add --overwrite option to ignore file conflicts

Allows for safer, more fine-grained control for overwriting files than
--force's all-or-nothing approach.

Implements FS#31549.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index 448d42d2..2637a055 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -830,6 +830,11 @@ int alpm_option_add_hookdir(alpm_handle_t *handle, const char *hookdir);
 int alpm_option_remove_hookdir(alpm_handle_t *handle, const char *hookdir);
 /** @} */
 
+alpm_list_t *alpm_option_get_overwrite_files(alpm_handle_t *handle);
+int alpm_option_set_overwrite_files(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t *globs);
+int alpm_option_add_overwrite_file(alpm_handle_t *handle, const char *glob);
+int alpm_option_remove_overwrite_file(alpm_handle_t *handle, const char *glob);
+
 /** Returns the logfile name. */
 const char *alpm_option_get_logfile(alpm_handle_t *handle);
 /** Sets the logfile name. */