+opkg_package_t *
+opkg_package_new ()
+{
+
+ opkg_package_t *p;
+
+ p = malloc (sizeof (opkg_package_t));
+ memset (p, 0, sizeof (opkg_package_t));
+
+ return p;
+}
+
+opkg_package_t *
+opkg_package_new_with_values (const char *name, const char *version,
+ const char *arch, const char *desc, const char *tags, int installed)
+{
+ opkg_package_t *package;
+ package = opkg_package_new ();
+
+#define sstrdup(x) (x) ? strdup (x) : NULL;
+
+ package->name = sstrdup (name);
+ package->version = sstrdup (version);
+ package->architecture = sstrdup (arch);
+ package->description = sstrdup (desc);
+ package->tags = sstrdup (tags);
+ package->installed = (installed != 0);
+
+ return package;
+}
+
+void
+opkg_package_free (opkg_package_t *p)
+{
+ free (p->name);
+ free (p->version);
+ free (p->architecture);
+ free (p->description);
+ free (p->tags);
+
+ free (p);
+}
+