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* @brief Binary package file unpacking routines * @brief Binary package file unpacking routines
* @defgroup unpack Binary package file unpacking functions * @defgroup unpack Binary package file unpacking functions
* *
* The following image shows a proplib dictionary returned in a transaction, * Unpacking a binary package involves the following steps:
* by xbps_repository_get_transaction_dict(): * - Its <b>pre-install</b> target in the INSTALL script is executed
* (if available).
* - Metadata files are extracted.
* - All other kind of files on archive are extracted.
* - Handles configuration files by taking care of updating them with
* new versions if necessary and to not overwrite modified ones.
* - If it's an <b>essential</b> package, files from installed package are
* compared with new package and obsolete files are removed.
* - Finally its state is set to XBPS_PKG_STATE_UNPACKED.
*
* The following image shown below represents a transaction dictionary
* returned by xbps_repository_get_transaction_dict():
* *
* @image html images/xbps_transaction_dictionary.png * @image html images/xbps_transaction_dictionary.png
* *
* Legend: * Legend:
* - <b>Salmon bg box</b>: The transaction dictionary. * - <b>Salmon filled box</b>: The transaction dictionary.
* - <b>White bg box</b>: mandatory objects. * - <b>White filled box</b>: mandatory objects.
* - <b>Grey bg box</b>: optional objects. * - <b>Grey filled box</b>: optional objects.
* - <b>Green bg box</b>: possible value set in the object, only one of them * - <b>Green filled box</b>: possible value set in the object, only one of
* will be set. * them is set.
* *
* Text inside of white boxes are the key associated with the object, its * Text inside of white boxes are the key associated with the object, its
* data type is specified on its edge, i.e string, array, integer, dictionary. * data type is specified on its edge, i.e string, array, integer, dictionary.