diff --git a/src/pacman/add.c b/src/pacman/add.c
index b3bc05ad..0cff3937 100644
--- a/src/pacman/add.c
+++ b/src/pacman/add.c
@@ -83,13 +83,14 @@ int pacman_add(list_t *targets)
 		switch(pm_errno) {
 			case PM_ERR_UNSATISFIED_DEPS:
 				for(i = alpm_list_first(data); i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
-					pmdepmissing_t *miss = alpm_list_getdata(i);
+					PM_DEPMISS *miss = alpm_list_getdata(i);
 
-					MSG(NL, ":: %s: requires %s", miss->target, miss->depend.name);
-					switch(miss->depend.mod) {
-						case PM_DEP_EQ: MSG(CL, "=%s", miss->depend.version);  break;
-						case PM_DEP_GE: MSG(CL, ">=%s", miss->depend.version); break;
-						case PM_DEP_LE: MSG(CL, "<=%s", miss->depend.version); break;
+					MSG(NL, ":: %s: requires %s", alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_TARGET),
+					                              alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_NAME));
+					switch((int)alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_MOD)) {
+						case PM_DEP_MOD_EQ: MSG(CL, "=%s", alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_VERSION));  break;
+						case PM_DEP_MOD_GE: MSG(CL, ">=%s", alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_VERSION)); break;
+						case PM_DEP_MOD_LE: MSG(CL, "<=%s", alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_VERSION)); break;
 					}
 					MSG(CL, "\n");
 				}
@@ -97,10 +98,10 @@ int pacman_add(list_t *targets)
 			break;
 			case PM_ERR_CONFLICTING_DEPS:
 				for(i = alpm_list_first(data); i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
-					pmdepmissing_t *miss = alpm_list_getdata(i);
+					PM_DEPMISS *miss = alpm_list_getdata(i);
 
 					MSG(NL, ":: %s: conflicts with %s",
-						miss->target, miss->depend.name, miss->depend.name);
+						alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_TARGET), alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_NAME));
 				}
 				alpm_list_free(data);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/pacman/pacman.c b/src/pacman/pacman.c
index 2c610e23..730d9207 100644
--- a/src/pacman/pacman.c
+++ b/src/pacman/pacman.c
@@ -283,25 +283,25 @@ int pacman_deptest(list_t *targets)
 		switch(pm_errno) {
 			case PM_ERR_UNSATISFIED_DEPS:
 				for(lp = alpm_list_first(data); lp; lp = alpm_list_next(lp)) {
-					pmdepmissing_t *miss = alpm_list_getdata(lp);
+					PM_DEPMISS *miss = alpm_list_getdata(lp);
 					if(!pmo_d_resolve) {
-						MSG(NL, "requires: %s", miss->depend.name);
-						switch(miss->depend.mod) {
-							case PM_DEP_EQ: MSG(CL, "=%s", miss->depend.version);  break;
-							case PM_DEP_GE: MSG(CL, ">=%s", miss->depend.version); break;
-							case PM_DEP_LE: MSG(CL, "<=%s", miss->depend.version); break;
+						MSG(NL, "requires: %s", alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_NAME));
+						switch((int)alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_MOD)) {
+							case PM_DEP_MOD_EQ: MSG(CL, "=%s", alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_VERSION));  break;
+							case PM_DEP_MOD_GE: MSG(CL, ">=%s", alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_VERSION)); break;
+							case PM_DEP_MOD_LE: MSG(CL, "<=%s", alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_VERSION)); break;
 						}
 						MSG(CL, "\n");
 					}
-					synctargs = list_add(synctargs, strdup(miss->depend.name));
+					synctargs = list_add(synctargs, alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_NAME));
 				}
 				alpm_list_free(data);
 			break;
 			case PM_ERR_CONFLICTING_DEPS:
 				/* we can't auto-resolve conflicts */
 				for(lp = alpm_list_first(data); lp; lp = alpm_list_next(lp)) {
-					pmdepmissing_t *miss = alpm_list_getdata(lp);
-					MSG(NL, "conflict: %s", miss->depend.name);
+					PM_DEPMISS *miss = alpm_list_getdata(lp);
+					MSG(NL, "conflict: %s", alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_NAME));
 				}
 				ret = 127;
 				alpm_list_free(data);
diff --git a/src/pacman/remove.c b/src/pacman/remove.c
index 4da11898..3a91a87f 100644
--- a/src/pacman/remove.c
+++ b/src/pacman/remove.c
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ int pacman_remove(list_t *targets)
 		switch(pm_errno) {
 			case PM_ERR_UNSATISFIED_DEPS:
 				for(i = alpm_list_first(data); i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
-					pmdepmissing_t *miss = alpm_list_getdata(i);
-					MSG(NL, "  %s: is required by %s\n", miss->target, miss->depend.name);
+					PM_DEPMISS *miss = alpm_list_getdata(i);
+					MSG(NL, "  %s: is required by %s\n", alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_TARGET), alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_NAME));
 				}
 				alpm_list_free(data);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/pacman/sync.c b/src/pacman/sync.c
index 631d58ff..f16c3656 100644
--- a/src/pacman/sync.c
+++ b/src/pacman/sync.c
@@ -425,8 +425,8 @@ int pacman_sync(list_t *targets)
 			if(pm_errno == PM_ERR_UNRESOLVABLE_DEPS) {
 				ERR(NL, "cannot resolve dependencies\n");
 				for(lp = alpm_list_first(data); lp; lp = alpm_list_next(lp)) {
-					pmdepmissing_t *miss = alpm_list_getdata(lp);
-					ERR(NL, "	%s: \"%s\" is not in the package set\n", miss->target, miss->depend.name);
+					PM_DEPMISS *miss = alpm_list_getdata(lp);
+					ERR(NL, "	%s: \"%s\" is not in the package set\n", alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_TARGET), alpm_dep_getinfo(miss, PM_DEP_NAME));
 				}
 				alpm_list_free(data);
 			} else {