lib/util.c: add function which tests if a given pkgver is reverted by a given pkg.

include/xbps.h.in

@@ -1835,6 +1835,19 @@ bool xbps_pkg_arch_match(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
  */
 int xbps_humanize_number(char *buf, int64_t bytes);
 
+/**
+ * Tests if pkgver is reverted by pkg
+ *
+ * The package version is defined by:
+ * ${VERSION}_${REVISION}.
+ *
+ * @param[in] pkgver a package version string
+ * @param[in] pkg a package which is a candidate to revert pkgver.
+ *
+ * @return 1 if pkg reverts pkgver, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+int xbps_pkgver_is_reverted(const char *pkgver, xbps_dictionary_t pkg);
+
 /**
  * Compares package version strings.
  *

lib/util.c

@@ -425,3 +425,25 @@ xbps_humanize_number(char *buf, int64_t bytes)
 	return humanize_number(buf, 7, bytes, "B",
 	    HN_AUTOSCALE, HN_DECIMAL|HN_NOSPACE);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Check if pkg is explicitly marked to replace a specific installed version.
+ */
+int
+xbps_pkgver_is_reverted(const char *pkgver, xbps_dictionary_t pkg) {
+	unsigned int i;
+	xbps_array_t reverts;
+	const char *revertver;
+
+	if ((reverts = xbps_dictionary_get(pkg, "reverts")) == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < xbps_array_count(reverts); i++) {
+		xbps_array_get_cstring_nocopy(reverts, i, &revertver);
+		if (strcmp(pkgver, revertver) == 0) {
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}