eval echo \""found:        '\$s_${series}_lf'"\"
    eval echo \""missing:      '\$s_${series}_mis'"\"
    eval echo \""anz found:    '\$s_${series}_nf'"\"
    eval echo \""anz missing:  '\$s_${series}_nmis'"\"
    eval echo \""anz selected: '\$s_${series}_ns'"\"
    eval echo \""du total:     '\$s_${series}_du'"\"
    eval echo \""du selected:  '\$s_${series}_dus'"\"
    echo help:
    textvar_show s_${series}_h
    echo
}

package_dbg()
{
    p=$1
    eval echo \""gefunden: '\$p_${p}_da'"\"
    eval echo \""filename: '\$p_${p}_fn'"\"
    eval echo \""du:       '\$p_${p}_du'"\"
    eval echo \""version:  '\$p_${p}_v'"\"
    eval echo \""selected: '\$p_${p}_s'"\"
    eval echo \""name:     '\$p_${p}_n'"\"
    echo help:
    textvar_show p_${p}_h
    echo
}

################################################################
# utility functions:
################################################################

bad_sh()
{
    /bin/sh -c 'exit 1'
    retval=$?
    if test "$retval" != 1; then
        echo
        echo 'Your /bin/sh is completely broken. A simple program like'
        echo
        echo "                /bin/sh -c 'e