Remove PackagesOnHold from xbps.conf; use xbps-pkgdb -m hold|unhold instead.

To put a package on hold mode:
	$ xbps-pkgdb -m hold foo

To unhold the package:
	$ xbps-pkgdb -m unhold foo

To list packages on hold mode:
	$ xbps-query -H

This also close #12 from github.

NEWS

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 xbps-0.26 (???):
 
+ * Removed "PackagesOnHold" from xbps.conf. This has been replaced by a new mode
+   in xbps-pkgdb(8):
+
+	$ xbps-pkgdb -m <hold|unhold> <pkgname>
+
+   To list packages that are currently on hold mode use xbps-query(8):
+
+	$ xbps-query -H
+
  * On terminals with 0 columns, assume 80. Xen's PV guest running Linux and its
    hvc console does report 0 columns/rows.
 

bin/xbps-pkgdb/main.c

@@ -40,34 +40,38 @@ usage(bool fail)
 	fprintf(stdout,
 	    "Usage: xbps-pkgdb [OPTIONS] [PKGNAME...]\n\n"
 	    "OPTIONS\n"
-	    " -a --all                   Process all packages\n"
-	    " -C --config <file>         Full path to configuration file\n"
-	    " -d --debug                 Debug mode shown to stderr\n"
-	    " -h --help                  Print usage help\n"
-	    " -m --mode <auto|manual>    Change PKGNAME to automatic or manual mode\n"
-	    " -r --rootdir <dir>         Full path to rootdir\n"
-	    " -u --update                Update pkgdb to the latest format\n"
-	    " -v --verbose               Verbose messages\n"
-	    " -V --version               Show XBPS version\n");
+	    " -a --all                               Process all packages\n"
+	    " -C --config <file>                     Full path to configuration file\n"
+	    " -d --debug                             Debug mode shown to stderr\n"
+	    " -h --help                              Print usage help\n"
+	    " -m --mode <auto|manual|hold|unhold>    Change PKGNAME to this mode\n"
+	    " -r --rootdir <dir>                     Full path to rootdir\n"
+	    " -u --update                            Update pkgdb to the latest format\n"
+	    " -v --verbose                           Verbose messages\n"
+	    " -V --version                           Show XBPS version\n");
 	exit(fail ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 static int
-change_pkg_instmode(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
-		    const char *pkgname,
-		    const char *modestr)
+change_pkg_mode(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkgname, const char *mode)
 {
 	xbps_dictionary_t pkgd;
-	bool mode = false;
 
 	pkgd = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg(xhp, pkgname);
 	if (pkgd == NULL)
 		return errno;
 
-	if (strcmp(modestr, "auto") == 0)
-		mode = true;
+	if (strcmp(mode, "auto") == 0)
+		xbps_dictionary_set_bool(pkgd, "automatic-install", true);
+	else if (strcmp(mode, "manual") == 0)
+		xbps_dictionary_set_bool(pkgd, "automatic-install", false);
+	else if (strcmp(mode, "hold") == 0)
+		xbps_dictionary_set_bool(pkgd, "hold", true);
+	else if (strcmp(mode, "unhold") == 0)
+		xbps_dictionary_remove(pkgd, "hold");
+	else
+		usage(true);
 
-	xbps_dictionary_set_bool(pkgd, "automatic-install", mode);
 	return xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true);
 }
 
@@ -144,16 +148,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (update_format)
 		convert_pkgdb_format(&xh);
 	else if (instmode) {
-		if ((strcmp(instmode, "auto")) && (strcmp(instmode, "manual")))
-			usage(true);
-
 		if (argc == optind) {
 			fprintf(stderr,
 			    "xbps-pkgdb: missing PKGNAME argument\n");
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 		for (i = optind; i < argc; i++) {
-			rv = change_pkg_instmode(&xh, argv[i], instmode);
+			rv = change_pkg_mode(&xh, argv[i], instmode);
 			if (rv != 0) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "xbps-pkgdb: failed to "
 				    "change to %s mode to %s: %s\n",

bin/xbps-pkgdb/xbps-pkgdb.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.Dd March 4, 2013
+.Dd August 12, 2013
 .Os Void Linux
 .Dt xbps-pkgdb 8
 .Sh NAME
@@ -42,10 +42,19 @@ Specifies a full path to the XBPS configuration file.
 Enables extra debugging shown to stderr.
 .It Fl h, Fl -help
 Show the help usage.
-.It Fl m, Fl -mode Ar auto|manual
+.It Fl m, Fl -mode Ar auto|manual|hold|unhold
 Switches
 .Ar PKGNAME
-to the specified installation mode: automatic or manual mode.
+to the specified  mode: automatic or manual installation mode, or to (un)set it on hold mode.
+A package that was installed as dependency will be in
+.Sy automatic
+mode, otherwise will be set to
+.Sy manual .
+A package in
+.Sy hold
+mode won't be updated in full system upgrades. The list of packages in this mode can be
+seen with
+.Xr xbps-query 8 .
 .It Fl r, Fl -rootdir Ar dir
 Specifies a full path for the target root directory.
 .It Fl u, Fl -update

bin/xbps-query/defs.h

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ unsigned int	find_longest_pkgver(struct xbps_handle *, xbps_object_t);
 
 int	list_pkgs_in_dict(struct xbps_handle *, xbps_object_t, const char *, void *, bool *);
 int	list_manual_pkgs(struct xbps_handle *, xbps_object_t, const char *, void *, bool *);
+int	list_hold_pkgs(struct xbps_handle *, xbps_object_t, const char *, void *, bool *);
 int	list_orphans(struct xbps_handle *);
 int	list_pkgs_pkgdb(struct xbps_handle *);
 

bin/xbps-query/list.c

@@ -116,6 +116,24 @@ list_manual_pkgs(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+list_hold_pkgs(struct xbps_handle *xhp, xbps_object_t obj,
+	       const char *key, void *arg, bool *loop_done)
+{
+	const char *pkgver;
+
+	(void)xhp;
+	(void)key;
+	(void)arg;
+	(void)loop_done;
+
+	if (xbps_dictionary_get(obj, "hold")) {
+		xbps_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "pkgver", &pkgver);
+		printf("%s\n", pkgver);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
 int
 list_orphans(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 {

bin/xbps-query/main.c

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ usage(bool fail)
 	    "\nMODE [only one mode may be specified]\n"
 	    " -l --list-pkgs           List available packages\n"
 	    " -L --list-repos          List working repositories\n"
+	    " -H --list-hold-pkgs      List packages on hold state\n"
 	    " -m --list-manual-pkgs    List packages installed explicitly\n"
 	    " -O --list-orphans        List package orphans\n"
 	    " -o --ownedby PATTERN(s)  Search for packages owning PATTERN(s)\n"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ usage(bool fail)
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	const char *shortopts = "C:c:D:dfhLlmOop:Rr:sVvXx";
+	const char *shortopts = "C:c:D:dfhHLlmOop:Rr:sVvXx";
 	const struct option longopts[] = {
 		{ "config", required_argument, NULL, 'C' },
 		{ "cachedir", required_argument, NULL, 'c' },
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		{ "help", no_argument, NULL, 'h' },
 		{ "list-repos", no_argument, NULL, 'L' },
 		{ "list-pkgs", no_argument, NULL, 'l' },
+		{ "list-hold-pkgs", no_argument, NULL, 'H' },
 		{ "list-manual-pkgs", no_argument, NULL, 'm' },
 		{ "list-orphans", no_argument, NULL, 'O' },
 		{ "ownedby", no_argument, NULL, 'o' },
@@ -92,12 +94,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	const char *rootdir, *cachedir, *conffile, *props, *defrepo;
 	int c, flags, rv, show_deps = 0;
 	bool list_pkgs, list_repos, orphans, own;
-	bool list_manual, show_prop, show_files, show_rdeps;
+	bool list_manual, list_hold, show_prop, show_files, show_rdeps;
 	bool show, search, repo_mode, opmode, fulldeptree;
 
 	rootdir = cachedir = conffile = defrepo = props = NULL;
 	flags = rv = c = 0;
-	list_pkgs = list_repos = orphans = search = own = false;
+	list_pkgs = list_repos = list_hold = orphans = search = own = false;
 	list_manual = show_prop = show_files = false;
 	show = show_rdeps = fulldeptree = false;
 	repo_mode = opmode = false;
@@ -119,6 +121,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'f':
 			show_files = opmode = true;
 			break;
+		case 'H':
+			list_hold = true;
+			break;
 		case 'h':
 			usage(false);
 			/* NOTREACHED */
@@ -195,6 +200,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		/* list repositories */
 		rv = repo_list(&xh);
 
+	} else if (list_hold) {
+		/* list on hold pkgs */
+		rv = xbps_pkgdb_foreach_cb(&xh, list_hold_pkgs, NULL);
+
 	} else if (list_manual) {
 		/* list manual pkgs */
 		rv = xbps_pkgdb_foreach_cb(&xh, list_manual_pkgs, NULL);

bin/xbps-query/xbps-query.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.Dd July 26, 2013
+.Dd August 12, 2013
 .Os Void Linux
 .Dt xbps-query 8
 .Sh NAME
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ option is specified, the target
 will be queried in the root directory, otherwise it will be
 queried in registered repositories.
 .Bl -tag -width -x
+.If Fl H, Fl -list-hold-pkgs
+List packages that are put on hold, and won't be updated in full system upgrades.
 .It Fl l, Fl -list-pkgs
 Lists registered packages in the package database (pkgdb).
 A package can be in any of the following states:

etc/xbps.conf

@@ -41,15 +41,6 @@ repositories = {
 	#http://xbps.nopcode.org/repos/current/nonfree
 }
 
-# Packages on hold.
-#
-# Packages that are put on hold won't be updated when running a full
-# system upgrade, these packages must be updated manually.
-#
-# Package names and shell wildcards can be specified.
-#
-#PackagesOnHold = { "glibc-*" }
-
 # Virtual packages.
 #
 # The following syntax is used:

lib/initend.c

@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ xbps_init(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 		    XBPS_FETCH_TIMEOUT, CFGF_NONE),
 		CFG_BOOL(__UNCONST("syslog"), true, CFGF_NONE),
 		CFG_STR_LIST(__UNCONST("repositories"), NULL, CFGF_MULTI),
-		CFG_STR_LIST(__UNCONST("PackagesOnHold"), NULL, CFGF_MULTI),
 		CFG_SEC(__UNCONST("virtual-package"),
 		    vpkg_opts, CFGF_MULTI|CFGF_TITLE),
 		CFG_FUNC(__UNCONST("include"), &cfg_include),

lib/repo_pkgdeps.c

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*-
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2012 Juan Romero Pardines.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2013 Juan Romero Pardines.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -237,12 +237,18 @@ find_repo_deps(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 			if (rv == 0) {
 				/*
 				 * Package is installed but does not match
-				 * the dependency pattern, update pkg.
+				 * the dependency pattern, update pkg if it's not
+				 * on hold state.
 				 */
 				xbps_dbg_printf_append(xhp,
 				    "installed `%s', "
-				    "must be updated.\n", pkgver_q);
-				reason = "update";
+				    "must be updated.", pkgver_q);
+				if (xbps_dictionary_get(tmpd, "hold"))
+					xbps_dbg_printf_append(xhp, " on hold state! ignoring update.\n");
+				else {
+					xbps_dbg_printf_append(xhp, "\n");
+					reason = "update";
+				}
 			} else if (rv == 1) {
 				rv = 0;
 				if (state == XBPS_PKG_STATE_UNPACKED) {

lib/transaction_ops.c

@@ -189,11 +189,10 @@ xbps_transaction_update_packages(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 	xbps_dictionary_t pkgd;
 	xbps_object_t obj;
 	xbps_object_iterator_t iter;
-	const char *pkgver, *holdpkg;
-	char *pkgname;
-	bool foundhold = false, newpkg_found = false;
+	const char *pkgver;
+	char *pkgname = NULL;
+	bool hold, newpkg_found = false;
 	int rv = 0;
-	unsigned int x;
 
 	if ((rv = xbps_pkgdb_init(xhp)) != 0)
 		return rv;
@@ -204,23 +203,15 @@ xbps_transaction_update_packages(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 	while ((obj = xbps_object_iterator_next(iter))) {
 		pkgd = xbps_dictionary_get_keysym(xhp->pkgdb, obj);
 		xbps_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgd, "pkgver", &pkgver);
-		pkgname = xbps_pkg_name(pkgver);
-		assert(pkgname);
-
-		for (x = 0; x < cfg_size(xhp->cfg, "PackagesOnHold"); x++) {
-			holdpkg = cfg_getnstr(xhp->cfg, "PackagesOnHold", x);
-			if ((strcmp(holdpkg, pkgname) == 0) ||
-			    (fnmatch(holdpkg, pkgname, FNM_PERIOD) == 0)) {
-				xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "[rpool] package `%s' "
-				    "on hold, ignoring updates.\n", pkgname);
-				foundhold = true;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		if (foundhold) {
-			foundhold = false;
+		hold = false;
+		xbps_dictionary_get_bool(pkgd, "hold", &hold);
+		if (hold) {
+			xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "[rpool] package `%s' "
+			    "on hold, ignoring updates.\n", pkgver);
 			continue;
 		}
+		pkgname = xbps_pkg_name(pkgver);
+		assert(pkgname);
 		rv = trans_find_pkg(xhp, pkgname, TRANS_UPDATE);
 		if (rv == 0)
 			newpkg_found = true;