3 files changed, 20 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
index d6a31286c..4d6358803 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
@@ -1186,6 +1186,18 @@ void PackageManagerCore::appendRootComponent(Component *component)
 }
 
 /*!
+    Returns a list of root components and all of their descendant components if run in installer or package manager mode.
+    Might return an empty list in case the engine has only been run in updater mode or no components have been fetched.
+*/
+QList<Component*> PackageManagerCore::rootAndChildComponents() const
+{
+    QList<Component*> result = d->m_rootComponents;
+    foreach (QInstaller::Component *component, d->m_rootComponents)
+        result += component->childComponents(Component::Descendants);
+    return result;
+}
+
+/*!
     \qmlmethod int QInstaller::updaterComponentCount()
 
     Returns the number of components in the list for updater mode. Might return 0 in case the engine has only
@@ -1234,10 +1246,7 @@ QList<Component*> PackageManagerCore::availableComponents() const
     if (isUpdater())
         return d->m_updaterComponents + d->m_updaterComponentsDeps + d->m_updaterDependencyReplacements;
 
-    QList<Component*> result = d->m_rootComponents;
-    foreach (QInstaller::Component *component, d->m_rootComponents)
-        result += component->childComponents(Component::Descendants);
-    return result + d->m_rootDependencyReplacements;
+    return rootAndChildComponents() + d->m_rootDependencyReplacements;
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -1283,9 +1292,7 @@ bool PackageManagerCore::calculateComponentsToInstall() const
             }
         } else if (!isUpdater()) {
             // relevant means all components which are not replaced
-            QList<Component*> relevantComponents = rootComponents();
-            foreach (QInstaller::Component *component, rootComponents())
-                relevantComponents += component->childComponents(Component::Descendants);
+            const QList<Component*> relevantComponents = rootAndChildComponents();
             foreach (Component *component, relevantComponents) {
                 // ask for all components which will be installed to get all dependencies
                 // even dependencies which are changed without an increased version
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h
index d8bcc86a6..7de374b47 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h
+++ b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ public:
     QList<Component*> rootComponents() const;
     void appendRootComponent(Component *components);
 
+    QList<Component*> rootAndChildComponents() const;
+
     Q_INVOKABLE int updaterComponentCount() const;
     Component *updaterComponent(int i) const;
     QList<Component*> updaterComponents() const;
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore_p.cpp b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore_p.cpp
index 9fc81513c..011a79500 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore_p.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore_p.cpp
@@ -493,15 +493,6 @@ bool PackageManagerCorePrivate::appendComponentsToInstall(const QList<Component
         return true;
     }
 
-    QList<Component*> relevantComponentForAutoDependOn;
-    if (isUpdater())
-        relevantComponentForAutoDependOn = m_updaterComponents + m_updaterComponentsDeps;
-    else {
-        relevantComponentForAutoDependOn = m_rootComponents;
-        foreach (QInstaller::Component *component, m_rootComponents)
-            relevantComponentForAutoDependOn += component->childComponents(Component::Descendants);
-    }
-
     QList<Component*> notAppendedComponents; // for example components with unresolved dependencies
     foreach (Component *component, components){
         if (m_toInstallComponentIds.contains(component->name())) {
@@ -525,6 +516,10 @@ bool PackageManagerCorePrivate::appendComponentsToInstall(const QList<Component
             return false;
     }
 
+    const QList<Component*> relevantComponentForAutoDependOn = isUpdater()
+            ? m_updaterComponents + m_updaterComponentsDeps
+            : m_core->rootAndChildComponents();
+
     QList<Component *> foundAutoDependOnList;
     // All regular dependencies are resolved. Now we are looking for auto depend on components.
     foreach (Component *component, relevantComponentForAutoDependOn) {