {
        ++*count;
    }
}


int
ResolverContext::uninstallCount (void)
{
    int count = 0;

    foreachUninstall (uninstall_count_cb, (void *)&count);

    return count;
}


int
ResolverContext::upgradeCount (void)
{
    return foreachUpgrade ((MarkedPoolItemPairFn)NULL, (void *)NULL);
}


static void
satisfy_count_cb (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    int *count = (int *)data;
    if (!item.status().isInstalled ()) {
        ++*count;
    }
}

int
ResolverContext::satisfyCount (void) const
{
    int count = 0;

    foreachSatisfy (satisfy_count_cb, (void *)&count);

    return count;
}


int
ResolverContext::incompleteCount (void) const
{
    return foreachIncomplete ((MarkedPoolItemFn)NULL, (void *)NULL);
}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// info

void
ResolverContext::addInfo (ResolverInfo_Ptr info, bool askUser)
{
    _XDEBUG( "ResolverContext[" << this << "]::addInfo(" << *info << ")" );
    _log.push_back (info);

    // _propagated_importance = false;

    if (info->error ()
        && !askUser) { // Go forward in order to evaluate more problems

        if (! _invalid) {
            ResolverInfo_Ptr info = new ResolverInfoMisc (RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_INVALID_SOLUTION, PoolItem_Ref(), RESOLVER_INFO_PRIORITY_VERBOSE);
            info->flagAsError ();
            _log.push_back (info);
        }

        _invalid = true;
    }
    if (askUser)
        _askUser = true;
}


void
ResolverContext::addError (ResolverInfo_Ptr info, bool askUser)
{
    bool is_error = true;

    if (info->type() == RESOLVER_INFO_TYPE_UNINSTALL_LOCKED) {
        for (PoolItemList::const_iterator iter = _ignoreInstalledItem.begin(); iter != _ignoreInstalledItem.end(); iter++) {
            if (info->affected() == *iter) {
                DBG << "ignore keep installed: " << info->affected() << endl;
                is_error = false;
                break;
            }
        }
    }

    if (is_error)
        info->flagAsError ();

    WAR << "******** Error: " << *info << endl;
    addInfo (info, askUser);
}


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// foreach info

//  We call a item mentioned by an error info an "error-item".
//  We call a item mentioned by an important info an "important-item".
//
//  The rules:
//  (1) An info item that mentions an error-item is important.
//  (2) An info item is about an important-item is important.

static void
mark_important_info (const ResolverInfoList & il)
{
    // set of all items mentioned in the ResolverInfoList
    PoolItemSet error_set;

    bool did_something;
    int pass_num = 1;

    /* First of all, store all error-items in a set. */

    for (ResolverInfoList::const_iterator info_iter = il.begin(); info_iter != il.end(); ++info_iter) {
        ResolverInfo_Ptr info = (*info_iter);
        if (info != NULL                                                // list items might be NULL
            && info->error ())                                          // only look at error infos
        {
            PoolItem_Ref item = info->affected();               // get item from ResolverInfoList
            if (item) {
                error_set.insert (item);
            }

            // the info might be a container, check it by doing a dynamic cast

            PoolItemList containerItems;
            ResolverInfoContainer_constPtr c = dynamic_pointer_cast<const ResolverInfoContainer>(*info_iter);
            if (c != NULL) containerItems = c->items();

            // containerItems is non-empty if info is really a ResolverInfoContainer

            for (PoolItemList::iterator res_iter = containerItems.begin(); res_iter != containerItems.end(); res_iter++) {
                PoolItem_Ref item = (*res_iter);
                if (item) {
                    error_set.insert (item);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // now collect all important ones

    PoolItemSet important_set;

    do {
        ++pass_num;
        assert (pass_num < 10000);

        did_something = false;

        for (ResolverInfoList::const_iterator info_iter = il.begin(); info_iter != il.end(); ++info_iter) {

            ResolverInfo_Ptr info = (*info_iter);

            if (info != NULL                                            // list items might be set to NULL
                && !info->important ())                                 // only look at ones we didn't consider yet
            {
                bool should_be_important = false;

                for (PoolItemSet::const_iterator res_iter = error_set.begin(); res_iter != error_set.end() && ! should_be_important; ++res_iter) {
                    ResolverInfoContainer_constPtr c = dynamic_pointer_cast<const ResolverInfoContainer>(*info_iter);
                    if (c != NULL                                       // check if it really is a container
                        && c->mentions (*res_iter))
                    {
                        should_be_important = true;
                    }
                }

                for (PoolItemSet::const_iterator res_iter = important_set.begin(); res_iter != important_set.end() && ! should_be_important; ++res_iter) {
                    if (info->isAbout (*res_iter)) {
                        should_be_important = true;
                        break;
                    }
                }

                if (should_be_important) {
                    did_something = true;
                    info->flagAsImportant ();
                    PoolItemList items;
                    ResolverInfoContainer_constPtr c = dynamic_pointer_cast<const ResolverInfoContainer>(*info_iter);           // check if it really is a container
                    if (c != NULL) items = c->items();
                    for (PoolItemList::iterator res_iter = items.begin(); res_iter != items.end(); res_iter++) {
                        important_set.insert (*res_iter);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

    } while (did_something);

}

void
ResolverContext::foreachInfo (PoolItem_Ref item, int priority, ResolverInfoFn fn, void *data) const
{
    ResolverInfoList info_list;

    ResolverContext_constPtr context = this;
     // Assemble a list of copies of all of the info objects
    while (context != NULL) {

        for (ResolverInfoList::const_iterator iter = context->_log.begin(); iter != context->_log.end(); ++iter) {

            ResolverInfo_Ptr info = *iter;

            if ((item == PoolItem_Ref()
                 || info->affected() == item)
                && info->priority() >= priority)
            {
                info_list.push_back( info );
            }
        }
        context = context->_parent;
    }
#if 1
    // Merge info objects
    for (ResolverInfoList::iterator iter = info_list.begin(); iter != info_list.end(); ++iter) {

        ResolverInfo_Ptr info1 = (*iter);
        ResolverInfoList::iterator subiter = iter;

        if (info1 != NULL) {
            for (subiter++; subiter != info_list.end();) {
                ResolverInfo_Ptr info2 = *subiter;
                ResolverInfoList::iterator next = subiter; ++next;
                if (info2 && info1->merge (info2)) {
                    info_list.erase( subiter );
                }
                subiter = next;
            }
        }
    }
#endif
    mark_important_info( info_list );

    // Walk across the list of info objects and invoke our callback

    for (ResolverInfoList::iterator iter = info_list.begin(); iter != info_list.end(); ++iter) {
        if (*iter != NULL) {
            fn( *iter, data );
        }
    }
}



static void
get_info_foreach_cb (ResolverInfo_Ptr info, void *data)
{
    ResolverInfoList *il = (ResolverInfoList *)data;

    if (info->important ()) {
        il->push_back (info);
    }
}



ResolverInfoList
ResolverContext::getInfo (void) const
{
    ResolverInfoList il;
    foreachInfo (PoolItem_Ref(), -1, get_info_foreach_cb, (void *)&il);
    return il;
}


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// spew

static void
spew_item_cb (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *unused)
{
    MIL << "  " << item << " (" << status << ")" << endl;
}


void
spew_item_pair_cb (PoolItem_Ref item1, const ResStatus & status1, PoolItem_Ref item2, const ResStatus & status2, void *unused)
{
    MIL << "  " << item2 << " (" << status2 << ") => (" << item1 << " (" << status2 << ")" << endl;
}


void
ResolverContext::spew (void)
{
    MIL << "TO INSTALL:" << endl;
    foreachInstall (spew_item_cb, NULL);
    MIL << endl;

    MIL << "TO REMOVE:" << endl;
    foreachUninstall (spew_item_cb, NULL);
    MIL << endl;

    MIL << "TO UPGRADE:" << endl;
    foreachUpgrade (spew_item_pair_cb, NULL);
    MIL << endl;
}


static void
spew_info_cb (ResolverInfo_Ptr info, void *unused)
{
    if (info == NULL) return;

    if (info->error ()) MIL << "[ERROR] " << *info << endl;
    else if (info->important()) MIL << "[>>>>>] " << *info << endl;
    else MIL << *info << endl;
}


void
ResolverContext::spewInfo (void) const
{
    _XDEBUG( "ResolverContext[" << this << "]::spewInfo" );
    foreachInfo (PoolItem_Ref(), -1, spew_info_cb, NULL);
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// requirements

struct RequirementMet
{
    ResolverContext_Ptr context;
    bool flag;
    bool unneeded;
    bool *installed;

    RequirementMet (ResolverContext_Ptr ctx, bool *inst)
        : context (ctx)
        , flag (false)
        , unneeded( false )
        , installed( inst )
    { }


    bool operator()( const CapAndItem & cai )
    {
        Capability match( cai.cap );
        PoolItem provider( cai.item );
        // capability is set for item set children. If it is set, query the
        //   exact version only.
        bool my_unneeded = false;
        if (context->isPresent( provider, &my_unneeded, installed ))
        {
            unneeded = my_unneeded;
            flag = true;
        }

//      ERR << "RequirementMet(" <<  provider << ", " << match << ") [capability " <<
//        capability << "] -> " <<  (flag ? "true" : "false") << endl;
        
        if ( installed // Checking as long as we have found an installed item
             && !*installed )
            return true;
        
        return ! flag;
    }
};


bool
ResolverContext::requirementIsMet (const Capability & capability, bool *unneeded, bool *installed)
{
    RequirementMet info (this, installed);

    //    world()->foreachProviding (capability, requirement_met_cb, (void *)&info);

    Dep dep( Dep::PROVIDES );

    // world->foreachProvidingResItem (capability, require_process_cb, &info);

    invokeOnEach( pool().byCapabilityIndexBegin( capability.index(), dep ),
                  pool().byCapabilityIndexEnd( capability.index(), dep ),
                  resfilter::ByCapMatch( capability ),
                  functor::functorRef<bool,CapAndItem>(info) );
_XDEBUG( "ResolverContext::requirementIsMet(" << capability << ") " << (info.flag?"Y":"N") );
    if (unneeded) *unneeded = info.unneeded;

    return info.flag;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool
ResolverContext::requirementIsInstalledOrUnneeded (const ResObject::Kind & kind,
                                                   const Capability & capability)
{
    bool fulfilled = false;
           
    if (kind != ResTraits<Package>::kind
        || kind != ResTraits<Script>::kind
        || kind != ResTraits<Message>::kind)
    {
       bool unneeded, installed;
       fulfilled = requirementIsMet (capability, &unneeded, &installed);
       if (!fulfilled
           || (!unneeded
               && !installed)) {
           fulfilled = false;
           _XDEBUG("Requirement is not unneeded and not installed.");
           // "low" level resolvables will be installed if they are not unneeded
           // Bug 192535/204913
       }
    }else {
       fulfilled = requirementIsMet (capability);
    }

    return fulfilled;
}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

struct RequirementPossible
{
    ResolverContext_Ptr context;
    bool flag;

    RequirementPossible( ResolverContext_Ptr ctx )
        : context (ctx)
        , flag (false)
    { }

    bool operator()( const CapAndItem & cai )
    {
        PoolItem provider( cai.item );
        ResStatus status = context->getStatus( provider );
        if (! (status.isToBeUninstalled () || status.isImpossible())
            || status.isToBeUninstalledDueToUnlink())
        {
            flag = true;
        }

        // Checking, if it has already been selected for removing by the user
        // Bug 155368; Testcase data.deptestomatic/yast-tests/bug155368-test.xml
        if (flag
            && !context->forceResolve()) {
            PoolItem installedItem = Helper::findInstalledByNameAndKind (context->pool(), provider->name(), provider->kind() );
            if (installedItem) {
                ResStatus statusInstalled = context->getStatus (installedItem);
                if (installedItem.status().isToBeUninstalled()
                    && installedItem.status().isByUser()){
                    DBG << provider << " would satify the requirement but it has been selected for removing by the user." << endl;
                    flag = false;
                }
            }
        }
        
        return ! flag;
    }
};


bool
ResolverContext::requirementIsPossible (const Capability & capability)
{
    RequirementPossible info( this );

    // world()->foreachProviding (dep, requirement_possible_cb, (void *)&info);

    Dep dep( Dep::PROVIDES );

    invokeOnEach( pool().byCapabilityIndexBegin( capability.index(), dep ),
                  pool().byCapabilityIndexEnd( capability.index(), dep ),
                  resfilter::ByCapMatch( capability ),
                  functor::functorRef<bool,CapAndItem>(info) );
    _XDEBUG("requirementIsPossible( " << capability << ") = " << (info.flag ? "Y" : "N"));
    return info.flag;
}


bool
ResolverContext::itemIsPossible (PoolItem_Ref item)
{
    CapSet requires = item->dep (Dep::REQUIRES);
    for (CapSet::iterator iter = requires.begin(); iter !=  requires.end(); iter++) {
        if (! requirementIsPossible (*iter)) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    return true;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

typedef struct {
    PoolItem_Ref other;
    bool flag;
    PoolItem_Ref foundItem;
} DupNameCheckInfo;

static void
dup_name_check_cb (PoolItem_Ref item, const ResStatus & status, void *data)
{
    DupNameCheckInfo *info = (DupNameCheckInfo *)data;
    if (! info->flag
        && status.isToBeInstalled ()
        && info->other->kind() == item->kind()
        && info->other->name() == item->name()
#if 0
        && item->edition().compare(info->other->edition()) == 0
        && item->arch() == info->other->arch()
#endif
        && item != info->other) // if it's exactly the same package, ignore it silently.
    {
        Package::constPtr p1 = asKind<Package>(item.resolvable());
        Package::constPtr p2 = asKind<Package>(info->other.resolvable());
        if (p1 && p2 && p1->installOnly() && p2->installOnly())         // both are parallel installable
            return;

        info->flag = true;
        info->foundItem = item;
    }
}


bool
ResolverContext::isParallelInstall (PoolItem_Ref item) const
{
    if (item->kind() == ResTraits<Atom>::kind) {
        return false;                                   // Atoms are paralell installable (#170098)
    }

    for (PoolItemList::const_iterator iter = _ignoreInstalledItem.begin();
         iter != _ignoreInstalledItem.end(); iter++) {
        if (item == *iter) {
            DBG << "ignore parallel install: " << item << endl;
            return false;
        }
    }
    
    DupNameCheckInfo info;

    info.other = item;
    info.flag = false;
    foreachMarked (dup_name_check_cb, (void *)&info);
    if (info.flag) {
        DBG << "isParallelInstall!!(" << item << ", " << info.foundItem << ")" << endl;
    }
    return info.flag;
}


PoolItem_Ref
ResolverContext::getParallelInstall (PoolItem_Ref item) const
{
    DupNameCheckInfo info;

    info.other = item;
    info.flag = false;
    foreachMarked( dup_name_check_cb, (void *)&info );
    return info.foundItem;
}


int
ResolverContext::getSourcePriority (Source_Ref source) const
{
    if (source.subscribed())
        return source.priority();
    return source.priorityUnsubscribed();
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

static int
num_cmp (double a, double b)
{
    return (b < a) - (a < b);
}

static int
rev_num_cmp (double a, double b)
{
    return (a < b) - (b < a);
}

static double
churn_factor (ResolverContext_Ptr a)
{
    return a->upgradeCount() + (2.0 * a->installCount ()) + (4.0 * a->uninstallCount ());
}

void
ResolverContext::collectCompareInfo (int & cmpVersion,    // Version compare of ACCUMULATED items
                                     int & cmpSource,    // compare of Sources
                                     ResolverContext_Ptr compareContext)
{
    Source_Ref userSource;         // Source Id of items which have been selected by the user for installation
                                   // It is empty, if there are different sources
    bool differentUserSources = false;
    Source_Ref userSourceCompare;  // Source Id of items which have been selected by the user for installation
                                   // It is empty, if there are different sources
    bool differentUserCompareSources = false;    
    SourceCounter thisMap;         // Map of to be installed sources with an item counter
    SourceCounter compareMap;      // Map of to be installed sources with an item counter
    
    PoolItemList installList = getMarked(1);
    PoolItemList compareList = compareContext->getMarked(1);; // List of comparing items which has to be installed
    PoolItemList::const_iterator itCompare = compareList.begin();
    _XDEBUG ("Starting comparing two solutions--------");
    for ( PoolItemList::const_iterator thisIt = installList.begin();
          thisIt != installList.end(); thisIt++ )
    {
        // evaluate, if the user selected packages (items) has the same source
        ResStatus status = getStatus (*thisIt);
        if (status.isByUser()
            || thisIt->status().isByUser())
        {
            if (userSource == Source_Ref::noSource
                && !differentUserSources)
            {
                userSource = thisIt->resolvable()->source();
            }
            else if (userSource != thisIt->resolvable()->source())
            {
                differentUserSources = true; // there are other items of other sources which have been set by the user
            }
        }

        // collecting relationship between channels and installed items
        if (thisMap.find (thisIt->resolvable()->source()) == thisMap.end()) {
            thisMap[thisIt->resolvable()->source()] = 1;
        }
        else {
            thisMap[thisIt->resolvable()->source()] += 1;
        }
        _XDEBUG ("Count of left " << thisIt->resolvable()->source() << ": " << thisMap[thisIt->resolvable()->source()] << " : " << *(thisIt->resolvable()));    

        // Comparing versions
        while (itCompare != compareList.end() )
        {
            int cmp = compareByN ( thisIt->resolvable(), itCompare->resolvable());
            if ( cmp == 0) {
                // comparing the version of both items and "adding" the result
                // to accumulated compare result.
                // Testcase: freshen-tests/exercise-7f-test
                // Testcase: freshen-tests/exercise-7-test
                cmpVersion += thisIt->resolvable()->edition().compare( itCompare->resolvable()->edition());
                _XDEBUG ("Version: " << *(thisIt->resolvable()) << "[" << thisIt->resolvable()->source() << "]" << endl
                         << " <--> " << endl 
                         << "Version: " << *(itCompare->resolvable()) << "[" << itCompare->resolvable()->source() << "]"
                         << " --> cmpVersion : " << cmpVersion);                

                // evaluate if the user selected packages (items) has the same source
                ResObject::constPtr sourceItem = itCompare->resolvable();
                ResStatus compStatus = compareContext->getStatus(*itCompare);
                if (compStatus.isByUser()
                    || itCompare->status().isByUser())
                {
                    if (userSourceCompare == Source_Ref::noSource
                        && !differentUserCompareSources)
                        userSourceCompare = sourceItem->source();
                    else if (userSourceCompare != sourceItem->source())
                        differentUserCompareSources = true; // there are other items of other sources which have been set by the user
                }
                // collecting relationship between channels and installed items
                if (compareMap.find (sourceItem->source()) == compareMap.end()) 
                    compareMap[sourceItem->source()] = 1;
                else
                    compareMap[sourceItem->source()] += 1;
                _XDEBUG ("Count of right " << sourceItem->source() << ": " << compareMap[sourceItem->source()] << " : " << *(itCompare->resolvable()));
                itCompare++;
            } else if (cmp > 0 )
                itCompare++;
            else break;
        }
    }

    // comparing the rest of the other install list
    while (itCompare != compareList.end() )
    {
        // evaluate if the user selected packages (items) has the same source
        ResObject::constPtr sourceItem = itCompare->resolvable();
        ResStatus compStatus = compareContext->getStatus(*itCompare);
        if (compStatus.isByUser()
            || itCompare->status().isByUser()) 
        {
            if (userSourceCompare == Source_Ref::noSource
                && !differentUserCompareSources)
                    userSourceCompare = sourceItem->source();           
            else if (userSourceCompare != sourceItem->source())
                differentUserCompareSources = true; // there are other items of other sources which have been set by the user           
        }

        // collecting relationship between channels and installed items
        if (compareMap.find (sourceItem->source()) == compareMap.end()) 
            compareMap[sourceItem->source()] = 1;
        else
            compareMap[sourceItem->source()] += 1;
        _XDEBUG ("Count of right" << sourceItem->source() << ": " << compareMap[sourceItem->source()] << " : "
                 << *(itCompare->resolvable()));        
        itCompare++;    
    }

    // evaluate cmpSource
    cmpSource = 0;
    int cmpCompare = 0;

    if (!differentUserSources)
    {
        // user selected items which has to be installed has only one channel;
        // cmpSource = number of items of that channel
        cmpSource = thisMap[userSource];
    }
        
    if (!differentUserCompareSources) {
        // user selected items which has to be installed has only one channel;  
        // cmpCompare = number of items of that channel
        cmpCompare = compareMap[userSourceCompare];
    }
    _XDEBUG ("cmpSource = " << cmpSource << " ; cmpCompare = " << cmpCompare << " ; sizeof compareMap:" <<  compareMap.size());
    if (compareMap.size() == 1
        && thisMap.size() == 1
        && userSource == userSourceCompare) {
        // We have only one source from which all items will be instaled.
        // So we will regards the complete amount of installed/updated packages
        // Testcase basic-exercises/exercise-14-test
        cmpSource = 0;
    } else {
        // The solutions has different channels with user selected items.
        // Take the solution with the greater account of items in this channel
        // Testcase basic-exercises/exercise-solution-order-test
        cmpSource = cmpSource - cmpCompare;         
    }

    if (cmpSource == 0)
    {
        // less amount of channels are better
        cmpSource = compareMap.size() - thisMap.size();
    }
    _XDEBUG ("End comparing two solutions-------- Version compare: " << cmpVersion << " Source compare: "<< cmpSource);    
}

int
ResolverContext::partialCompare (ResolverContext_Ptr context)
{
    int cmp = 0;
    if (this != context) {

        // collecting all data for comparing both resultion results
        int  cmpVersion = 0; // Version compare of ACCUMULATED items
        int  cmpSource = 0;  // compare of Sources

        collectCompareInfo (cmpVersion, cmpSource, context);
        if (_preferHighestVersion) {
            // comparing versions
            cmp = cmpVersion;
            DBG << "Comparing versions returned :" << cmp << endl;
            if (cmp == 0) { 
                // High numbers are good... we don't want solutions containing low-priority channels.
                // Source priority which has been set externally
                cmp = num_cmp (_min_priority, context->_min_priority);
                DBG << "Comparing priority returned :" << cmp << endl;
                if (cmp == 0) {
                    // High numbers are bad.  Less churn is better.
                    cmp = rev_num_cmp (churn_factor (this), churn_factor (context));
                    DBG << "Comparing churn_factor returned :" << cmp << endl;
                    if (cmp == 0) {             
                        // Comparing sources regarding the items which has to be installed
                        cmp = cmpSource;
                        DBG << "Comparing sources returned :" << cmp << endl;           
                        if (cmp == 0) {
                            // High numbers are bad.  Bigger #s means more penalties.
                            cmp = rev_num_cmp (_other_penalties, context->_other_penalties);
                            DBG << "Comparing other penalties returned :" << cmp << endl;                       
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        } else {
            // less transaction will be prefered
            // High numbers are bad.  Less churn is better.
            cmp = rev_num_cmp (churn_factor (this), churn_factor (context));
            DBG << "Comparing churn_factor returned :" << cmp << endl;      
            if (cmp == 0) { 
                // High numbers are good... we don't want solutions containing low-priority channels.
                // Source priority which has been set externally
                cmp = num_cmp (_min_priority, context->_min_priority);
                DBG << "Comparing priority returned :" << cmp << endl;
                if (cmp == 0) {
                    cmp = cmpVersion;
                    DBG << "Comparing versions returned :" << cmp << endl;
                    if (cmp == 0) {             
                        // Comparing sources regarding the items which has to be installed
                        cmp = cmpSource;
                        DBG << "Comparing sources returned :" << cmp << endl;           
                        if (cmp == 0) {
                            // High numbers are bad.  Bigger #s means more penalties.
                            cmp = rev_num_cmp (_other_penalties, context->_other_penalties);
                            DBG << "Comparing other penalties returned :" << cmp << endl;                       
                        }
                    }
                }
            }       
        }
    }

    return cmp;
}

int
ResolverContext::compare (ResolverContext_Ptr context)
{
    int cmp;
    
    if (this == context)
        return 0;
    
    cmp = partialCompare (context);
    if (cmp)
        return cmp;
    
    /* High numbers are bad.  Smaller downloads are best. */
    cmp = rev_num_cmp (_download_size, context->_download_size);
    if (cmp)
        return cmp;
    
    /* High numbers are bad.  Less disk space consumed is good. */
    cmp = rev_num_cmp (_install_size, context->_install_size);
    if (cmp)
        return cmp;
    
    return 0;
}

    };// namespace detail
  };// namespace solver
};// namespace zypp

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