prepend library function names with _alpm (helped with the patch from VMiklos <vmiklos@frugalware.org>)

added log and event callbacks to sync_commit internal transactions

29 files changed, 430 insertions, 431 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libalpm/add.c b/lib/libalpm/add.c
index 800cc0df..5d29abdd 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/add.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/add.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int add_faketarget(pmtrans_t *trans, char *name)
 	char *str = NULL;
 	pmpkg_t *dummy = NULL;
 
-	if((dummy = pkg_new(NULL, NULL)) == NULL) {
+	if((dummy = _alpm_pkg_new(NULL, NULL)) == NULL) {
 		RET_ERR(PM_ERR_MEMORY, -1);
 	}
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int add_faketarget(pmtrans_t *trans, char *name)
 		} else if(strncmp("version", p, q-p) == 0) {
 			STRNCPY(dummy->version, q+1, PKG_VERSION_LEN);
 		} else if(strncmp("depend", p, q-p) == 0) {
-			dummy->depends = pm_list_add(dummy->depends, strdup(q+1));
+			dummy->depends = _alpm_list_add(dummy->depends, strdup(q+1));
 		} else {
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not parse token %s", p);
 		}
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ static int add_faketarget(pmtrans_t *trans, char *name)
 	}
 
 	/* add the package to the transaction */
-	trans->packages = pm_list_add(trans->packages, dummy);
+	trans->packages = _alpm_list_add(trans->packages, dummy);
 
 	return(0);
 }
 
-int add_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name)
+int _alpm_add_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name)
 {
 	pmpkg_t *info = NULL;
 	pmpkg_t *dummy;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int add_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if(pkg_splitname(name, pkgname, pkgver) == -1) {
+	if(_alpm_pkg_splitname(name, pkgname, pkgver) == -1) {
 		pm_errno = PM_ERR_PKG_INVALID_NAME;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -134,15 +134,15 @@ int add_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name)
 
 	if(trans->type != PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE) {
 		/* only install this package if it is not already installed */
-		if(db_get_pkgfromcache(db, pkgname)) {
+		if(_alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, pkgname)) {
 			pm_errno = PM_ERR_PKG_INSTALLED;
 			goto error;
 		}
 	} else {
 		if(trans->flags & PM_TRANS_FLAG_FRESHEN) {
 			/* only upgrade/install this package if it is already installed and at a lesser version */
-			dummy = db_get_pkgfromcache(db, pkgname);
-			if(dummy == NULL || versioncmp(dummy->version, pkgver) >= 0) {
+			dummy = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, pkgname);
+			if(dummy == NULL || _alpm_versioncmp(dummy->version, pkgver) >= 0) {
 				pm_errno = PM_ERR_PKG_CANT_FRESH;
 				goto error;
 			}
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ int add_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name)
 	for(i = trans->packages; i; i = i->next) {
 		pmpkg_t *pkg = i->data;
 		if(strcmp(pkg->name, pkgname) == 0) {
-			if(versioncmp(pkg->version, pkgver) < 0) {
+			if(_alpm_versioncmp(pkg->version, pkgver) < 0) {
 				pmpkg_t *newpkg;
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_WARNING, "replacing older version %s-%s by %s in target list",
 				          pkg->name, pkg->version, pkgver);
-				if((newpkg = pkg_load(name)) == NULL) {
+				if((newpkg = _alpm_pkg_load(name)) == NULL) {
 					/* pm_errno is already set by pkg_load() */
 					goto error;
 				}
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int add_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name)
 	}
 
 	_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "reading '%s' metadata", pkgname);
-	info = pkg_load(name);
+	info = _alpm_pkg_load(name);
 	if(info == NULL) {
 		/* pm_errno is already set by pkg_load() */
 		goto error;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ int add_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name)
 	}
 
 	/* add the package to the transaction */
-	trans->packages = pm_list_add(trans->packages, info);
+	trans->packages = _alpm_list_add(trans->packages, info);
 
 	return(0);
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ error:
 	return(-1);
 }
 
-int add_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data)
+int _alpm_add_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data)
 {
 	PMList *lp;
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ int add_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data)
 
 		/* look for unsatisfied dependencies */
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "looking for unsatisfied dependencies");
-		lp = checkdeps(db, trans->type, trans->packages);
+		lp = _alpm_checkdeps(db, trans->type, trans->packages);
 		if(lp != NULL) {
 			if(data) {
 				*data = lp;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ int add_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data)
 
 		/* no unsatisfied deps, so look for conflicts */
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "looking for conflicts");
-		lp = checkconflicts(db, trans->packages);
+		lp = _alpm_checkconflicts(db, trans->packages);
 		if(lp != NULL) {
 			if(data) {
 				*data = lp;
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ int add_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data)
 
 		/* re-order w.r.t. dependencies */
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "sorting by dependencies");
-		lp = sortbydeps(trans->packages, PM_TRANS_TYPE_ADD);
+		lp = _alpm_sortbydeps(trans->packages, PM_TRANS_TYPE_ADD);
 		/* free the old alltargs */
 		FREELISTPTR(trans->packages);
 		trans->packages = lp;
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ int add_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data)
 		EVENT(trans, PM_TRANS_EVT_FILECONFLICTS_START, NULL, NULL);
 
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "looking for file conflicts");
-		lp = db_find_conflicts(db, trans->packages, handle->root, &skiplist);
+		lp = _alpm_db_find_conflicts(db, trans->packages, handle->root, &skiplist);
 		if(lp != NULL) {
 			if(data) {
 				*data = lp;
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int add_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data)
 	return(0);
 }
 
-int add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
+int _alpm_add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 {
 	int i, ret = 0, errors = 0;
 	TAR *tar = NULL;
@@ -304,19 +304,19 @@ int add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 
 		/* see if this is an upgrade.  if so, remove the old package first */
 		if(pmo_upgrade) {
-			pmpkg_t *local = db_get_pkgfromcache(db, info->name);
+			pmpkg_t *local = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, info->name);
 			if(local) {
 				EVENT(trans, PM_TRANS_EVT_UPGRADE_START, info, NULL);
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "upgrading package %s-%s", info->name, info->version);
 
 				/* we'll need to save some record for backup checks later */
-				oldpkg = pkg_new(local->name, local->version);
+				oldpkg = _alpm_pkg_new(local->name, local->version);
 				if(oldpkg) {
 					if(!(local->infolevel & INFRQ_FILES)) {
 						char name[PKG_FULLNAME_LEN];
 						snprintf(name, PKG_FULLNAME_LEN, "%s-%s", local->name, local->version);
 						_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "loading FILES info for %s", local->name);
-						db_read(db, name, INFRQ_FILES, local);
+						_alpm_db_read(db, name, INFRQ_FILES, local);
 					}
 					oldpkg->backup = _alpm_list_strdup(local->backup);
 				}
@@ -329,23 +329,23 @@ int add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 				if(oldpkg) {
 					pmtrans_t *tr;
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "removing old package first (%s-%s)", oldpkg->name, oldpkg->version);
-					tr = trans_new();
+					tr = _alpm_trans_new();
 					if(tr == NULL) {
 						RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_ABORT, -1);
 					}
-					if(trans_init(tr, PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE, trans->flags, NULL, NULL) == -1) {
+					if(_alpm_trans_init(tr, PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE, trans->flags, NULL, NULL) == -1) {
 						FREETRANS(tr);
 						RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_ABORT, -1);
 					}
 					/* copy over the install reason */
 					info->reason = local->reason;
-					if(remove_loadtarget(tr, db, info->name) == -1) {
+					if(_alpm_remove_loadtarget(tr, db, info->name) == -1) {
 						FREETRANS(tr);
 						RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_ABORT, -1);
 					}
 					/* copy the skiplist over */
 					tr->skiplist = _alpm_list_strdup(trans->skiplist);
-					if(remove_commit(tr, db) == -1) {
+					if(_alpm_remove_commit(tr, db) == -1) {
 						FREETRANS(tr);
 						RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_ABORT, -1);
 					}
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ int add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 				 * eg, /home/httpd/html/index.html may be removed so index.php
 				 * could be used.
 				 */
-				if(pm_list_is_strin(pathname, handle->noextract)) {
+				if(_alpm_list_is_strin(pathname, handle->noextract)) {
 					alpm_logaction("notice: %s is in NoExtract -- skipping extraction", pathname);
 					tar_skip_regfile(tar);
 					continue;
@@ -412,11 +412,11 @@ int add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 
 				if(!stat(expath, &buf) && !S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode)) {
 					/* file already exists */
-					if(pm_list_is_strin(pathname, handle->noupgrade)) {
+					if(_alpm_list_is_strin(pathname, handle->noupgrade)) {
 						notouch = 1;
 					} else {
 						if(!pmo_upgrade || oldpkg == NULL) {
-							nb = pm_list_is_strin(pathname, info->backup);
+							nb = _alpm_list_is_strin(pathname, info->backup);
 						} else {
 							/* op == PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE */
 							md5_orig = _alpm_needbackup(pathname, oldpkg->backup);
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ int add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 
 		/* Update the requiredby field by scanning the whole database 
 		 * looking for packages depending on the package to add */
-		for(lp = db_get_pkgcache(db); lp; lp = lp->next) {
+		for(lp = _alpm_db_get_pkgcache(db); lp; lp = lp->next) {
 			pmpkg_t *tmpp = lp->data;
 			PMList *tmppm = NULL;
 			if(tmpp == NULL) {
@@ -601,12 +601,12 @@ int add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 			}
 			for(tmppm = tmpp->depends; tmppm; tmppm = tmppm->next) {
 				pmdepend_t depend;
-				if(splitdep(tmppm->data, &depend)) {
+				if(_alpm_splitdep(tmppm->data, &depend)) {
 					continue;
 				}
 				if(tmppm->data && !strcmp(depend.name, info->name)) {
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "adding '%s' in requiredby field for '%s'", tmpp->name, info->name);
-					info->requiredby = pm_list_add(info->requiredby, strdup(tmpp->name));
+					info->requiredby = _alpm_list_add(info->requiredby, strdup(tmpp->name));
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -618,13 +618,13 @@ int add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "updating database");
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "adding database entry '%s'", info->name);
-		if(db_write(db, info, INFRQ_ALL)) {
+		if(_alpm_db_write(db, info, INFRQ_ALL)) {
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not update database entry %s-%s",
 			          info->name, info->version);
 			alpm_logaction(NULL, "error updating database for %s-%s!", info->name, info->version);
 			RET_ERR(PM_ERR_DB_WRITE, -1);
 		}
-		if(db_add_pkgincache(db, info) == -1) {
+		if(_alpm_db_add_pkgincache(db, info) == -1) {
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not add entry '%s' in cache", info->name);
 		}
 
@@ -635,10 +635,10 @@ int add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 		for(lp = info->depends; lp; lp = lp->next) {
 			pmpkg_t *depinfo;
 			pmdepend_t depend;
-			if(splitdep(lp->data, &depend)) {
+			if(_alpm_splitdep(lp->data, &depend)) {
 				continue;
 			}
-			depinfo = db_get_pkgfromcache(db, depend.name);
+			depinfo = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, depend.name);
 			if(depinfo == NULL) {
 				/* look for a provides package */
 				PMList *provides = _alpm_db_whatprovides(db, depend.name);
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ int add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 					 *       the first one.
 					 */
 					/* use the first one */
-					depinfo = db_get_pkgfromcache(db, ((pmpkg_t *)provides->data)->name);
+					depinfo = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, ((pmpkg_t *)provides->data)->name);
 					FREELISTPTR(provides);
 				}
 				if(depinfo == NULL) {
@@ -657,8 +657,8 @@ int add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 				}
 			}
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "adding '%s' in requiredby field for '%s'", info->name, depinfo->name);
-			depinfo->requiredby = pm_list_add(depinfo->requiredby, strdup(info->name));
-			if(db_write(db, depinfo, INFRQ_DEPENDS)) {
+			depinfo->requiredby = _alpm_list_add(depinfo->requiredby, strdup(info->name));
+			if(_alpm_db_write(db, depinfo, INFRQ_DEPENDS)) {
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not update 'requiredby' database entry %s-%s",
 				          depinfo->name, depinfo->version);
 			}
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/add.h b/lib/libalpm/add.h
index 36382022..2b945b22 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/add.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/add.h
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 #include "db.h"
 #include "trans.h"
 
-int add_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name);
-int add_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data);
-int add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db);
+int _alpm_add_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name);
+int _alpm_add_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data);
+int _alpm_add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db);
 
 #endif /* _ALPM_ADD_H */
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.c b/lib/libalpm/alpm.c
index 7ac7ada2..41cd49f1 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.c
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ int alpm_release()
 
 	/* close local database */
 	if(handle->db_local) {
-		db_close(handle->db_local);
+		_alpm_db_close(handle->db_local);
 		handle->db_local = NULL;
 	}
 	/* and also sync ones */
 	for(i = handle->dbs_sync; i; i = i->next) {
-		db_close(i->data);
+		_alpm_db_close(i->data);
 		i->data = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ pmdb_t *alpm_db_register(char *treename)
 		}
 	}
 
-	db = db_open(path, treename, DB_O_CREATE);
+	db = _alpm_db_open(path, treename, DB_O_CREATE);
 	if(db == NULL) {
 		RET_ERR(PM_ERR_DB_OPEN, NULL);
 	}
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ pmdb_t *alpm_db_register(char *treename)
 	if(strcmp(treename, "local") == 0) {
 		handle->db_local = db;
 	} else {
-		handle->dbs_sync = pm_list_add(handle->dbs_sync, db);
+		handle->dbs_sync = _alpm_list_add(handle->dbs_sync, db);
 	}
 
 	return(db);
@@ -238,14 +238,14 @@ int alpm_db_unregister(pmdb_t *db)
 	ASSERT(handle->trans == NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NOT_NULL, -1));
 
 	if(db == handle->db_local) {
-		db_close(handle->db_local);
+		_alpm_db_close(handle->db_local);
 		handle->db_local = NULL;
 		found = 1;
 	} else {
 		pmdb_t *data;
 		handle->dbs_sync = _alpm_list_remove(handle->dbs_sync, db, db_cmp, (void **)&data);
 		if(data) {
-			db_close(data);
+			_alpm_db_close(data);
 			found = 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -294,14 +294,14 @@ int alpm_db_update(PM_DB *db, char *archive)
 	/* Do not update a database if a transaction is on-going */
 	ASSERT(handle->trans == NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NOT_NULL, -1));
 
-	if(!pm_list_is_in(db, handle->dbs_sync)) {
+	if(!_alpm_list_is_in(db, handle->dbs_sync)) {
 		RET_ERR(PM_ERR_DB_NOT_FOUND, -1);
 	}
 
 	/* remove the old dir */
 	_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "flushing database %s/%s", handle->dbpath, db->treename);
-	for(lp = db_get_pkgcache(db); lp; lp = lp->next) {
-		if(db_remove(db, lp->data) == -1) {
+	for(lp = _alpm_db_get_pkgcache(db); lp; lp = lp->next) {
+		if(_alpm_db_remove(db, lp->data) == -1) {
 			if(lp->data) {
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not remove database entry %s/%s", db->treename,
 				                        ((pmpkg_t *)lp->data)->name);
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int alpm_db_update(PM_DB *db, char *archive)
 	}
 
 	/* Cache needs to be rebuild */
-	db_free_pkgcache(db);
+	_alpm_db_free_pkgcache(db);
 
 	/* uncompress the sync database */
 	/* ORE
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ pmpkg_t *alpm_db_readpkg(pmdb_t *db, char *name)
 	ASSERT(db != NULL, return(NULL));
 	ASSERT(name != NULL && strlen(name) != 0, return(NULL));
 
-	return(db_get_pkgfromcache(db, name));
+	return(_alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, name));
 }
 
 /** Get the package cache of a package database
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ PMList *alpm_db_getpkgcache(pmdb_t *db)
 	ASSERT(handle != NULL, return(NULL));
 	ASSERT(db != NULL, return(NULL));
 
-	return(db_get_pkgcache(db));
+	return(_alpm_db_get_pkgcache(db));
 }
 
 /** Get a group entry from a package database
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ pmgrp_t *alpm_db_readgrp(pmdb_t *db, char *name)
 	ASSERT(db != NULL, return(NULL));
 	ASSERT(name != NULL && strlen(name) != 0, return(NULL));
 
-	return(db_get_grpfromcache(db, name));
+	return(_alpm_db_get_grpfromcache(db, name));
 }
 
 /** Get the group cache of a package database
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ PMList *alpm_db_getgrpcache(pmdb_t *db)
 	ASSERT(handle != NULL, return(NULL));
 	ASSERT(db != NULL, return(NULL));
 
-	return(db_get_grpcache(db));
+	return(_alpm_db_get_grpcache(db));
 }
 /** @} */
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ void *alpm_pkg_getinfo(pmpkg_t *pkg, unsigned char parm)
 				if(!(pkg->infolevel & INFRQ_DEPENDS)) {
 					char target[PKG_FULLNAME_LEN];
 					snprintf(target, PKG_FULLNAME_LEN, "%s-%s", pkg->name, pkg->version);
-					db_read(pkg->data, target, INFRQ_DEPENDS, pkg);
+					_alpm_db_read(pkg->data, target, INFRQ_DEPENDS, pkg);
 				}
 			break;*/
 			/* Files entry */
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void *alpm_pkg_getinfo(pmpkg_t *pkg, unsigned char parm)
 				if(pkg->data == handle->db_local && !(pkg->infolevel & INFRQ_FILES)) {
 					char target[PKG_FULLNAME_LEN];
 					snprintf(target, PKG_FULLNAME_LEN, "%s-%s", pkg->name, pkg->version);
-					db_read(pkg->data, target, INFRQ_FILES, pkg);
+					_alpm_db_read(pkg->data, target, INFRQ_FILES, pkg);
 				}
 			break;
 			/* Scriptlet */
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void *alpm_pkg_getinfo(pmpkg_t *pkg, unsigned char parm)
 				if(pkg->data == handle->db_local && !(pkg->infolevel & INFRQ_SCRIPLET)) {
 					char target[PKG_FULLNAME_LEN];
 					snprintf(target, PKG_FULLNAME_LEN, "%s-%s", pkg->name, pkg->version);
-					db_read(pkg->data, target, INFRQ_SCRIPLET, pkg);
+					_alpm_db_read(pkg->data, target, INFRQ_SCRIPLET, pkg);
 				}
 			break;
 		}
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ int alpm_pkg_load(char *filename, pmpkg_t **pkg)
 	ASSERT(filename != NULL && strlen(filename) != 0, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_WRONG_ARGS, -1));
 	ASSERT(pkg != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_WRONG_ARGS, -1));
 
-	*pkg = pkg_load(filename);
+	*pkg = _alpm_pkg_load(filename);
 	if(*pkg == NULL) {
 		/* pm_errno is set by pkg_load */
 		return(-1);
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ int alpm_pkg_free(pmpkg_t *pkg)
 
 	/* Only free packages loaded in user space */
 	if(pkg->origin != PKG_FROM_CACHE) {
-		pkg_free(pkg);
+		_alpm_pkg_free(pkg);
 	}
 
 	return(0);
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ int alpm_pkg_checkmd5sum(pmpkg_t *pkg)
  */
 int alpm_pkg_vercmp(const char *ver1, const char *ver2)
 {
-	return(versioncmp(ver1, ver2));
+	return(_alpm_versioncmp(ver1, ver2));
 }
 /** @} */
 
@@ -689,12 +689,12 @@ int alpm_trans_init(unsigned char type, unsigned char flags, alpm_trans_cb_event
 		RET_ERR(PM_ERR_HANDLE_LOCK, -1);
 	}
 
-	handle->trans = trans_new();
+	handle->trans = _alpm_trans_new();
 	if(handle->trans == NULL) {
 		RET_ERR(PM_ERR_MEMORY, -1);
 	}
 
-	return(trans_init(handle->trans, type, flags, event, conv));
+	return(_alpm_trans_init(handle->trans, type, flags, event, conv));
 }
 
 /** Search for packages to upgrade and add them to the transaction.
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ int alpm_trans_sysupgrade()
 	ASSERT(trans->state == STATE_INITIALIZED, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NOT_INITIALIZED, -1));
 	ASSERT(trans->type == PM_TRANS_TYPE_SYNC, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_TYPE, -1));
 
-	return(trans_sysupgrade(trans));
+	return(_alpm_trans_sysupgrade(trans));
 }
 
 /** Add a target to the transaction.
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ int alpm_trans_addtarget(char *target)
 	ASSERT(trans != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NULL, -1));
 	ASSERT(trans->state == STATE_INITIALIZED, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NOT_INITIALIZED, -1));
 
-	return(trans_addtarget(trans, target));
+	return(_alpm_trans_addtarget(trans, target));
 }
 
 /** Prepare a transaction.
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ int alpm_trans_prepare(PMList **data)
 	ASSERT(trans != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NULL, -1));
 	ASSERT(trans->state == STATE_INITIALIZED, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NOT_INITIALIZED, -1));
 
-	return(trans_prepare(handle->trans, data));
+	return(_alpm_trans_prepare(handle->trans, data));
 }
 
 /** Commit a transaction.
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ int alpm_trans_commit(PMList **data)
 	/* Check for database R/W permission */
 	ASSERT(handle->access == PM_ACCESS_RW, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_BADPERMS, -1));
 
-	return(trans_commit(handle->trans, data));
+	return(_alpm_trans_commit(handle->trans, data));
 }
 
 /** Release a transaction.
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/cache.c b/lib/libalpm/cache.c
index 709ba383..58717b5a 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/cache.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/cache.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static int pkg_cmp(const void *p1, const void *p2)
 /* Returns a new package cache from db.
  * It frees the cache if it already exists.
  */
-int db_load_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db)
+int _alpm_db_load_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db)
 {
 	pmpkg_t *info;
 	/* The group cache needs INFRQ_DESC as well */
@@ -56,23 +56,23 @@ int db_load_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db)
 		return(-1);
 	}
 
-	db_free_pkgcache(db);
+	_alpm_db_free_pkgcache(db);
 
 	_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "loading package cache (infolevel=%#x) for repository '%s'",
 	                        infolevel, db->treename);
 
-	db_rewind(db);
-	while((info = db_scan(db, NULL, infolevel)) != NULL) {
+	_alpm_db_rewind(db);
+	while((info = _alpm_db_scan(db, NULL, infolevel)) != NULL) {
 		info->origin = PKG_FROM_CACHE;
 		info->data = db;
 		/* add to the collective */
-		db->pkgcache = pm_list_add_sorted(db->pkgcache, info, pkg_cmp);
+		db->pkgcache = _alpm_list_add_sorted(db->pkgcache, info, pkg_cmp);
 	}
 
 	return(0);
 }
 
-void db_free_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db)
+void _alpm_db_free_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db)
 {
 	if(db == NULL || db->pkgcache == NULL) {
 		return;
@@ -84,24 +84,24 @@ void db_free_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db)
 	FREELISTPKGS(db->pkgcache);
 
 	if(db->grpcache) {
-		db_free_grpcache(db);
+		_alpm_db_free_grpcache(db);
 	}
 }
 
-PMList *db_get_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db)
+PMList *_alpm_db_get_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db)
 {
 	if(db == NULL) {
 		return(NULL);
 	}
 
 	if(db->pkgcache == NULL) {
-		db_load_pkgcache(db);
+		_alpm_db_load_pkgcache(db);
 	}
 
 	return(db->pkgcache);
 }
 
-int db_add_pkgincache(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *pkg)
+int _alpm_db_add_pkgincache(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *pkg)
 {
 	pmpkg_t *newpkg;
 
@@ -109,19 +109,19 @@ int db_add_pkgincache(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *pkg)
 		return(-1);
 	}
 
-	newpkg = pkg_dup(pkg);
+	newpkg = _alpm_pkg_dup(pkg);
 	if(newpkg == NULL) {
 		return(-1);
 	}
 	_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "adding entry %s in '%s' cache", newpkg->name, db->treename);
-	db->pkgcache = pm_list_add_sorted(db->pkgcache, newpkg, pkg_cmp);
+	db->pkgcache = _alpm_list_add_sorted(db->pkgcache, newpkg, pkg_cmp);
 
-	db_free_grpcache(db);
+	_alpm_db_free_grpcache(db);
 
 	return(0);
 }
 
-int db_remove_pkgfromcache(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *pkg)
+int _alpm_db_remove_pkgfromcache(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *pkg)
 {
 	pmpkg_t *data;
 
@@ -138,24 +138,24 @@ int db_remove_pkgfromcache(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *pkg)
 	_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "removing entry %s from '%s' cache", pkg->name, db->treename);
 	FREEPKG(data);
 
-	db_free_grpcache(db);
+	_alpm_db_free_grpcache(db);
 
 	return(0);
 }
 
-pmpkg_t *db_get_pkgfromcache(pmdb_t *db, char *target)
+pmpkg_t *_alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(pmdb_t *db, char *target)
 {
 	if(db == NULL) {
 		return(NULL);
 	}
 
-	return(pkg_isin(target, db_get_pkgcache(db)));
+	return(_alpm_pkg_isin(target, _alpm_db_get_pkgcache(db)));
 }
 
 /* Returns a new group cache from db.
  * It frees the cache if it already exists.
  */
-int db_load_grpcache(pmdb_t *db)
+int _alpm_db_load_grpcache(pmdb_t *db)
 {
 	PMList *lp;
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int db_load_grpcache(pmdb_t *db)
 	}
 
 	if(db->pkgcache == NULL) {
-		db_load_pkgcache(db);
+		_alpm_db_load_pkgcache(db);
 	}
 
 	_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "loading group cache for repository '%s'", db->treename);
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ int db_load_grpcache(pmdb_t *db)
 		pmpkg_t *pkg = lp->data;
 
 		for(i = pkg->groups; i; i = i->next) {
-			if(!pm_list_is_strin(i->data, db->grpcache)) {
-				pmgrp_t *grp = grp_new();
+			if(!_alpm_list_is_strin(i->data, db->grpcache)) {
+				pmgrp_t *grp = _alpm_grp_new();
 
 				STRNCPY(grp->name, (char *)i->data, GRP_NAME_LEN);
-				grp->packages = pm_list_add_sorted(grp->packages, pkg->name, grp_cmp);
-				db->grpcache = pm_list_add_sorted(db->grpcache, grp, grp_cmp);
+				grp->packages = _alpm_list_add_sorted(grp->packages, pkg->name, _alpm_grp_cmp);
+				db->grpcache = _alpm_list_add_sorted(db->grpcache, grp, _alpm_grp_cmp);
 			} else {
 				PMList *j;
 
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ int db_load_grpcache(pmdb_t *db)
 					pmgrp_t *grp = j->data;
 
 					if(strcmp(grp->name, i->data) == 0) {
-						if(!pm_list_is_strin(pkg->name, grp->packages)) {
-							grp->packages = pm_list_add_sorted(grp->packages, (char *)pkg->name, grp_cmp);
+						if(!_alpm_list_is_strin(pkg->name, grp->packages)) {
+							grp->packages = _alpm_list_add_sorted(grp->packages, (char *)pkg->name, _alpm_grp_cmp);
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ int db_load_grpcache(pmdb_t *db)
 	return(0);
 }
 
-void db_free_grpcache(pmdb_t *db)
+void _alpm_db_free_grpcache(pmdb_t *db)
 {
 	PMList *lg;
 
@@ -216,20 +216,20 @@ void db_free_grpcache(pmdb_t *db)
 	FREELIST(db->grpcache);
 }
 
-PMList *db_get_grpcache(pmdb_t *db)
+PMList *_alpm_db_get_grpcache(pmdb_t *db)
 {
 	if(db == NULL) {
 		return(NULL);
 	}
 
 	if(db->grpcache == NULL) {
-		db_load_grpcache(db);
+		_alpm_db_load_grpcache(db);
 	}
 
 	return(db->grpcache);
 }
 
-pmgrp_t *db_get_grpfromcache(pmdb_t *db, char *target)
+pmgrp_t *_alpm_db_get_grpfromcache(pmdb_t *db, char *target)
 {
 	PMList *i;
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ pmgrp_t *db_get_grpfromcache(pmdb_t *db, char *target)
 		return(NULL);
 	}
 
-	for(i = db_get_grpcache(db); i; i = i->next) {
+	for(i = _alpm_db_get_grpcache(db); i; i = i->next) {
 		pmgrp_t *info = i->data;
 
 		if(strcmp(info->name, target) == 0) {
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/cache.h b/lib/libalpm/cache.h
index 94b1c062..c1ab844e 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/cache.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/cache.h
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@
 #include "db.h"
 
 /* packages */
-int db_load_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db);
-void db_free_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db);
-int db_add_pkgincache(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *pkg);
-int db_remove_pkgfromcache(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *pkg);
-PMList *db_get_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db);
-pmpkg_t *db_get_pkgfromcache(pmdb_t *db, char *target);
+int _alpm_db_load_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db);
+void _alpm_db_free_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db);
+int _alpm_db_add_pkgincache(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *pkg);
+int _alpm_db_remove_pkgfromcache(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *pkg);
+PMList *_alpm_db_get_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db);
+pmpkg_t *_alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(pmdb_t *db, char *target);
 /* groups */
-int db_load_grpcache(pmdb_t *db);
-void db_free_grpcache(pmdb_t *db);
-PMList *db_get_grpcache(pmdb_t *db);
-pmgrp_t *db_get_grpfromcache(pmdb_t *db, char *target);
+int _alpm_db_load_grpcache(pmdb_t *db);
+void _alpm_db_free_grpcache(pmdb_t *db);
+PMList *_alpm_db_get_grpcache(pmdb_t *db);
+pmgrp_t *_alpm_db_get_grpfromcache(pmdb_t *db, char *target);
 
 #endif /* _ALPM_CACHE_H */
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/conflict.c b/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
index 5836a9d6..a2f85153 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  *
  * conflicts are always name only
  */
-PMList *checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages)
+PMList *_alpm_checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages)
 {
 	pmpkg_t *info = NULL;
 	PMList *i, *j, *k;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ PMList *checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages)
 				continue;
 			}
 			/* CHECK 1: check targets against database */
-			for(k = db_get_pkgcache(db); k; k = k->next) {
+			for(k = _alpm_db_get_pkgcache(db); k; k = k->next) {
 				pmpkg_t *dp = (pmpkg_t *)k->data;
 				if(!strcmp(dp->name, tp->name)) {
 					/* a package cannot conflict with itself -- that's just not nice */
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ PMList *checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages)
 					/* conflict */
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "targs vs db: found %s as a conflict for %s",
 					          dp->name, tp->name);
-					miss = depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_CONFLICT, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, dp->name, NULL);
-					if(!depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
-						baddeps = pm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
+					miss = _alpm_depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_CONFLICT, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, dp->name, NULL);
+					if(!_alpm_depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
+						baddeps = _alpm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
 					} else {
 						FREE(miss);
 					}
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ PMList *checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages)
 							/* confict */
 							_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "targs vs db: found %s as a conflict for %s",
 							          dp->name, tp->name);
-							miss = depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_CONFLICT, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, dp->name, NULL);
-							if(!depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
-								baddeps = pm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
+							miss = _alpm_depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_CONFLICT, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, dp->name, NULL);
+							if(!_alpm_depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
+								baddeps = _alpm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
 							} else {
 								FREE(miss);
 							}
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ PMList *checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages)
 					/* otp is listed in tp's conflict list */
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "targs vs targs: found %s as a conflict for %s",
 					          otp->name, tp->name);
-					miss = depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_CONFLICT, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, otp->name, NULL);
-					if(!depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
-						baddeps = pm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
+					miss = _alpm_depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_CONFLICT, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, otp->name, NULL);
+					if(!_alpm_depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
+						baddeps = _alpm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
 					} else {
 						FREE(miss);
 					}
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ PMList *checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages)
 						if(!strcmp(m->data, j->data)) {
 							_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "targs vs targs: found %s as a conflict for %s",
 							          otp->name, tp->name);
-							miss = depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_CONFLICT, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, otp->name, NULL);
-							if(!depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
-								baddeps = pm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
+							miss = _alpm_depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_CONFLICT, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, otp->name, NULL);
+							if(!_alpm_depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
+								baddeps = _alpm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
 							} else {
 								FREE(miss);
 							}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ PMList *checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages)
 			}
 		}
 		/* CHECK 3: check database against targets */
-		for(k = db_get_pkgcache(db); k; k = k->next) {
+		for(k = _alpm_db_get_pkgcache(db); k; k = k->next) {
 			info = k->data;
 			if(!strcmp(info->name, tp->name)) {
 				/* a package cannot conflict with itself -- that's just not nice */
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ PMList *checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages)
 				if(!strcmp((char *)j->data, tp->name)) {
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "db vs targs: found %s as a conflict for %s",
 					          info->name, tp->name);
-					miss = depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_CONFLICT, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, info->name, NULL);
-					if(!depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
-						baddeps = pm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
+					miss = _alpm_depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_CONFLICT, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, info->name, NULL);
+					if(!_alpm_depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
+						baddeps = _alpm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
 					} else {
 						FREE(miss);
 					}
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ PMList *checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages)
 							if(!strcmp(m->data, n->data)) {
 								_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "db vs targs: found %s as a conflict for %s",
 								          info->name, tp->name);
-								miss = depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_CONFLICT, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, info->name, NULL);
-								if(!depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
-									baddeps = pm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
+								miss = _alpm_depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_CONFLICT, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, info->name, NULL);
+								if(!_alpm_depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
+									baddeps = _alpm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
 								} else {
 									FREE(miss);
 								}
@@ -173,12 +173,11 @@ PMList *checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages)
 	return(baddeps);
 }
 
-PMList *db_find_conflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targets, char *root, PMList **skip_list)
+PMList *_alpm_db_find_conflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targets, char *root, PMList **skip_list)
 {
 	PMList *i, *j, *k;
 	char *filestr = NULL;
 	char path[PATH_MAX+1];
-	char *str = NULL;
 	struct stat buf, buf2;
 	PMList *conflicts = NULL;
 
@@ -201,13 +200,13 @@ PMList *db_find_conflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targets, char *root, PMList **skip
 					if(!strcmp(filestr, "._install") || !strcmp(filestr, ".INSTALL")) {
 						continue;
 					}
-					if(pm_list_is_strin(filestr, p2->files)) {
+					if(_alpm_list_is_strin(filestr, p2->files)) {
 						pmconflict_t *conflict = malloc(sizeof(pmconflict_t));
 						conflict->type = PM_CONFLICT_TYPE_TARGET;
 						STRNCPY(conflict->target, p1->name, PKG_NAME_LEN);
 						STRNCPY(conflict->file, filestr, CONFLICT_FILE_LEN);
 						STRNCPY(conflict->ctarget, p2->name, PKG_NAME_LEN);
-						conflicts = pm_list_add(conflicts, conflict);
+						conflicts = _alpm_list_add(conflicts, conflict);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -243,9 +242,9 @@ PMList *db_find_conflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targets, char *root, PMList **skip
 					ok = 1;
 				} else {
 					if(dbpkg == NULL) {
-						dbpkg = db_scan(db, p->name, INFRQ_DESC | INFRQ_FILES);
+						dbpkg = _alpm_db_scan(db, p->name, INFRQ_DESC | INFRQ_FILES);
 					}
-					if(dbpkg && pm_list_is_strin(j->data, dbpkg->files)) {
+					if(dbpkg && _alpm_list_is_strin(j->data, dbpkg->files)) {
 						ok = 1;
 					}
 					/* Make sure that the supposedly-conflicting file is not actually just
@@ -270,9 +269,9 @@ PMList *db_find_conflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targets, char *root, PMList **skip
 							/* As long as they're not the current package */
 							if(strcmp(p1->name, p->name)) {
 								pmpkg_t *dbpkg2 = NULL;
-								dbpkg2 = db_scan(db, p1->name, INFRQ_DESC | INFRQ_FILES);
+								dbpkg2 = _alpm_db_scan(db, p1->name, INFRQ_DESC | INFRQ_FILES);
 								/* If it used to exist in there, but doesn't anymore */
-								if(dbpkg2 && !pm_list_is_strin(filestr, p1->files) && pm_list_is_strin(filestr, dbpkg2->files)) {
+								if(dbpkg2 && !_alpm_list_is_strin(filestr, p1->files) && _alpm_list_is_strin(filestr, dbpkg2->files)) {
 									ok = 1;
 									/* Add to the "skip list" of files that we shouldn't remove during an upgrade.
 									 *
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@ PMList *db_find_conflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targets, char *root, PMList **skip
 									 * Our workaround is to scan through all "old" packages and all "new"
 									 * ones, looking for files that jump to different packages.
 									 */
-									*skip_list = pm_list_add(*skip_list, strdup(filestr));
+									*skip_list = _alpm_list_add(*skip_list, strdup(filestr));
 								}
 								FREEPKG(dbpkg2);
 							}
@@ -304,7 +303,7 @@ donecheck:
 					STRNCPY(conflict->target, p->name, PKG_NAME_LEN);
 					STRNCPY(conflict->file, filestr, CONFLICT_FILE_LEN);
 					conflict->ctarget[0] = 0;
-					conflicts = pm_list_add(conflicts, conflict);
+					conflicts = _alpm_list_add(conflicts, conflict);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/conflict.h b/lib/libalpm/conflict.h
index c8143641..7b8c9643 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/conflict.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/conflict.h
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ typedef struct __pmconflict_t {
 	char ctarget[PKG_NAME_LEN];
 } pmconflict_t;
 
-PMList *checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages);
-PMList *db_find_conflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targets, char *root, PMList **skip_list);
+PMList *_alpm_checkconflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *packages);
+PMList *_alpm_db_find_conflicts(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targets, char *root, PMList **skip_list);
 
 #endif /* _ALPM_CONFLICT_H */
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/db.c b/lib/libalpm/db.c
index c60ab353..dd5f61c9 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/db.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/db.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "alpm.h"
 
 /* Open a database and return a pmdb_t handle */
-pmdb_t *db_open(char *dbpath, char *treename, int mode)
+pmdb_t *_alpm_db_open(char *dbpath, char *treename, int mode)
 {
 	pmdb_t *db;
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pmdb_t *db_open(char *dbpath, char *treename, int mode)
 	return(db);
 }
 
-void db_close(pmdb_t *db)
+void _alpm_db_close(pmdb_t *db)
 {
 	if(db == NULL) {
 		return;
@@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ void db_close(pmdb_t *db)
 	}
 	FREE(db->path);
 
-	db_free_pkgcache(db);
-	db_free_grpcache(db);
+	_alpm_db_free_pkgcache(db);
+	_alpm_db_free_grpcache(db);
 
 	free(db);
 
 	return;
 }
 
-void db_rewind(pmdb_t *db)
+void _alpm_db_rewind(pmdb_t *db)
 {
 	if(db == NULL || db->dir == NULL) {
 		return;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void db_rewind(pmdb_t *db)
 	rewinddir(db->dir);
 }
 
-pmpkg_t *db_scan(pmdb_t *db, char *target, unsigned int inforeq)
+pmpkg_t *_alpm_db_scan(pmdb_t *db, char *target, unsigned int inforeq)
 {
 	struct dirent *ent = NULL;
 	struct stat sbuf;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ pmpkg_t *db_scan(pmdb_t *db, char *target, unsigned int inforeq)
 
 	if(target != NULL) {
 		/* search for a specific package (by name only) */
-		db_rewind(db);
+		_alpm_db_rewind(db);
 		while(!found && (ent = readdir(db->dir)) != NULL) {
 			if(!strcmp(ent->d_name, ".") || !strcmp(ent->d_name, "..")) {
 				continue;
@@ -169,18 +169,18 @@ pmpkg_t *db_scan(pmdb_t *db, char *target, unsigned int inforeq)
 		}
 	}
 
-	pkg = pkg_new(NULL, NULL);
+	pkg = _alpm_pkg_new(NULL, NULL);
 	if(pkg == NULL) {
 		return(NULL);
 	}
-	if(db_read(db, ent->d_name, inforeq, pkg) == -1) {
+	if(_alpm_db_read(db, ent->d_name, inforeq, pkg) == -1) {
 		FREEPKG(pkg);
 	}
 
 	return(pkg);
 }
 
-int db_read(pmdb_t *db, char *name, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
+int _alpm_db_read(pmdb_t *db, char *name, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
 {
 	FILE *fp = NULL;
 	struct stat buf;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int db_read(pmdb_t *db, char *name, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
 	}
 
 	if(info->name[0] == 0) {
-		if(pkg_splitname(name, info->name, info->version) == -1) {
+		if(_alpm_pkg_splitname(name, info->name, info->version) == -1) {
 			return(-1);
 		}
 	}
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ int db_read(pmdb_t *db, char *name, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
 				_alpm_strtrim(info->desc);
 			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%GROUPS%")) {
 				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
-					info->groups = pm_list_add(info->groups, strdup(line));
+					info->groups = _alpm_list_add(info->groups, strdup(line));
 				}
 			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%URL%")) {
 				if(fgets(info->url, sizeof(info->url), fp) == NULL) {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int db_read(pmdb_t *db, char *name, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
 				_alpm_strtrim(info->url);
 			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%LICENSE%")) {
 				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
-					info->license = pm_list_add(info->license, strdup(line));
+					info->license = _alpm_list_add(info->license, strdup(line));
 				}
 			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%ARCH%")) {
 				if(fgets(info->arch, sizeof(info->arch), fp) == NULL) {
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ int db_read(pmdb_t *db, char *name, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
 				/* the REPLACES tag is special -- it only appears in sync repositories,
 				 * not the local one. */
 				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
-					info->replaces = pm_list_add(info->replaces, strdup(line));
+					info->replaces = _alpm_list_add(info->replaces, strdup(line));
 				}
 			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%FORCE%")) {
 				/* FORCE tag only appears in sync repositories,
@@ -311,11 +311,11 @@ int db_read(pmdb_t *db, char *name, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
 			_alpm_strtrim(line);
 			if(!strcmp(line, "%FILES%")) {
 				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
-					info->files = pm_list_add(info->files, strdup(line));
+					info->files = _alpm_list_add(info->files, strdup(line));
 				}
 			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%BACKUP%")) {
 				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
-					info->backup = pm_list_add(info->backup, strdup(line));
+					info->backup = _alpm_list_add(info->backup, strdup(line));
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -336,25 +336,25 @@ int db_read(pmdb_t *db, char *name, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
 			_alpm_strtrim(line);
 			if(!strcmp(line, "%DEPENDS%")) {
 				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
-					info->depends = pm_list_add(info->depends, strdup(line));
+					info->depends = _alpm_list_add(info->depends, strdup(line));
 				}
 			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%REQUIREDBY%")) {
 				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
-					info->requiredby = pm_list_add(info->requiredby, strdup(line));
+					info->requiredby = _alpm_list_add(info->requiredby, strdup(line));
 				}
 			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%CONFLICTS%")) {
 				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
-					info->conflicts = pm_list_add(info->conflicts, strdup(line));
+					info->conflicts = _alpm_list_add(info->conflicts, strdup(line));
 				}
 			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%PROVIDES%")) {
 				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
-					info->provides = pm_list_add(info->provides, strdup(line));
+					info->provides = _alpm_list_add(info->provides, strdup(line));
 				}
 			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%REPLACES%")) {
 				/* the REPLACES tag is special -- it only appears in sync repositories,
 				 * not the local one. */
 				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
-					info->replaces = pm_list_add(info->replaces, strdup(line));
+					info->replaces = _alpm_list_add(info->replaces, strdup(line));
 				}
 			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%FORCE%")) {
 				/* FORCE tag only appears in sync repositories,
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ error:
 	return(-1);
 }
 
-int db_write(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *info, unsigned int inforeq)
+int _alpm_db_write(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *info, unsigned int inforeq)
 {
 	char topdir[PATH_MAX];
 	FILE *fp = NULL;
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ int db_write(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *info, unsigned int inforeq)
 	}
 
 	/* FILES */
-	if(local && inforeq & INFRQ_FILES) {
+	if(local && (inforeq & INFRQ_FILES)) {
 		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/files", topdir);
 		if((fp = fopen(path, "w")) == NULL) {
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "db_write: could not open file %s/files", db->treename);
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ cleanup:
 	return(retval);
 }
 
-int db_remove(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *info)
+int _alpm_db_remove(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *info)
 {
 	char topdir[PATH_MAX];
 	char file[PATH_MAX];
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/db.h b/lib/libalpm/db.h
index a07ed52f..a86940f7 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/db.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/db.h
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ typedef struct __pmdb_t {
 	PMList *grpcache;
 } pmdb_t;
 
-pmdb_t *db_open(char *path, char *treename, int mode);
-void db_close(pmdb_t *db);
-void db_rewind(pmdb_t *db);
-pmpkg_t *db_scan(pmdb_t *db, char *target, unsigned int inforeq);
-int db_read(pmdb_t *db, char *name, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info);
-int db_write(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *info, unsigned int inforeq);
-int db_remove(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *info);
+pmdb_t *_alpm_db_open(char *path, char *treename, int mode);
+void _alpm_db_close(pmdb_t *db);
+void _alpm_db_rewind(pmdb_t *db);
+pmpkg_t *_alpm_db_scan(pmdb_t *db, char *target, unsigned int inforeq);
+int _alpm_db_read(pmdb_t *db, char *name, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info);
+int _alpm_db_write(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *info, unsigned int inforeq);
+int _alpm_db_remove(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *info);
 
 #endif /* _ALPM_DB_H */
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/deps.c b/lib/libalpm/deps.c
index 721ec21c..0a9838c3 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/deps.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/deps.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 extern pmhandle_t *handle;
 
-pmdepmissing_t *depmiss_new(const char *target, unsigned char type, unsigned char depmod,
+pmdepmissing_t *_alpm_depmiss_new(const char *target, unsigned char type, unsigned char depmod,
                             const char *depname, const char *depversion)
 {
 	pmdepmissing_t *miss;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pmdepmissing_t *depmiss_new(const char *target, unsigned char type, unsigned cha
 	return(miss);
 }
 
-int depmiss_isin(pmdepmissing_t *needle, PMList *haystack)
+int _alpm_depmiss_isin(pmdepmissing_t *needle, PMList *haystack)
 {
 	PMList *i;
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int depmiss_isin(pmdepmissing_t *needle, PMList *haystack)
  * This function returns the new PMList* target list.
  *
  */ 
-PMList *sortbydeps(PMList *targets, int mode)
+PMList *_alpm_sortbydeps(PMList *targets, int mode)
 {
 	PMList *newtargs = NULL;
 	PMList *i, *j, *k;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ PMList *sortbydeps(PMList *targets, int mode)
 	}
 
 	for(i = targets; i; i = i->next) {
-		newtargs = pm_list_add(newtargs, i->data);
+		newtargs = _alpm_list_add(newtargs, i->data);
 		numtargs++;
 	}
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ PMList *sortbydeps(PMList *targets, int mode)
 			for(j = p->depends; j; j = j->next) {
 				pmdepend_t dep;
 				pmpkg_t *q = NULL;
-				if(splitdep(j->data, &dep)) {
+				if(_alpm_splitdep(j->data, &dep)) {
 					continue;
 				}
 				/* look for dep.name -- if it's farther down in the list, then
@@ -130,16 +130,16 @@ PMList *sortbydeps(PMList *targets, int mode)
 				for(k = i->next; k; k = k->next) {
 					q = (pmpkg_t *)k->data;
 					if(!strcmp(dep.name, q->name)) {
-						if(!pkg_isin(q->name, tmptargs)) {
+						if(!_alpm_pkg_isin(q->name, tmptargs)) {
 							change = 1;
-							tmptargs = pm_list_add(tmptargs, q);
+							tmptargs = _alpm_list_add(tmptargs, q);
 						}
 						break;
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			if(!pkg_isin(p->name, tmptargs)) {
-				tmptargs = pm_list_add(tmptargs, p);
+			if(!_alpm_pkg_isin(p->name, tmptargs)) {
+				tmptargs = _alpm_list_add(tmptargs, p);
 			}
 		}
 		FREELISTPTR(newtargs);
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ PMList *sortbydeps(PMList *targets, int mode)
  * dependencies can include versions with depmod operators.
  *
  */
-PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
+PMList *_alpm_checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
 {
 	pmdepend_t depend;
 	PMList *i, *j, *k;
@@ -186,24 +186,24 @@ PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			if((oldpkg = db_get_pkgfromcache(db, tp->name)) == NULL) {
+			if((oldpkg = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, tp->name)) == NULL) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			for(j = oldpkg->requiredby; j; j = j->next) {
 				char *ver;
 				pmpkg_t *p;
 				found = 0;
-				if((p = db_get_pkgfromcache(db, j->data)) == NULL) {
+				if((p = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, j->data)) == NULL) {
 					/* hmmm... package isn't installed.. */
 					continue;
 				}
-				if(pkg_isin(p->name, packages)) {
+				if(_alpm_pkg_isin(p->name, packages)) {
 					/* this package is also in the upgrade list, so don't worry about it */
 					continue;
 				}
 				for(k = p->depends; k && !found; k = k->next) {
 					/* find the dependency info in p->depends */
-					splitdep(k->data, &depend);
+					_alpm_splitdep(k->data, &depend);
 					if(!strcmp(depend.name, oldpkg->name)) {
 						found = 1;
 					}
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
 						for(ptr = ver; *ptr != '-'; ptr++);
 						*ptr = '\0';
 					}
-					cmp = versioncmp(ver, depend.version);
+					cmp = _alpm_versioncmp(ver, depend.version);
 					switch(depend.mod) {
 						case PM_DEP_MOD_EQ: found = (cmp == 0); break;
 						case PM_DEP_MOD_GE: found = (cmp >= 0); break;
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
 				}
 				if(!found) {
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "checkdeps: found %s as required by %s", depend.name, p->name);
-					miss = depmiss_new(p->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_REQUIRED, depend.mod, depend.name, depend.version);
-					if(!depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
-						baddeps = pm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
+					miss = _alpm_depmiss_new(p->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_REQUIRED, depend.mod, depend.name, depend.version);
+					if(!_alpm_depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
+						baddeps = _alpm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
 					} else {
 						FREE(miss);
 					}
@@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
 
 			for(j = tp->depends; j; j = j->next) {
 				/* split into name/version pairs */
-				splitdep((char *)j->data, &depend);
+				_alpm_splitdep((char *)j->data, &depend);
 				found = 0;
 				/* check database for literal packages */
-				for(k = db_get_pkgcache(db); k && !found; k = k->next) {
+				for(k = _alpm_db_get_pkgcache(db); k && !found; k = k->next) {
 					pmpkg_t *p = (pmpkg_t *)k->data;
 					if(!strcmp(p->name, depend.name)) {
 						if(depend.mod == PM_DEP_MOD_ANY) {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
 								for(ptr = ver; *ptr != '-'; ptr++);
 								*ptr = '\0';
 							}
-							cmp = versioncmp(ver, depend.version);
+							cmp = _alpm_versioncmp(ver, depend.version);
 							switch(depend.mod) {
 								case PM_DEP_MOD_EQ: found = (cmp == 0); break;
 								case PM_DEP_MOD_GE: found = (cmp >= 0); break;
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
 				for(k = packages; k && !found; k = k->next) {
 					pmpkg_t *p = (pmpkg_t *)k->data;
 					/* see if the package names match OR if p provides depend.name */
-					if(!strcmp(p->name, depend.name) || pm_list_is_strin(depend.name, p->provides)) {
+					if(!strcmp(p->name, depend.name) || _alpm_list_is_strin(depend.name, p->provides)) {
 						if(depend.mod == PM_DEP_MOD_ANY) {
 							/* accept any version */
 							found = 1;
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
 								for(ptr = ver; *ptr != '-'; ptr++);
 								*ptr = '\0';
 							}
-							cmp = versioncmp(ver, depend.version);
+							cmp = _alpm_versioncmp(ver, depend.version);
 							switch(depend.mod) {
 								case PM_DEP_MOD_EQ: found = (cmp == 0); break;
 								case PM_DEP_MOD_GE: found = (cmp >= 0); break;
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
 								for(ptr = ver; *ptr != '-'; ptr++);
 								*ptr = '\0';
 							}
-							cmp = versioncmp(ver, depend.version);
+							cmp = _alpm_versioncmp(ver, depend.version);
 							switch(depend.mod) {
 								case PM_DEP_MOD_EQ: found = (cmp == 0); break;
 								case PM_DEP_MOD_GE: found = (cmp >= 0); break;
@@ -350,9 +350,9 @@ PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
 				if(!found) {
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "checkdeps: found %s as a dependency for %s",
 					          depend.name, tp->name);
-					miss = depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_DEPEND, depend.mod, depend.name, depend.version);
-					if(!depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
-						baddeps = pm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
+					miss = _alpm_depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_DEPEND, depend.mod, depend.name, depend.version);
+					if(!_alpm_depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
+						baddeps = _alpm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
 					} else {
 						FREE(miss);
 					}
@@ -368,11 +368,11 @@ PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
 			}
 
 			for(j = tp->requiredby; j; j = j->next) {
-				if(!pm_list_is_strin((char *)j->data, packages)) {
+				if(!_alpm_list_is_strin((char *)j->data, packages)) {
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "checkdeps: found %s as required by %s", (char *)j->data, tp->name);
-					miss = depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_REQUIRED, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, j->data, NULL);
-					if(!depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
-						baddeps = pm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
+					miss = _alpm_depmiss_new(tp->name, PM_DEP_TYPE_REQUIRED, PM_DEP_MOD_ANY, j->data, NULL);
+					if(!_alpm_depmiss_isin(miss, baddeps)) {
+						baddeps = _alpm_list_add(baddeps, miss);
 					} else {
 						FREE(miss);
 					}
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages)
 	return(baddeps);
 }
 
-int splitdep(char *depstr, pmdepend_t *depend)
+int _alpm_splitdep(char *depstr, pmdepend_t *depend)
 {
 	char *str = NULL;
 	char *ptr = NULL;
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int splitdep(char *depstr, pmdepend_t *depend)
  * I mean dependencies that are *only* required for packages in the target
  * list, so they can be safely removed.  This function is recursive.
  */
-PMList* removedeps(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targs)
+PMList* _alpm_removedeps(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targs)
 {
 	PMList *i, *j, *k;
 	PMList *newtargs = targs;
@@ -447,11 +447,11 @@ PMList* removedeps(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targs)
 			pmpkg_t *dep;
 			int needed = 0;
 
-			if(splitdep(j->data, &depend)) {
+			if(_alpm_splitdep(j->data, &depend)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			dep = db_get_pkgfromcache(db, depend.name);
+			dep = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, depend.name);
 			if(dep == NULL) {
 				/* package not found... look for a provisio instead */
 				k = _alpm_db_whatprovides(db, depend.name);
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ PMList* removedeps(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targs)
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_WARNING, "cannot find package \"%s\" or anything that provides it!", depend.name);
 					continue;
 				}
-				dep = db_get_pkgfromcache(db, ((pmpkg_t *)k->data)->name);
+				dep = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, ((pmpkg_t *)k->data)->name);
 				if(dep == NULL) {
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "dep is NULL!");
 					/* wtf */
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ PMList* removedeps(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targs)
 				}
 				FREELISTPTR(k);
 			}
-			if(pkg_isin(dep->name, targs)) {
+			if(_alpm_pkg_isin(dep->name, targs)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -479,24 +479,24 @@ PMList* removedeps(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targs)
 
 			/* see if other packages need it */
 			for(k = dep->requiredby; k && !needed; k = k->next) {
-				pmpkg_t *dummy = db_get_pkgfromcache(db, k->data);
-				if(!pkg_isin(dummy->name, targs)) {
+				pmpkg_t *dummy = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, k->data);
+				if(!_alpm_pkg_isin(dummy->name, targs)) {
 					needed = 1;
 				}
 			}
 			if(!needed) {
 				char *name;
-				pmpkg_t *pkg = pkg_new(dep->name, dep->version);
+				pmpkg_t *pkg = _alpm_pkg_new(dep->name, dep->version);
 				if(pkg == NULL) {
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not allocate memory for a package structure");
 					continue;
 				}
 				asprintf(&name, "%s-%s", dep->name, dep->version);
 				/* add it to the target list */
-				db_read(db, name, INFRQ_ALL, pkg);
-				newtargs = pm_list_add(newtargs, pkg);
+				_alpm_db_read(db, name, INFRQ_ALL, pkg);
+				newtargs = _alpm_list_add(newtargs, pkg);
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "adding %s to the targets", pkg->name);
-				newtargs = removedeps(db, newtargs);
+				newtargs = _alpm_removedeps(db, newtargs);
 				FREE(name);
 			}
 		}
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ PMList* removedeps(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targs)
  *
  * make sure *list and *trail are already initialized
  */
-int resolvedeps(pmdb_t *local, PMList *dbs_sync, pmpkg_t *syncpkg, PMList *list,
+int _alpm_resolvedeps(pmdb_t *local, PMList *dbs_sync, pmpkg_t *syncpkg, PMList *list,
                 PMList *trail, pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data)
 {
 	PMList *i, *j;
@@ -521,8 +521,8 @@ int resolvedeps(pmdb_t *local, PMList *dbs_sync, pmpkg_t *syncpkg, PMList *list,
 		return(-1);
 	}
 
-	targ = pm_list_add(NULL, syncpkg);
-	deps = checkdeps(local, PM_TRANS_TYPE_ADD, targ);
+	targ = _alpm_list_add(NULL, syncpkg);
+	deps = _alpm_checkdeps(local, PM_TRANS_TYPE_ADD, targ);
 	FREELISTPTR(targ);
 
 	if(deps == NULL) {
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ int resolvedeps(pmdb_t *local, PMList *dbs_sync, pmpkg_t *syncpkg, PMList *list,
 		/* check if one of the packages in *list already provides this dependency */
 		for(j = list; j && !found; j = j->next) {
 			pmpkg_t *sp = (pmpkg_t *)j->data;
-			if(pm_list_is_strin(miss->depend.name, sp->provides)) {
+			if(_alpm_list_is_strin(miss->depend.name, sp->provides)) {
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "%s provides dependency %s -- skipping",
 				          sp->name, miss->depend.name);
 				found = 1;
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ int resolvedeps(pmdb_t *local, PMList *dbs_sync, pmpkg_t *syncpkg, PMList *list,
 		/* find the package in one of the repositories */
 		/* check literals */
 		for(j = dbs_sync; !sync && j; j = j->next) {
-			sync = db_get_pkgfromcache(j->data, miss->depend.name);
+			sync = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(j->data, miss->depend.name);
 		}
 		/* check provides */
 		for(j = dbs_sync; !sync && j; j = j->next) {
@@ -571,36 +571,36 @@ int resolvedeps(pmdb_t *local, PMList *dbs_sync, pmpkg_t *syncpkg, PMList *list,
 					goto error;
 				}
 				*miss = *(pmdepmissing_t *)i->data;
-				*data = pm_list_add(*data, miss);
+				*data = _alpm_list_add(*data, miss);
 			}
 			pm_errno = PM_ERR_UNSATISFIED_DEPS;
 			goto error;
 		}
-		if(pkg_isin(sync->name, list)) {
+		if(_alpm_pkg_isin(sync->name, list)) {
 			/* this dep is already in the target list */
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "dependency %s is already in the target list -- skipping",
 			          sync->name);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if(!pkg_isin(sync->name, trail)) {
+		if(!_alpm_pkg_isin(sync->name, trail)) {
 			/* check pmo_ignorepkg and pmo_s_ignore to make sure we haven't pulled in
 			 * something we're not supposed to.
 			 */
 			int usedep = 1;
-			if(pm_list_is_strin(sync->name, handle->ignorepkg)) {
-				pmpkg_t *dummypkg = pkg_new(miss->target, NULL);
+			if(_alpm_list_is_strin(sync->name, handle->ignorepkg)) {
+				pmpkg_t *dummypkg = _alpm_pkg_new(miss->target, NULL);
 				QUESTION(trans, PM_TRANS_CONV_INSTALL_IGNOREPKG, dummypkg, sync, NULL, &usedep);
 				FREEPKG(dummypkg);
 			}
 			if(usedep) {
-				trail = pm_list_add(trail, sync);
-				if(resolvedeps(local, dbs_sync, sync, list, trail, trans, data)) {
+				trail = _alpm_list_add(trail, sync);
+				if(_alpm_resolvedeps(local, dbs_sync, sync, list, trail, trans, data)) {
 					goto error;
 				}
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "pulling dependency %s (needed by %s)",
 				          sync->name, syncpkg->name);
-				list = pm_list_add(list, sync);
+				list = _alpm_list_add(list, sync);
 			} else {
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "cannot resolve dependencies for \"%s\"", miss->target);
 				if(data) {
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ int resolvedeps(pmdb_t *local, PMList *dbs_sync, pmpkg_t *syncpkg, PMList *list,
 						goto error;
 					}
 					*miss = *(pmdepmissing_t *)i->data;
-					*data = pm_list_add(*data, miss);
+					*data = _alpm_list_add(*data, miss);
 				}
 				pm_errno = PM_ERR_UNSATISFIED_DEPS;
 				goto error;
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/deps.h b/lib/libalpm/deps.h
index fbbd6438..35d66308 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/deps.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/deps.h
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ typedef struct __pmdepmissing_t {
 	pmdepend_t depend;
 } pmdepmissing_t;
 
-pmdepmissing_t *depmiss_new(const char *target, unsigned char type, unsigned char depmod,
+pmdepmissing_t *_alpm_depmiss_new(const char *target, unsigned char type, unsigned char depmod,
                             const char *depname, const char *depversion);
-int depmiss_isin(pmdepmissing_t *needle, PMList *haystack);
-PMList *sortbydeps(PMList *targets, int mode);
-PMList *checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages);
-int splitdep(char *depstr, pmdepend_t *depend);
-PMList *removedeps(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targs);
-int resolvedeps(pmdb_t *local, PMList *dbs_sync, pmpkg_t *syncpkg, PMList *list,
+int _alpm_depmiss_isin(pmdepmissing_t *needle, PMList *haystack);
+PMList *_alpm_sortbydeps(PMList *targets, int mode);
+PMList *_alpm_checkdeps(pmdb_t *db, unsigned char op, PMList *packages);
+int _alpm_splitdep(char *depstr, pmdepend_t *depend);
+PMList *_alpm_removedeps(pmdb_t *db, PMList *targs);
+int _alpm_resolvedeps(pmdb_t *local, PMList *dbs_sync, pmpkg_t *syncpkg, PMList *list,
                 PMList *trail, pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data);
 
 #endif /* _ALPM_DEPS_H */
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/group.c b/lib/libalpm/group.c
index 6d24597f..5d5ecbba 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/group.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/group.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "group.h"
 
-pmgrp_t *grp_new()
+pmgrp_t *_alpm_grp_new()
 {
 	pmgrp_t* grp;
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pmgrp_t *grp_new()
 	return(grp);
 }
 
-void grp_free(pmgrp_t *grp)
+void _alpm_grp_free(pmgrp_t *grp)
 {
 	if(grp == NULL) {
 		return;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void grp_free(pmgrp_t *grp)
 
 /* Helper function for sorting groups
  */
-int grp_cmp(const void *g1, const void *g2)
+int _alpm_grp_cmp(const void *g1, const void *g2)
 {
 	pmgrp_t *grp1 = (pmgrp_t *)g1;
 	pmgrp_t *grp2 = (pmgrp_t *)g2;
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/group.h b/lib/libalpm/group.h
index c00cc23e..6fa3a24c 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/group.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/group.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ typedef struct __pmgrp_t {
 	PMList *packages; /* List of strings */
 } pmgrp_t;
 
-#define FREEGRP(p) do { if(p) { grp_free(p); p = NULL; } } while(0)
+#define FREEGRP(p) do { if(p) { _alpm_grp_free(p); p = NULL; } } while(0)
 
 #define FREELISTGRPS(p) do { \
 	PMList *i; \
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ typedef struct __pmgrp_t {
 	FREELIST(p); \
 } while(0)
 
-pmgrp_t *grp_new(void);
-void grp_free(pmgrp_t *grp);
-int grp_cmp(const void *g1, const void *g2);
+pmgrp_t *_alpm_grp_new(void);
+void _alpm_grp_free(pmgrp_t *grp);
+int _alpm_grp_cmp(const void *g1, const void *g2);
 
 #endif /* _ALPM_GROUP_H */
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/handle.c b/lib/libalpm/handle.c
index b8a6713b..8d220ada 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/handle.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/handle.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ int handle_set_option(pmhandle_t *handle, unsigned char val, unsigned long data)
 		break;
 		case PM_OPT_NOUPGRADE:
 			if((char *)data && strlen((char *)data) != 0) {
-				handle->noupgrade = pm_list_add(handle->noupgrade, strdup((char *)data));
+				handle->noupgrade = _alpm_list_add(handle->noupgrade, strdup((char *)data));
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "'%s' added to PM_OPT_NOUPGRADE", (char *)data);
 			} else {
 				FREELIST(handle->noupgrade);
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int handle_set_option(pmhandle_t *handle, unsigned char val, unsigned long data)
 		break;
 		case PM_OPT_NOEXTRACT:
 			if((char *)data && strlen((char *)data) != 0) {
-				handle->noextract = pm_list_add(handle->noextract, strdup((char *)data));
+				handle->noextract = _alpm_list_add(handle->noextract, strdup((char *)data));
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "'%s' added to PM_OPT_NOEXTRACT", (char *)data);
 			} else {
 				FREELIST(handle->noextract);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ int handle_set_option(pmhandle_t *handle, unsigned char val, unsigned long data)
 		break;
 		case PM_OPT_IGNOREPKG:
 			if((char *)data && strlen((char *)data) != 0) {
-				handle->ignorepkg = pm_list_add(handle->ignorepkg, strdup((char *)data));
+				handle->ignorepkg = _alpm_list_add(handle->ignorepkg, strdup((char *)data));
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "'%s' added to PM_OPT_IGNOREPKG", (char *)data);
 			} else {
 				FREELIST(handle->ignorepkg);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/list.c b/lib/libalpm/list.c
index e1113f5c..632ee2a3 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/list.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/list.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 /* pacman */
 #include "list.h"
 
-PMList* _alpm_list_new()
+PMList *_alpm_list_new()
 {
 	PMList *list = NULL;
 	
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void _alpm_list_free(PMList *list)
 	}
 }
 
-PMList* pm_list_add(PMList *list, void *data)
+PMList *_alpm_list_add(PMList *list, void *data)
 {
 	PMList *ptr, *lp;
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ PMList* pm_list_add(PMList *list, void *data)
 /* Add items to a list in sorted order. Use the given comparision func to 
  * determine order.
  */
-PMList* pm_list_add_sorted(PMList *list, void *data, pm_fn_cmp fn)
+PMList *_alpm_list_add_sorted(PMList *list, void *data, _alpm_fn_cmp fn)
 {
 	PMList *add;
 	PMList *prev = NULL;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ PMList* pm_list_add_sorted(PMList *list, void *data, pm_fn_cmp fn)
  * Otherwise, it is set to NULL.
  * Return the new list (without the removed element).
  */
-PMList *_alpm_list_remove(PMList *haystack, void *needle, pm_fn_cmp fn, void **data)
+PMList *_alpm_list_remove(PMList *haystack, void *needle, _alpm_fn_cmp fn, void **data)
 {
 	PMList *i = haystack;
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ int _alpm_list_count(PMList *list)
 	return(i);
 }
 
-int pm_list_is_in(void *needle, PMList *haystack)
+int _alpm_list_is_in(void *needle, PMList *haystack)
 {
 	PMList *lp;
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int pm_list_is_in(void *needle, PMList *haystack)
 
 /* Test for existence of a string in a PMList
  */
-int pm_list_is_strin(char *needle, PMList *haystack)
+int _alpm_list_is_strin(char *needle, PMList *haystack)
 {
 	PMList *lp;
 
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ PMList *_alpm_list_remove_dupes(PMList *list)
 	PMList *i, *newlist = NULL;
 
 	for(i = list; i; i = i->next) {
-		if(!pm_list_is_strin(i->data, newlist)) {
-			newlist = pm_list_add(newlist, strdup(i->data));
+		if(!_alpm_list_is_strin(i->data, newlist)) {
+			newlist = _alpm_list_add(newlist, strdup(i->data));
 		}
 	}
 	return newlist;
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ PMList *_alpm_list_remove_dupes(PMList *list)
  *
  * The caller is responsible for freeing the old list
  */
-PMList* _alpm_list_reverse(PMList *list)
+PMList *_alpm_list_reverse(PMList *list)
 { 
 	/* simple but functional -- we just build a new list, starting
 	 * with the old list's tail
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ PMList* _alpm_list_reverse(PMList *list)
 	PMList *lp;
 
 	for(lp = list->last; lp; lp = lp->prev) {
-		newlist = pm_list_add(newlist, lp->data);
+		newlist = _alpm_list_add(newlist, lp->data);
 	}
 
 	return(newlist);
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ PMList *_alpm_list_strdup(PMList *list)
 	PMList *lp;
 
 	for(lp = list; lp; lp = lp->next) {
-		newlist = pm_list_add(newlist, strdup(lp->data));
+		newlist = _alpm_list_add(newlist, strdup(lp->data));
 	}
 
 	return(newlist);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/list.h b/lib/libalpm/list.h
index 55375314..0052efc4 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/list.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/list.h
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ typedef struct __pmlist_t PMList;
 } while(0)
 
 /* Sort comparison callback function declaration */
-typedef int (*pm_fn_cmp) (const void *, const void *);
+typedef int (*_alpm_fn_cmp) (const void *, const void *);
 
 PMList *_alpm_list_new(void);
 void _alpm_list_free(PMList *list);
-PMList *pm_list_add(PMList *list, void *data);
-PMList *pm_list_add_sorted(PMList *list, void *data, pm_fn_cmp fn);
-PMList *_alpm_list_remove(PMList *haystack, void *needle, pm_fn_cmp fn, void **data);
+PMList *_alpm_list_add(PMList *list, void *data);
+PMList *_alpm_list_add_sorted(PMList *list, void *data, _alpm_fn_cmp fn);
+PMList *_alpm_list_remove(PMList *haystack, void *needle, _alpm_fn_cmp fn, void **data);
 int _alpm_list_count(PMList *list);
-int pm_list_is_in(void *needle, PMList *haystack);
-int pm_list_is_strin(char *needle, PMList *haystack);
+int _alpm_list_is_in(void *needle, PMList *haystack);
+int _alpm_list_is_strin(char *needle, PMList *haystack);
 PMList *_alpm_list_last(PMList *list);
 PMList *_alpm_list_remove_dupes(PMList *list);
 PMList *_alpm_list_reverse(PMList *list);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/package.c b/lib/libalpm/package.c
index 91b57b0e..7767297a 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/package.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/package.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "package.h"
 #include "alpm.h"
 
-pmpkg_t *pkg_new(const char *name, const char *version)
+pmpkg_t *_alpm_pkg_new(const char *name, const char *version)
 {
 	pmpkg_t* pkg = NULL;
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pmpkg_t *pkg_new(const char *name, const char *version)
 	return(pkg);
 }
 
-pmpkg_t *pkg_dup(pmpkg_t *pkg)
+pmpkg_t *_alpm_pkg_dup(pmpkg_t *pkg)
 {
 	pmpkg_t* newpkg = NULL;
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pmpkg_t *pkg_dup(pmpkg_t *pkg)
 	return(newpkg);
 }
 
-void pkg_free(pmpkg_t *pkg)
+void _alpm_pkg_free(pmpkg_t *pkg)
 {
 	if(pkg == NULL) {
 		return;
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ static int parse_descfile(char *descfile, pmpkg_t *info, int output)
 			} else if(!strcmp(key, "PKGDESC")) {
 				STRNCPY(info->desc, ptr, sizeof(info->desc));
 			} else if(!strcmp(key, "GROUP")) {
-				info->groups = pm_list_add(info->groups, strdup(ptr));
+				info->groups = _alpm_list_add(info->groups, strdup(ptr));
 			} else if(!strcmp(key, "URL")) {
 				STRNCPY(info->url, ptr, sizeof(info->url));
 			} else if(!strcmp(key, "LICENSE")) {
-				info->license = pm_list_add(info->license, strdup(ptr));
+				info->license = _alpm_list_add(info->license, strdup(ptr));
 			} else if(!strcmp(key, "BUILDDATE")) {
 				STRNCPY(info->builddate, ptr, sizeof(info->builddate));
 			} else if(!strcmp(key, "INSTALLDATE")) {
@@ -203,15 +203,15 @@ static int parse_descfile(char *descfile, pmpkg_t *info, int output)
 				STRNCPY(tmp, ptr, sizeof(tmp));
 				info->size = atol(tmp);
 			} else if(!strcmp(key, "DEPEND")) {
-				info->depends = pm_list_add(info->depends, strdup(ptr));
+				info->depends = _alpm_list_add(info->depends, strdup(ptr));
 			} else if(!strcmp(key, "CONFLICT")) {
-				info->conflicts = pm_list_add(info->conflicts, strdup(ptr));
+				info->conflicts = _alpm_list_add(info->conflicts, strdup(ptr));
 			} else if(!strcmp(key, "REPLACES")) {
-				info->replaces = pm_list_add(info->replaces, strdup(ptr));
+				info->replaces = _alpm_list_add(info->replaces, strdup(ptr));
 			} else if(!strcmp(key, "PROVIDES")) {
-				info->provides = pm_list_add(info->provides, strdup(ptr));
+				info->provides = _alpm_list_add(info->provides, strdup(ptr));
 			} else if(!strcmp(key, "BACKUP")) {
-				info->backup = pm_list_add(info->backup, strdup(ptr));
+				info->backup = _alpm_list_add(info->backup, strdup(ptr));
 			} else {
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "%s: syntax error in description file line %d",
 					info->name[0] != '\0' ? info->name : "error", linenum);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static int parse_descfile(char *descfile, pmpkg_t *info, int output)
 	return(0);
 }
 
-pmpkg_t *pkg_load(char *pkgfile)
+pmpkg_t *_alpm_pkg_load(char *pkgfile)
 {
 	char *expath;
 	int i;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ pmpkg_t *pkg_load(char *pkgfile)
 		RET_ERR(PM_ERR_NOT_A_FILE, NULL);
 	}
 
-	info = pkg_new(NULL, NULL);
+	info = _alpm_pkg_new(NULL, NULL);
 	if(info == NULL) {
 		tar_close(tar);
 		RET_ERR(PM_ERR_MEMORY, NULL);
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ pmpkg_t *pkg_load(char *pkgfile)
 					continue;
 				}
 				_alpm_strtrim(str);
-				info->files = pm_list_add(info->files, strdup(str));
+				info->files = _alpm_list_add(info->files, strdup(str));
 			}
 			FREE(str);
 			fclose(fp);
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ pmpkg_t *pkg_load(char *pkgfile)
 				/* no .FILELIST present in this package..  build the filelist the */
 				/* old-fashioned way, one at a time */
 				expath = strdup(th_get_pathname(tar));
-				info->files = pm_list_add(info->files, expath);
+				info->files = _alpm_list_add(info->files, expath);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ error:
 /* Test for existence of a package in a PMList*
  * of pmpkg_t*
  */
-pmpkg_t *pkg_isin(char *needle, PMList *haystack)
+pmpkg_t *_alpm_pkg_isin(char *needle, PMList *haystack)
 {
 	PMList *lp;
 
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ pmpkg_t *pkg_isin(char *needle, PMList *haystack)
 	return(NULL);
 }
 
-int pkg_splitname(char *target, char *name, char *version)
+int _alpm_pkg_splitname(char *target, char *name, char *version)
 {
 	char tmp[PKG_FULLNAME_LEN+7];
 	char *p, *q;
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/package.h b/lib/libalpm/package.h
index 155a2f6c..c22cfe59 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/package.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/package.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ typedef struct __pmpkg_t {
 #define FREEPKG(p) \
 do { \
 	if(p) { \
-		pkg_free(p); \
+		_alpm_pkg_free(p); \
 		p = NULL; \
 	} \
 } while(0)
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ do { \
 	} \
 } while(0)
 
-pmpkg_t* pkg_new(const char *name, const char *version);
-pmpkg_t *pkg_dup(pmpkg_t *pkg);
-void pkg_free(pmpkg_t *pkg);
-pmpkg_t *pkg_load(char *pkgfile);
-pmpkg_t *pkg_isin(char *needle, PMList *haystack);
-int pkg_splitname(char *target, char *name, char *version);
+pmpkg_t* _alpm_pkg_new(const char *name, const char *version);
+pmpkg_t *_alpm_pkg_dup(pmpkg_t *pkg);
+void _alpm_pkg_free(pmpkg_t *pkg);
+pmpkg_t *_alpm_pkg_load(char *pkgfile);
+pmpkg_t *_alpm_pkg_isin(char *needle, PMList *haystack);
+int _alpm_pkg_splitname(char *target, char *name, char *version);
 
 #endif /* _ALPM_PACKAGE_H */
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/provide.c b/lib/libalpm/provide.c
index 17bf6454..bca6b7da 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/provide.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/provide.c
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ PMList *_alpm_db_whatprovides(pmdb_t *db, char *package)
 		return(NULL);
 	}
 
-	for(lp = db_get_pkgcache(db); lp; lp = lp->next) {
+	for(lp = _alpm_db_get_pkgcache(db); lp; lp = lp->next) {
 		pmpkg_t *info = lp->data;
 
-		if(pm_list_is_strin(package, info->provides)) {
-			pkgs = pm_list_add(pkgs, info);
+		if(_alpm_list_is_strin(package, info->provides)) {
+			pkgs = _alpm_list_add(pkgs, info);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/remove.c b/lib/libalpm/remove.c
index dbc96417..7ae22216 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/remove.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/remove.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 extern pmhandle_t *handle;
 
-int remove_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name)
+int _alpm_remove_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name)
 {
 	pmpkg_t *info;
 
@@ -56,22 +56,22 @@ int remove_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name)
 	ASSERT(trans != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NULL, -1));
 	ASSERT(name != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_WRONG_ARGS, -1));
 
-	if(pkg_isin(name, trans->packages)) {
+	if(_alpm_pkg_isin(name, trans->packages)) {
 		RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_DUP_TARGET, -1);
 	}
 
-	if((info = db_scan(db, name, INFRQ_ALL)) == NULL) {
+	if((info = _alpm_db_scan(db, name, INFRQ_ALL)) == NULL) {
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not find %s in database", name);
 		RET_ERR(PM_ERR_PKG_NOT_FOUND, -1);
 	}
 
 	_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "adding %s in the targets list", info->name);
-	trans->packages = pm_list_add(trans->packages, info);
+	trans->packages = _alpm_list_add(trans->packages, info);
 
 	return(0);
 }
 
-int remove_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data)
+int _alpm_remove_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data)
 {
 	PMList *lp;
 
@@ -82,24 +82,24 @@ int remove_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data)
 		EVENT(trans, PM_TRANS_EVT_CHECKDEPS_START, NULL, NULL);
 
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "looking for unsatisfied dependencies");
-		lp = checkdeps(db, trans->type, trans->packages);
+		lp = _alpm_checkdeps(db, trans->type, trans->packages);
 		if(lp != NULL) {
 			if(trans->flags & PM_TRANS_FLAG_CASCADE) {
 				while(lp) {
 					PMList *i;
 					for(i = lp; i; i = i->next) {
 						pmdepmissing_t *miss = (pmdepmissing_t *)i->data;
-						pmpkg_t *info = db_scan(db, miss->depend.name, INFRQ_ALL);
+						pmpkg_t *info = _alpm_db_scan(db, miss->depend.name, INFRQ_ALL);
 						if(info) {
 							_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "pulling %s in the targets list", info->name);
-							trans->packages = pm_list_add(trans->packages, info);
+							trans->packages = _alpm_list_add(trans->packages, info);
 						} else {
 							_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not find %s in database -- skipping",
 							          miss->depend.name);
 						}
 					}
 					FREELIST(lp);
-					lp = checkdeps(db, trans->type, trans->packages);
+					lp = _alpm_checkdeps(db, trans->type, trans->packages);
 				}
 			} else {
 				if(data) {
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ int remove_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data)
 
 		if(trans->flags & PM_TRANS_FLAG_RECURSE) {
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "finding removable dependencies");
-			trans->packages = removedeps(db, trans->packages);
+			trans->packages = _alpm_removedeps(db, trans->packages);
 		}
 
 		/* re-order w.r.t. dependencies */ 
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "sorting by dependencies");
-		lp = sortbydeps(trans->packages, PM_TRANS_TYPE_REMOVE);
+		lp = _alpm_sortbydeps(trans->packages, PM_TRANS_TYPE_REMOVE);
 		/* free the old alltargs */
 		FREELISTPTR(trans->packages);
 		trans->packages = lp;
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int str_cmp(const void *s1, const void *s2)
 	return(strcmp(s1, s2));
 }
 
-int remove_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
+int _alpm_remove_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 {
 	pmpkg_t *info;
 	struct stat buf;
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ int remove_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 				}
 				if(!nb && trans->type == PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE) {
 					/* check noupgrade */
-					if(pm_list_is_strin(file, handle->noupgrade)) {
+					if(_alpm_list_is_strin(file, handle->noupgrade)) {
 						nb = 1;
 					}
 				}
@@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ int remove_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 		/* remove the package from the database */
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "updating database");
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "removing database entry '%s'", info->name);
-		if(db_remove(db, info) == -1) {
+		if(_alpm_db_remove(db, info) == -1) {
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not remove database entry %s-%s", info->name, info->version);
 		}
-		if(db_remove_pkgfromcache(db, info) == -1) {
+		if(_alpm_db_remove_pkgfromcache(db, info) == -1) {
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not remove entry '%s' from cache", info->name);
 		}
 
@@ -260,17 +260,17 @@ int remove_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 			pmpkg_t *depinfo = NULL;
 			pmdepend_t depend;
 			char *data;
-			if(splitdep((char*)lp->data, &depend)) {
+			if(_alpm_splitdep((char*)lp->data, &depend)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			/* if this dependency is in the transaction targets, no need to update 
 			 * its requiredby info: it is in the process of being removed (if not 
 			 * already done!)
 			 */
-			if(pkg_isin(depend.name, trans->packages)) {
+			if(_alpm_pkg_isin(depend.name, trans->packages)) {
 				continue;
 			}
-			depinfo = db_get_pkgfromcache(db, depend.name);
+			depinfo = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, depend.name);
 			if(depinfo == NULL) {
 				/* look for a provides package */
 				PMList *provides = _alpm_db_whatprovides(db, depend.name);
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ int remove_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 					 *       the first one.
 					 */
 					/* use the first one */
-					depinfo = db_get_pkgfromcache(db, ((pmpkg_t *)provides->data)->name);
+					depinfo = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, ((pmpkg_t *)provides->data)->name);
 					FREELISTPTR(provides);
 				}
 				if(depinfo == NULL) {
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ int remove_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 			depinfo->requiredby = _alpm_list_remove(depinfo->requiredby, info->name, str_cmp, (void **)&data);
 			FREE(data);
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "updating 'requiredby' field for package '%s'", depinfo->name);
-			if(db_write(db, depinfo, INFRQ_DEPENDS)) {
+			if(_alpm_db_write(db, depinfo, INFRQ_DEPENDS)) {
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not update 'requiredby' database entry %s-%s",
 				          depinfo->name, depinfo->version);
 			}
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/remove.h b/lib/libalpm/remove.h
index b75a3605..217f23be 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/remove.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/remove.h
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 #include "db.h"
 #include "trans.h"
 
-int remove_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name);
-int remove_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data);
-int remove_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db);
+int _alpm_remove_loadtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, char *name);
+int _alpm_remove_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db, PMList **data);
+int _alpm_remove_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db);
 
 #endif /* _ALPM_REMOVE_H */
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/sync.c b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
index 7f6067ae..cec0b427 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 extern pmhandle_t *handle;
 
-pmsyncpkg_t *sync_new(int type, pmpkg_t *spkg, void *data)
+pmsyncpkg_t *_alpm_sync_new(int type, pmpkg_t *spkg, void *data)
 {
 	pmsyncpkg_t *sync;
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pmsyncpkg_t *sync_new(int type, pmpkg_t *spkg, void *data)
 	return(sync);
 }
 
-void sync_free(pmsyncpkg_t *sync)
+void _alpm_sync_free(pmsyncpkg_t *sync)
 {
 	if(sync == NULL) {
 		return;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static pmsyncpkg_t *find_pkginsync(char *needle, PMList *haystack)
 /* It returns a PMList of packages extracted from the given archive
  * (the archive must have been generated by gensync)
  */
-PMList *sync_load_dbarchive(char *archive)
+PMList *_alpm_sync_load_dbarchive(char *archive)
 {
 	PMList *lp = NULL;
 	DIR *dir = NULL;
@@ -137,22 +137,22 @@ error:
 	return(NULL);
 }
 
-int sync_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync)
+int _alpm_sync_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync)
 {
 	PMList *i, *j, *k;
 
 	/* check for "recommended" package replacements */
 	_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "checking for package replacements");
 	for(i = dbs_sync; i; i = i->next) {
-		for(j = db_get_pkgcache(i->data); j; j = j->next) {
+		for(j = _alpm_db_get_pkgcache(i->data); j; j = j->next) {
 			pmpkg_t *spkg = j->data;
 			for(k = spkg->replaces; k; k = k->next) {
 				PMList *m;
-				for(m = db_get_pkgcache(db_local); m; m = m->next) {
+				for(m = _alpm_db_get_pkgcache(db_local); m; m = m->next) {
 					pmpkg_t *lpkg = m->data;
 					if(!strcmp(k->data, lpkg->name)) {
 						_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "checking replacement '%s' for package '%s'", k->data, spkg->name);
-						if(pm_list_is_strin(lpkg->name, handle->ignorepkg)) {
+						if(_alpm_list_is_strin(lpkg->name, handle->ignorepkg)) {
 							_alpm_log(PM_LOG_WARNING, "%s-%s: ignoring package upgrade (to be replaced by %s-%s)",
 								lpkg->name, lpkg->version, spkg->name, spkg->version);
 						} else {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ int sync_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync)
 								 * the package to replace.
 								 */
 								pmsyncpkg_t *sync;
-								pmpkg_t *dummy = pkg_new(lpkg->name, NULL);
+								pmpkg_t *dummy = _alpm_pkg_new(lpkg->name, NULL);
 								if(dummy == NULL) {
 									pm_errno = PM_ERR_MEMORY;
 									goto error;
@@ -175,17 +175,17 @@ int sync_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync)
 								sync = find_pkginsync(spkg->name, trans->packages);
 								if(sync) {
 									/* found it -- just append to the replaces list */
-									sync->data = pm_list_add(sync->data, dummy);
+									sync->data = _alpm_list_add(sync->data, dummy);
 								} else {
 									/* none found -- enter pkg into the final sync list */
-									sync = sync_new(PM_SYNC_TYPE_REPLACE, spkg, NULL);
+									sync = _alpm_sync_new(PM_SYNC_TYPE_REPLACE, spkg, NULL);
 									if(sync == NULL) {
 										FREEPKG(dummy);
 										pm_errno = PM_ERR_MEMORY;
 										goto error;
 									}
-									sync->data = pm_list_add(NULL, dummy);
-									trans->packages = pm_list_add(trans->packages, sync);
+									sync->data = _alpm_list_add(NULL, dummy);
+									trans->packages = _alpm_list_add(trans->packages, sync);
 								}
 								_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "%s-%s elected for upgrade (to be replaced by %s-%s)",
 								          lpkg->name, lpkg->version, spkg->name, spkg->version);
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ int sync_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync)
 
 	/* match installed packages with the sync dbs and compare versions */
 	_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "checking for package upgrades");
-	for(i = db_get_pkgcache(db_local); i; i = i->next) {
+	for(i = _alpm_db_get_pkgcache(db_local); i; i = i->next) {
 		int cmp;
 		int replace = 0;
 		pmpkg_t *local = i->data;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int sync_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync)
 		pmsyncpkg_t *sync;
 
 		for(j = dbs_sync; !spkg && j; j = j->next) {
-			spkg = db_get_pkgfromcache(j->data, local->name);
+			spkg = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(j->data, local->name);
 		}
 		if(spkg == NULL) {
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "'%s' not found in sync db -- skipping", local->name);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int sync_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync)
 		for(j = trans->packages; j && !replace; j = j->next) {
 			sync = j->data;
 			if(sync->type == PM_SYNC_TYPE_REPLACE) {
-				if(pkg_isin(spkg->name, sync->data)) {
+				if(_alpm_pkg_isin(spkg->name, sync->data)) {
 					replace = 1;
 				}
 			}
@@ -231,14 +231,14 @@ int sync_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync)
 		}
 
 		/* compare versions and see if we need to upgrade */
-		cmp = versioncmp(local->version, spkg->version);
+		cmp = _alpm_versioncmp(local->version, spkg->version);
 		if(cmp > 0 && !spkg->force) {
 			/* local version is newer */
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_WARNING, "%s-%s: local version is newer",
 				local->name, local->version);
 		} else if(cmp == 0) {
 			/* versions are identical */
-		} else if(pm_list_is_strin(i->data, handle->ignorepkg)) {
+		} else if(_alpm_list_is_strin(i->data, handle->ignorepkg)) {
 			/* package should be ignored (IgnorePkg) */
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_WARNING, "%s-%s: ignoring package upgrade (%s)",
 				local->name, local->version, spkg->version);
@@ -246,14 +246,14 @@ int sync_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync)
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "%s-%s elected for upgrade (%s => %s)",
 			          local->name, local->version, local->version, spkg->version);
 			if(!find_pkginsync(spkg->name, trans->packages)) {
-				pmpkg_t *dummy = pkg_new(local->name, local->version);
-				sync = sync_new(PM_SYNC_TYPE_UPGRADE, spkg, dummy);
+				pmpkg_t *dummy = _alpm_pkg_new(local->name, local->version);
+				sync = _alpm_sync_new(PM_SYNC_TYPE_UPGRADE, spkg, dummy);
 				if(sync == NULL) {
 					FREEPKG(dummy);
 					pm_errno = PM_ERR_MEMORY;
 					goto error;
 				}
-				trans->packages = pm_list_add(trans->packages, sync);
+				trans->packages = _alpm_list_add(trans->packages, sync);
 			} else {
 				/* spkg->name is already in the packages list -- just ignore it */
 			}
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ error:
 	return(-1);
 }
 
-int sync_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, char *name)
+int _alpm_sync_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, char *name)
 {
 	char targline[PKG_FULLNAME_LEN];
 	char *targ;
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ int sync_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, char *n
 		for(j = dbs_sync; j && !spkg; j = j->next) {
 			pmdb_t *dbs = j->data;
 			if(strcmp(dbs->treename, targline) == 0) {
-				spkg = db_get_pkgfromcache(dbs, targ);
+				spkg = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(dbs, targ);
 				if(spkg == NULL) {
 					/* Search provides */
 					PMList *p;
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ int sync_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, char *n
 						RET_ERR(PM_ERR_PKG_NOT_FOUND, -1);
 					}
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "found '%s' as a provision for '%s'", p->data, targ);
-					spkg = db_get_pkgfromcache(dbs, p->data);
+					spkg = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(dbs, p->data);
 					FREELISTPTR(p);
 				}
 			}
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ int sync_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, char *n
 		targ = targline;
 		for(j = dbs_sync; j && !spkg; j = j->next) {
 			pmdb_t *dbs = j->data;
-			spkg = db_get_pkgfromcache(dbs, targ);
+			spkg = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(dbs, targ);
 		}
 		if(spkg == NULL) {
 			/* Search provides */
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ int sync_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, char *n
 				PMList *p = _alpm_db_whatprovides(dbs, targ);
 				if(p) {
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "found '%s' as a provision for '%s'", p->data, targ);
-					spkg = db_get_pkgfromcache(dbs, p->data);
+					spkg = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(dbs, p->data);
 					FREELISTPTR(p);
 				}
 			}
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ int sync_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, char *n
 		RET_ERR(PM_ERR_PKG_NOT_FOUND, -1);
 	}
 
-	local = db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, spkg->name);
+	local = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, spkg->name);
 	if(local) {
-		cmp = versioncmp(local->version, spkg->version);
+		cmp = _alpm_versioncmp(local->version, spkg->version);
 		if(cmp > 0) {
 			/* local version is newer -- get confirmation before adding */
 			int resp = 0;
@@ -353,18 +353,18 @@ int sync_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, char *n
 	if(!find_pkginsync(spkg->name, trans->packages)) {
 		pmpkg_t *dummy = NULL;
 		if(local) {
-			dummy = pkg_new(local->name, local->version);
+			dummy = _alpm_pkg_new(local->name, local->version);
 			if(dummy == NULL) {
 				RET_ERR(PM_ERR_MEMORY, -1);
 			}
 		}
-		sync = sync_new(PM_SYNC_TYPE_UPGRADE, spkg, dummy);
+		sync = _alpm_sync_new(PM_SYNC_TYPE_UPGRADE, spkg, dummy);
 		if(sync == NULL) {
 			FREEPKG(dummy);
 			RET_ERR(PM_ERR_MEMORY, -1);
 		}
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "adding target '%s' to the transaction set", spkg->name);
-		trans->packages = pm_list_add(trans->packages, sync);
+		trans->packages = _alpm_list_add(trans->packages, sync);
 	}
 
 	return(0);
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static int ptr_cmp(const void *s1, const void *s2)
 	return(strcmp(((pmsyncpkg_t *)s1)->pkg->name, ((pmsyncpkg_t *)s2)->pkg->name));
 }
 
-int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **data)
+int _alpm_sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **data)
 {
 	PMList *deps = NULL;
 	PMList *list = NULL; /* list allowing checkdeps usage with data from trans->packages */
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 	if(!(trans->flags & PM_TRANS_FLAG_NODEPS)) {
 		for(i = trans->packages; i; i = i->next) {
 			pmsyncpkg_t *sync = i->data;
-			list = pm_list_add(list, sync->pkg);
+			list = _alpm_list_add(list, sync->pkg);
 		}
 		trail = _alpm_list_new();
 
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "resolving targets dependencies");
 		for(i = trans->packages; i; i = i->next) {
 			pmpkg_t *spkg = ((pmsyncpkg_t *)i->data)->pkg;
-			if(resolvedeps(db_local, dbs_sync, spkg, list, trail, trans, data) == -1) {
+			if(_alpm_resolvedeps(db_local, dbs_sync, spkg, list, trail, trans, data) == -1) {
 				/* pm_errno is set by resolvedeps */
 				goto error;
 			}
@@ -413,11 +413,11 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 			/* add the dependencies found by resolvedeps to the transaction set */
 			pmpkg_t *spkg = i->data;
 			if(!find_pkginsync(spkg->name, trans->packages)) {
-				pmsyncpkg_t *sync = sync_new(PM_SYNC_TYPE_DEPEND, spkg, NULL);
+				pmsyncpkg_t *sync = _alpm_sync_new(PM_SYNC_TYPE_DEPEND, spkg, NULL);
 				if(sync == NULL) {
 					goto error;
 				}
-				trans->packages = pm_list_add(trans->packages, sync);
+				trans->packages = _alpm_list_add(trans->packages, sync);
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "adding package %s-%s to the transaction targets",
 				          spkg->name, spkg->version);
 			}
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 		EVENT(trans, PM_TRANS_EVT_INTERCONFLICTS_START, NULL, NULL);
 
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "looking for unresolvable dependencies");
-		deps = checkdeps(db_local, PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE, list);
+		deps = _alpm_checkdeps(db_local, PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE, list);
 		if(deps) {
 			if(data) {
 				*data = deps;
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 
 		/* no unresolvable deps, so look for conflicts */
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "looking for conflicts");
-		deps = checkconflicts(db_local, list);
+		deps = _alpm_checkconflicts(db_local, list);
 		if(deps) {
 			int errorout = 0;
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 				for(j = trans->packages; j && !found; j = j->next) {
 					sync = j->data;
 					if(sync->type == PM_SYNC_TYPE_REPLACE) {
-						if(pkg_isin(miss->depend.name, sync->data)) {
+						if(_alpm_pkg_isin(miss->depend.name, sync->data)) {
 							found = 1;
 						}
 					}
@@ -471,11 +471,11 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 				}
 
 				sync = find_pkginsync(miss->target, trans->packages);
-				local = db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, miss->depend.name);
+				local = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, miss->depend.name);
 
 				/* check if this package also "provides" the package it's conflicting with
 				 */
-				if(pm_list_is_strin(miss->depend.name, sync->pkg->provides)) {
+				if(_alpm_list_is_strin(miss->depend.name, sync->pkg->provides)) {
 					/* so just treat it like a "replaces" item so the REQUIREDBY
 					 * fields are inherited properly.
 					 */
@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 
 						/* figure out which one was requested in targets.  If they both were,
 						 * then it's still an unresolvable conflict. */
-						target = pm_list_is_strin(miss->target, trans->targets);
-						depend = pm_list_is_strin(miss->depend.name, trans->targets);
+						target = _alpm_list_is_strin(miss->target, trans->targets);
+						depend = _alpm_list_is_strin(miss->depend.name, trans->targets);
 						if(depend && !target) {
 							_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "'%s' is in the target list -- keeping it",
 							                        miss->depend.name);
@@ -530,12 +530,12 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "resolving package '%s' conflict", miss->target);
 				if(local) {
 					int doremove = 0;
-					if(!pm_list_is_strin(miss->depend.name, asked)) {
+					if(!_alpm_list_is_strin(miss->depend.name, asked)) {
 						QUESTION(trans, PM_TRANS_CONV_CONFLICT_PKG, miss->target, miss->depend.name, NULL, &doremove);
-						asked = pm_list_add(asked, strdup(miss->depend.name));
+						asked = _alpm_list_add(asked, strdup(miss->depend.name));
 						if(doremove) {
 							pmsyncpkg_t *rsync = find_pkginsync(miss->depend.name, trans->packages);
-							pmpkg_t *q = pkg_new(miss->depend.name, NULL);
+							pmpkg_t *q = _alpm_pkg_new(miss->depend.name, NULL);
 							if(q == NULL) {
 								if(data) {
 									FREELIST(*data);
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 							}
 							/* append to the replaces list */
 							_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW2, "electing '%s' for removal", miss->depend.name);
-							sync->data = pm_list_add(sync->data, q);
+							sync->data = _alpm_list_add(sync->data, q);
 							if(rsync) {
 								/* remove it from the target list */
 								pmsyncpkg_t *spkg = NULL;
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 									goto error;
 								}
 								*miss = *(pmdepmissing_t *)i->data;
-								*data = pm_list_add(*data, miss);
+								*data = _alpm_list_add(*data, miss);
 							}
 						}
 					}
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 							goto error;
 						}
 						*miss = *(pmdepmissing_t *)i->data;
-						*data = pm_list_add(*data, miss);
+						*data = _alpm_list_add(*data, miss);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -617,13 +617,13 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 			pmsyncpkg_t *sync = i->data;
 			if(sync->type == PM_SYNC_TYPE_REPLACE) {
 				for(j = sync->data; j; j = j->next) {
-					list = pm_list_add(list, j->data);
+					list = _alpm_list_add(list, j->data);
 				}
 			}
 		}
 		if(list) {
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "checking dependencies of packages designated for removal");
-			deps = checkdeps(db_local, PM_TRANS_TYPE_REMOVE, list);
+			deps = _alpm_checkdeps(db_local, PM_TRANS_TYPE_REMOVE, list);
 			if(deps) {
 				int errorout = 0;
 				for(i = deps; i; i = i->next) {
@@ -633,8 +633,8 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 						PMList *k;
 						/* If miss->depend.name depends on something that miss->target and a
 						 * package in final both provide, then it's okay...  */
-						pmpkg_t *leavingp  = db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, miss->target);
-						pmpkg_t *conflictp = db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, miss->depend.name);
+						pmpkg_t *leavingp  = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, miss->target);
+						pmpkg_t *conflictp = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, miss->depend.name);
 						if(!leavingp || !conflictp) {
 							_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "something has gone horribly wrong");
 							goto error;
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **
 									goto error;
 								}
 								*miss = *(pmdepmissing_t *)i->data;
-								*data = pm_list_add(*data, miss);
+								*data = _alpm_list_add(*data, miss);
 							}
 						}
 					}
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ error:
 	return(-1);
 }
 
-int sync_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList **data)
+int _alpm_sync_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList **data)
 {
 	PMList *i;
 	pmtrans_t *tr = NULL;
@@ -710,14 +710,15 @@ int sync_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList **data)
 	ASSERT(trans != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NULL, -1));
 
 	/* remove conflicting and to-be-replaced packages */
-	tr = trans_new();
+	tr = _alpm_trans_new();
 	if(tr == NULL) {
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not create removal transaction");
 		pm_errno = PM_ERR_MEMORY;
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if(trans_init(tr, PM_TRANS_TYPE_REMOVE, PM_TRANS_FLAG_NODEPS, NULL, NULL) == -1) {
+	if(_alpm_trans_init(tr, PM_TRANS_TYPE_REMOVE, PM_TRANS_FLAG_NODEPS,
+		                  trans->cb_event, trans->cb_conv) == -1) {
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not initialize the removal transaction");
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -728,8 +729,8 @@ int sync_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList **data)
 			PMList *j;
 			for(j = sync->data; j; j = j->next) {
 				pmpkg_t *pkg = j->data;
-				if(!pkg_isin(pkg->name, tr->packages)) {
-					if(trans_addtarget(tr, pkg->name) == -1) {
+				if(!_alpm_pkg_isin(pkg->name, tr->packages)) {
+					if(_alpm_trans_addtarget(tr, pkg->name) == -1) {
 						goto error;
 					}
 					replaces++;
@@ -739,13 +740,13 @@ int sync_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList **data)
 	}
 	if(replaces) {
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "removing conflicting and to-be-replaced packages");
-		if(trans_prepare(tr, data) == -1) {
+		if(_alpm_trans_prepare(tr, data) == -1) {
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not prepare removal transaction");
 			goto error;
 		}
 		/* we want the frontend to be aware of commit details */
 		tr->cb_event = trans->cb_event;
-		if(trans_commit(tr, NULL) == -1) {
+		if(_alpm_trans_commit(tr, NULL) == -1) {
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not commit removal transaction");
 			goto error;
 		}
@@ -754,13 +755,14 @@ int sync_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList **data)
 
 	/* install targets */
 	_alpm_log(PM_LOG_FLOW1, "installing packages");
-	tr = trans_new();
+	tr = _alpm_trans_new();
 	if(tr == NULL) {
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not create transaction");
 		pm_errno = PM_ERR_MEMORY;
 		goto error;
 	}
-	if(trans_init(tr, PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE, trans->flags | PM_TRANS_FLAG_NODEPS, NULL, NULL) == -1) {
+	if(_alpm_trans_init(tr, PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE, trans->flags | PM_TRANS_FLAG_NODEPS, 
+	                    trans->cb_event, trans->cb_conv) == -1) {
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not initialize transaction");
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -769,7 +771,7 @@ int sync_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList **data)
 		pmpkg_t *spkg = sync->pkg;
 		char str[PATH_MAX];
 		snprintf(str, PATH_MAX, "%s%s/%s-%s" PM_EXT_PKG, handle->root, handle->cachedir, spkg->name, spkg->version);
-		if(trans_addtarget(tr, str) == -1) {
+		if(_alpm_trans_addtarget(tr, str) == -1) {
 			goto error;
 		}
 		/* using _alpm_list_last() is ok because addtarget() adds the new target at the
@@ -779,13 +781,11 @@ int sync_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList **data)
 			spkg->reason = PM_PKG_REASON_DEPEND;
 		}
 	}
-	if(trans_prepare(tr, data) == -1) {
+	if(_alpm_trans_prepare(tr, data) == -1) {
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not prepare transaction");
 		goto error;
 	}
-	/* we want the frontend to be aware of commit details */
-	tr->cb_event = trans->cb_event;
-	if(trans_commit(tr, NULL) == -1) {
+	if(_alpm_trans_commit(tr, NULL) == -1) {
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not commit transaction");
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -798,16 +798,16 @@ int sync_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList **data)
 			pmsyncpkg_t *sync = i->data;
 			if(sync->type == PM_SYNC_TYPE_REPLACE) {
 				PMList *j;
-				pmpkg_t *new = db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, sync->pkg->name);
+				pmpkg_t *new = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, sync->pkg->name);
 				for(j = sync->data; j; j = j->next) {
 					PMList *k;
 					pmpkg_t *old = j->data;
 					/* merge lists */
 					for(k = old->requiredby; k; k = k->next) {
-						if(!pm_list_is_strin(k->data, new->requiredby)) {
+						if(!_alpm_list_is_strin(k->data, new->requiredby)) {
 							/* replace old's name with new's name in the requiredby's dependency list */
 							PMList *m;
-							pmpkg_t *depender = db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, k->data);
+							pmpkg_t *depender = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, k->data);
 							if(depender == NULL) {
 								/* If the depending package no longer exists in the local db,
 								 * then it must have ALSO conflicted with sync->pkg.  If
@@ -821,16 +821,16 @@ int sync_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList **data)
 									m->data = strdup(new->name);
 								}
 							}
-							if(db_write(db_local, depender, INFRQ_DEPENDS) == -1) {
+							if(_alpm_db_write(db_local, depender, INFRQ_DEPENDS) == -1) {
 								_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not update requiredby for database entry %s-%s",
 								          new->name, new->version);
 							}
 							/* add the new requiredby */
-							new->requiredby = pm_list_add(new->requiredby, strdup(k->data));
+							new->requiredby = _alpm_list_add(new->requiredby, strdup(k->data));
 						}
 					}
 				}
-				if(db_write(db_local, new, INFRQ_DEPENDS) == -1) {
+				if(_alpm_db_write(db_local, new, INFRQ_DEPENDS) == -1) {
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, "could not update new database entry %s-%s",
 					          new->name, new->version);
 				}
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/sync.h b/lib/libalpm/sync.h
index f8859977..196910ad 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/sync.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/sync.h
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ typedef struct __pmsyncpkg_t {
 	void *data;
 } pmsyncpkg_t;
 
-#define FREESYNC(p) do { if(p) { sync_free(p); p = NULL; } } while(0)
+#define FREESYNC(p) do { if(p) { _alpm_sync_free(p); p = NULL; } } while(0)
 
-pmsyncpkg_t *sync_new(int type, pmpkg_t *spkg, void *data);
-void sync_free(pmsyncpkg_t *sync);
+pmsyncpkg_t *_alpm_sync_new(int type, pmpkg_t *spkg, void *data);
+void _alpm_sync_free(pmsyncpkg_t *sync);
 
-PMList *sync_load_dbarchive(char *archive);
+PMList *_alpm_sync_load_dbarchive(char *archive);
 
-int sync_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync);
-int sync_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, char *name);
-int sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **data);
-int sync_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList **data);
+int _alpm_sync_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync);
+int _alpm_sync_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, char *name);
+int _alpm_sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList *dbs_sync, PMList **data);
+int _alpm_sync_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, PMList **data);
 
 #endif /* _ALPM_SYNC_H */
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/trans.c b/lib/libalpm/trans.c
index ed357ade..c89abe69 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/trans.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/trans.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 extern pmhandle_t *handle;
 
-pmtrans_t *trans_new()
+pmtrans_t *_alpm_trans_new()
 {
 	pmtrans_t *trans;
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pmtrans_t *trans_new()
 	return(trans);
 }
 
-void trans_free(pmtrans_t *trans)
+void _alpm_trans_free(pmtrans_t *trans)
 {
 	if(trans == NULL) {
 		return;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void trans_free(pmtrans_t *trans)
 	free(trans);
 }
 
-int trans_init(pmtrans_t *trans, unsigned char type, unsigned char flags, alpm_trans_cb_event event, alpm_trans_cb_conv conv)
+int _alpm_trans_init(pmtrans_t *trans, unsigned char type, unsigned char flags, alpm_trans_cb_event event, alpm_trans_cb_conv conv)
 {
 	/* Sanity checks */
 	ASSERT(trans != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NULL, -1));
@@ -92,52 +92,52 @@ int trans_init(pmtrans_t *trans, unsigned char type, unsigned char flags, alpm_t
 	return(0);
 }
 
-int trans_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans)
+int _alpm_trans_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans)
 {
 	/* Sanity checks */
 	ASSERT(trans != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NULL, -1));
 
-	return(sync_sysupgrade(trans, handle->db_local, handle->dbs_sync));
+	return(_alpm_sync_sysupgrade(trans, handle->db_local, handle->dbs_sync));
 }
 
-int trans_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, char *target)
+int _alpm_trans_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, char *target)
 {
 	/* Sanity checks */
 	ASSERT(trans != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NULL, -1));
 	ASSERT(target != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_WRONG_ARGS, -1));
 
-	if(pm_list_is_strin(target, trans->targets)) {
+	if(_alpm_list_is_strin(target, trans->targets)) {
 		RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_DUP_TARGET, -1);
 	}
 
 	switch(trans->type) {
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_ADD:
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE:
-			if(add_loadtarget(trans, handle->db_local, target) == -1) {
-				/* pm_errno is set by add_loadtarget() */
+			if(_alpm_add_loadtarget(trans, handle->db_local, target) == -1) {
+				/* pm_errno is set by _alpm_add_loadtarget() */
 				return(-1);
 			}
 		break;
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_REMOVE:
-			if(remove_loadtarget(trans, handle->db_local, target) == -1) {
+			if(_alpm_remove_loadtarget(trans, handle->db_local, target) == -1) {
 				/* pm_errno is set by remove_loadtarget() */
 				return(-1);
 			}
 		break;
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_SYNC:
-			if(sync_addtarget(trans, handle->db_local, handle->dbs_sync, target) == -1) {
+			if(_alpm_sync_addtarget(trans, handle->db_local, handle->dbs_sync, target) == -1) {
 				/* pm_errno is set by sync_loadtarget() */
 				return(-1);
 			}
 		break;
 	}
 
-	trans->targets = pm_list_add(trans->targets, strdup(target));
+	trans->targets = _alpm_list_add(trans->targets, strdup(target));
 
 	return(0);
 }
 
-int trans_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data)
+int _alpm_trans_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data)
 {
 	*data = NULL;
 
@@ -152,20 +152,20 @@ int trans_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data)
 	switch(trans->type) {
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_ADD:
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE:
-			if(add_prepare(trans, handle->db_local, data) == -1) {
-				/* pm_errno is set by add_prepare() */
+			if(_alpm_add_prepare(trans, handle->db_local, data) == -1) {
+				/* pm_errno is set by _alpm_add_prepare() */
 				return(-1);
 			}
 		break;
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_REMOVE:
-			if(remove_prepare(trans, handle->db_local, data) == -1) {
-				/* pm_errno is set by remove_prepare() */
+			if(_alpm_remove_prepare(trans, handle->db_local, data) == -1) {
+				/* pm_errno is set by _alpm_remove_prepare() */
 				return(-1);
 			}
 		break;
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_SYNC:
-			if(sync_prepare(trans, handle->db_local, handle->dbs_sync, data) == -1) {
-				/* pm_errno is set by sync_prepare() */
+			if(_alpm_sync_prepare(trans, handle->db_local, handle->dbs_sync, data) == -1) {
+				/* pm_errno is set by _alpm_sync_prepare() */
 				return(-1);
 			}
 		break;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int trans_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data)
 	return(0);
 }
 
-int trans_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data)
+int _alpm_trans_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data)
 {
 	/* Sanity checks */
 	ASSERT(trans != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NULL, -1));
@@ -189,20 +189,20 @@ int trans_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data)
 	switch(trans->type) {
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_ADD:
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE:
-			if(add_commit(trans, handle->db_local) == -1) {
-				/* pm_errno is set by add_prepare() */
+			if(_alpm_add_commit(trans, handle->db_local) == -1) {
+				/* pm_errno is set by _alpm_add_prepare() */
 				return(-1);
 			}
 		break;
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_REMOVE:
-			if(remove_commit(trans, handle->db_local) == -1) {
-				/* pm_errno is set by remove_prepare() */
+			if(_alpm_remove_commit(trans, handle->db_local) == -1) {
+				/* pm_errno is set by _alpm_remove_prepare() */
 				return(-1);
 			}
 		break;
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_SYNC:
-			if(sync_commit(trans, handle->db_local, data) == -1) {
-				/* pm_errno is set by sync_commit() */
+			if(_alpm_sync_commit(trans, handle->db_local, data) == -1) {
+				/* pm_errno is set by _alpm_sync_commit() */
 				return(-1);
 			}
 		break;
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/trans.h b/lib/libalpm/trans.h
index aa0633b8..6b01035d 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/trans.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/trans.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef struct __pmtrans_t {
 #define FREETRANS(p) \
 do { \
 	if(p) { \
-		trans_free(p); \
+		_alpm_trans_free(p); \
 		p = NULL; \
 	} \
 } while (0)
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ do { \
 	} \
 } while(0)
 
-pmtrans_t *trans_new(void);
-void trans_free(pmtrans_t *trans);
-int trans_init(pmtrans_t *trans, unsigned char type, unsigned char flags, alpm_trans_cb_event event, alpm_trans_cb_conv conv);
-int trans_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans);
-int trans_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, char *target);
-int trans_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data);
-int trans_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data);
+pmtrans_t *_alpm_trans_new(void);
+void _alpm_trans_free(pmtrans_t *trans);
+int _alpm_trans_init(pmtrans_t *trans, unsigned char type, unsigned char flags, alpm_trans_cb_event event, alpm_trans_cb_conv conv);
+int _alpm_trans_sysupgrade(pmtrans_t *trans);
+int _alpm_trans_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, char *target);
+int _alpm_trans_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data);
+int _alpm_trans_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, PMList **data);
 
 #endif /* _ALPM_TRANS_H */
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/versioncmp.c b/lib/libalpm/versioncmp.c
index a7dae40b..71b1f4ad 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/versioncmp.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/versioncmp.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static int strverscmp (s1, s2)
 #endif
 
 /* this function was taken from rpm 4.0.4 and rewritten */
-int versioncmp(const char *a, const char *b) {
+int _alpm_versioncmp(const char *a, const char *b) {
 	char *str1, *ostr1, *str2, *ostr2;
 	char *one, *two;
 	char *rel1 = NULL, *rel2 = NULL;
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ int versioncmp(const char *a, const char *b) {
 	if((!*one) && (!*two)) {
 		/* compare release numbers */
 		if(rel1 && rel2) {
-			rv = versioncmp(rel1, rel2);
+			rv = _alpm_versioncmp(rel1, rel2);
 			free(ostr1);
 			free(ostr2);
 			return rv;
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/versioncmp.h b/lib/libalpm/versioncmp.h
index ca70ed5d..49b70cd6 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/versioncmp.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/versioncmp.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #ifndef _PM_VERSIONCMP_H
 #define _PM_VERSIONCMP_H
 
-int versioncmp(const char *a, const char *b);
+int _alpm_versioncmp(const char *a, const char *b);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/util/convertdb.c b/src/util/convertdb.c
index 390fa3e3..4d3f901d 100644
--- a/src/util/convertdb.c
+++ b/src/util/convertdb.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 			/* check for backup designation and frontslashes that shouldn't be there */
 			if(line[0] == '*') ptr++;
 			if(*ptr == '/')    ptr++;
-			if(line[0] == '*') backup = pm_list_add(backup, strdup(ptr));
+			if(line[0] == '*') backup = _alpm_list_add(backup, strdup(ptr));
 	
 			fprintf(fp, "%s\n", ptr);
 		}
diff --git a/src/util/vercmp.c b/src/util/vercmp.c
index ebd9d871..70a4b044 100644
--- a/src/util/vercmp.c
+++ b/src/util/vercmp.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return(0);
 	}
 	
-	ret = versioncmp(s1, s2);
+	ret = _alpm_versioncmp(s1, s2);
 	printf("%d\n", ret);
 	return(ret);
 }