Hi! Some background: FS#7524 and http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=42959 So I decided to rephrase our questions and messages to give more information about what happening "inside". Then I soon ran into the question: "Is pmtransconv_t needed?". Why do we restrict ourselves to some pre-defined questions? The question string [char *] should also work, and then the front-end could put a " [Y/n]" after the question (or add yes/no buttons in a graphic dialog box). But after looking into cb_trans_conv I got the answer: the front-end must know the "meaning" of the question to apply its --no-confirm or (removed) --ask rules. I also saw in the comment, that function is tagged as ugly. My compromise: let the backend formulate the question (snprintf + pass char* question param or by using va_list) and keep this pmtransconv_t. An example: PM_TRANS_CONV_CONFLICT_PKG: "foo [pulled dependency] conflicts with bar. Do you remove bar?" Or we could use a more general PM_TRANS_CONV_REMOVE_LOCAL type... Opinions, ideas? Bye