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+#!/usr/bin/python
+"""Check the archive for missing dependencies"""
+import apt_pkg
+
+
+def fmt_dep(dep):
+    """Format a Dependency object [of apt_pkg] as a string."""
+    ret = dep.TargetPkg.Name
+    if dep.TargetVer:
+        ret += " (%s %s)" % (dep.CompType, dep.TargetVer)
+    return ret
+
+
+def check_version(pkgver):
+    """Check the version of the package"""
+    missing = []
+
+    for or_group in pkgver.DependsList.get("Pre-Depends", []) + \
+                    pkgver.DependsList.get("Depends", []):
+        if not any(dep.AllTargets() for dep in or_group):
+            # If none of the or-choices can be satisfied, add it to missing
+            missing.append(or_group)
+
+    if missing:
+        print "Package:", pkgver.ParentPkg.Name
+        print "Version:", pkgver.VerStr
+        print "Missing:",
+        print ", ".join(" | ".join(fmt_dep(dep) for dep in or_group)
+                        for or_group in missing)
+        print
+
+
+def main():
+    """The main function."""
+    apt_pkg.InitConfig()
+    apt_pkg.InitSystem()
+
+    cache = apt_pkg.GetCache()
+
+    for pkg in sorted(cache.Packages, key=lambda pkg: pkg.Name):
+        # pkg is from a list of packages, sorted by name.
+        for version in pkg.VersionList:
+            # Check every version
+            for pfile, _ in version.FileList:
+                if (pfile.Origin == "Debian" and pfile.Component == "main" and
+                    pfile.Archive == "unstable"):
+                    # We only want packages from Debian unstable main.
+                    check_version(version)
+                    break
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()