4 files changed, 82 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
index 1808489d7..d6930ddd5 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <glob.h>
+
 #include <set>
 #include <algorithm>
 
@@ -1552,3 +1554,32 @@ bool FileFd::Sync()
 									/*}}}*/
 
 gzFile FileFd::gzFd() { return (gzFile) d->gz; }
+
+
+// Glob - wrapper around "glob()"                                      /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* */
+std::vector<std::string> Glob(std::string const &pattern, int flags)
+{
+   std::vector<std::string> result;
+   glob_t globbuf;
+   int glob_res, i;
+
+   glob_res = glob(pattern.c_str(),  flags, NULL, &globbuf);
+
+   if (glob_res != 0)
+   {
+      if(glob_res != GLOB_NOMATCH) {
+         _error->Errno("glob", "Problem with glob");
+         return result;
+      }
+   }
+
+   // append results
+   for(i=0;i<globbuf.gl_pathc;i++)
+      result.push_back(string(globbuf.gl_pathv[i]));
+
+   globfree(&globbuf);
+   return result;
+}
+									/*}}}*/
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
index 1ca41cb7d..ed4902332 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
@@ -186,4 +186,7 @@ std::string flNoLink(std::string File);
 std::string flExtension(std::string File);
 std::string flCombine(std::string Dir,std::string File);
 
+// simple c++ glob
+std::vector<std::string> Glob(std::string const &pattern, int flags=0);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/test/libapt/fileutl_test.cc b/test/libapt/fileutl_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6b8ac579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libapt/fileutl_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include <apt-pkg/error.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/fileutl.h>
+
+#include "assert.h"
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+
+int main(int argc,char *argv[])
+{
+   std::vector<std::string> files;
+
+   // normal match
+   files = Glob("*.lst");
+   if (files.size() != 1)
+   {
+      _error->DumpErrors();
+      return 1;
+   }
+
+   // not there
+   files = Glob("xxxyyyzzz");
+   if (files.size() != 0 || _error->PendingError())
+   {
+      _error->DumpErrors();
+      return 1;
+   }
+
+   // many matches (number is a bit random)
+   files = Glob("*.cc");
+   if (files.size() < 10)
+   {
+      _error->DumpErrors();
+      return 1;
+   }
+
+   return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/libapt/makefile b/test/libapt/makefile
index 1952051e2..1e3652e00 100644
--- a/test/libapt/makefile
+++ b/test/libapt/makefile
@@ -80,3 +80,9 @@ PROGRAM = CdromFindPackages${BASENAME}
 SLIBS = -lapt-pkg
 SOURCE = cdromfindpackages_test.cc
 include $(PROGRAM_H)
+
+# test fileutls
+PROGRAM = FileUtl${BASENAME}
+SLIBS = -lapt-pkg 
+SOURCE = fileutl_test.cc
+include $(PROGRAM_H)