apt/apt-private/private-main.cc

#include<unistd.h>
#include<cstring>

#include <apt-pkg/configuration.h>
#include "private-main.h"

#include <apti18n.h>

void CheckSimulateMode(CommandLine &CmdL)
{
   // simulate user-friendly if apt-get has no root privileges
   if (getuid() != 0 && _config->FindB("APT::Get::Simulate") == true &&
	(CmdL.FileSize() == 0 ||
	 (strcmp(CmdL.FileList[0], "source") != 0 && strcmp(CmdL.FileList[0], "download") != 0 &&
	  strcmp(CmdL.FileList[0], "changelog") != 0)))
   {
      if (_config->FindB("APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note",true) == true)
         std::cout << _("NOTE: This is only a simulation!\n"
	    "      apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.\n"
	    "      Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,\n"
	    "      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!"
	 ) << std::endl;
      _config->Set("Debug::NoLocking",true);
   }
}