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enum alpm_transflag_t { ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NODEPS = 1, ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NOSAVE = (1 << 2), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NODEPVERSION = (1 << 3), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_CASCADE = (1 << 4), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_RECURSE = (1 << 5), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_DBONLY = (1 << 6), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NOHOOKS = (1 << 7), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLDEPS = (1 << 8), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_DOWNLOADONLY = (1 << 9), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NOSCRIPTLET = (1 << 10), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NOCONFLICTS = (1 << 11), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NEEDED = (1 << 13), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLEXPLICIT = (1 << 14), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_UNNEEDED = (1 << 15), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_RECURSEALL = (1 << 16), ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NOLOCK = (1 << 17) }
Transaction flags.

int alpm_trans_get_flags (alpm_handle_t *handle)
Returns the bitfield of flags for the current transaction.
alpm_list_t * alpm_trans_get_add (alpm_handle_t *handle)
Returns a list of packages added by the transaction.
alpm_list_t * alpm_trans_get_remove (alpm_handle_t *handle)
Returns the list of packages removed by the transaction.
int alpm_trans_init (alpm_handle_t *handle, int flags)
Initialize the transaction.
int alpm_trans_prepare (alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t **data)
Prepare a transaction.
int alpm_trans_commit (alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t **data)
Commit a transaction.
int alpm_trans_interrupt (alpm_handle_t *handle)
Interrupt a transaction.
int alpm_trans_release (alpm_handle_t *handle)
Release a transaction.

These functions remove/add packages to the transactions

int alpm_sync_sysupgrade (alpm_handle_t *handle, int enable_downgrade)
Search for packages to upgrade and add them to the transaction.
int alpm_add_pkg (alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
Add a package to the transaction.
int alpm_remove_pkg (alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
Add a package removal to the transaction.

Transaction flags.

Enumerator

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NODEPS

Ignore dependency checks.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NOSAVE

Delete files even if they are tagged as backup.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NODEPVERSION

Ignore version numbers when checking dependencies.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_CASCADE

Remove also any packages depending on a package being removed.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_RECURSE

Remove packages and their unneeded deps (not explicitly installed).

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_DBONLY

Modify database but do not commit changes to the filesystem.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NOHOOKS

Do not run hooks during a transaction.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLDEPS

Use ALPM_PKG_REASON_DEPEND when installing packages.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_DOWNLOADONLY

Only download packages and do not actually install.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NOSCRIPTLET

Do not execute install scriptlets after installing.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NOCONFLICTS

Ignore dependency conflicts.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NEEDED

Do not install a package if it is already installed and up to date.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLEXPLICIT

Use ALPM_PKG_REASON_EXPLICIT when installing packages.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_UNNEEDED

Do not remove a package if it is needed by another one.

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_RECURSEALL

Remove also explicitly installed unneeded deps (use with ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_RECURSE).

ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NOLOCK

Do not lock the database during the operation.

Add a package to the transaction. If the package was loaded by alpm_pkg_load(), it will be freed upon alpm_trans_release invocation.

Parameters

handle the context handle
pkg the package to add

Returns

Add a package removal to the transaction.

Parameters

handle the context handle
pkg the package to uninstall

Returns

Search for packages to upgrade and add them to the transaction.

Parameters

handle the context handle
enable_downgrade allow downgrading of packages if the remote version is lower

Returns

Commit a transaction.

Parameters

handle the context handle
data the address of an alpm_list where detailed description of an error can be dumped (i.e. list of conflicting files)

Returns

Returns a list of packages added by the transaction.

Parameters

handle the context handle

Returns

a list of alpm_pkg_t structures

Returns the bitfield of flags for the current transaction.

Parameters

handle the context handle

Returns

the bitfield of transaction flags

Returns the list of packages removed by the transaction.

Parameters

handle the context handle

Returns

a list of alpm_pkg_t structures

Initialize the transaction.

Parameters

handle the context handle
flags flags of the transaction (like nodeps, etc; see alpm_transflag_t)

Returns

Interrupt a transaction.

Parameters

handle the context handle

Returns

Prepare a transaction.

Parameters

handle the context handle
data the address of an alpm_list where a list of alpm_depmissing_t objects is dumped (conflicting packages)

Returns

Release a transaction.

Parameters

handle the context handle

Returns