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+// -*- mode: cpp; mode: fold -*-
+// Description								/*{{{*/
+// $Id: generic.cc,v 1.1 2001/02/20 06:32:01 jgg Exp $
+/* ######################################################################
+
+   generic - Some handy functions to make integration a tad simpler
+   
+   ##################################################################### */
+									/*}}}*/
+// Include Files							/*{{{*/
+#include "generic.h"
+
+#include <apt-pkg/error.h>
+									/*}}}*/
+
+// HandleErrors - This moves errors from _error to Python Exceptions	/*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* We throw away all warnings and only propogate the first error. */
+PyObject *HandleErrors(PyObject *Res)
+{
+   if (_error->PendingError() == false)
+   {
+      // Throw away warnings
+      _error->Discard();
+      return Res;
+   }
+   
+   if (Res != 0)
+      Py_DECREF(Res);
+   
+   string Err = "Internal Error Error";
+   while (_error->empty() == false)
+   {
+      bool Type = _error->PopMessage(Err);
+      if (Type == false)
+	 continue;
+   }
+   
+   _error->Discard();
+   PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError,Err.c_str());
+   return 0;
+}
+									/*}}}*/
+// ListToCharChar - Convert a list to an array of char char		/*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* Caller must free the result. 0 on error. */
+const char **ListToCharChar(PyObject *List,bool NullTerm)
+{
+   // Convert the argument list into a char **
+   int Length = PySequence_Length(List);
+   const char **Res = new const char *[Length + (NullTerm == true?1:0)];
+   for (int I = 0; I != Length; I++)
+   { 
+      PyObject *Itm = PySequence_GetItem(List,I);
+      if (PyString_Check(Itm) == 0)
+      {
+	 PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_TypeError);
+	 delete [] Res;
+	 return 0;
+      }
+      Res[I] = PyString_AsString(Itm);
+   }
+   if (NullTerm == true)
+      Res[Length] = 0;
+   return Res;
+}
+									/*}}}*/
+// CharCharToList - Inverse of the above				/*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* Zero size indicates the list is Null terminated. */
+PyObject *CharCharToList(const char **List,unsigned long Size)
+{
+   if (Size == 0)
+   {
+      for (const char **I = List; *I != 0; I++)
+	 Size++;
+   }
+   
+   // Convert the whole configuration space into a list
+   PyObject *PList = PyList_New(Size);
+   for (unsigned long I = 0; I != Size; I++, List++)
+      PyList_SetItem(PList,I,PyString_FromString(*List));
+   
+   return PList;
+}
+									/*}}}*/