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-# APT External Dependency Solver Protocol (EDSP) - version 0.3
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+# APT External Dependency Solver Protocol (EDSP) - version 0.4
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This document describes the communication protocol between APT and
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external dependency solvers. The protocol is called APT EDSP, for "APT
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@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ internal solver, is reserved, and cannot be used by external solvers.
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## Installation
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-Each external solver is installed as a file under
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-`/usr/lib/apt/solvers`. The naming scheme is
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-`/usr/lib/apt/solvers/NAME`, where `NAME` is the name of the external
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-solver.
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+Each external solver is installed as a file under Dir::Bin::Solvers (see
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+below), which defaults to `/usr/lib/apt/solvers`. We will assume in the
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+remainder of this section that such a default value is in effect.
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+
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+The naming scheme is `/usr/lib/apt/solvers/NAME`, where `NAME` is the
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+name of the external solver.
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Each file under `/usr/lib/apt/solvers` corresponding to an external
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solver must be executable.
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@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ configuration documentation for more, and more up to date, information.
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when the solver NAME is in use. Check solver-specific documentation
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for what is supported here. Defaults to the empty string.
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+- **Dir::Bin::Solvers**: absolute path of the directory where to look for
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+ external solvers. Defaults to `/usr/lib/apt/solvers`.
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## Protocol
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@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ and followed by a mixture of action and preference fields.
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The value of the **Request:** field is a string describing the EDSP
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protocol which will be used to communicate. At present, the string must
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-be `EDSP 0.3`.
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+be `EDSP 0.4`.
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a unique request identifier, such as an
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UUID. Request fields are mainly used to identify the beginning of a
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