# File lib/chef/provider/package/pacman.rb, line 52
        def candidate_version
          return @candidate_version if @candidate_version

          status = popen4("pacman -Ss #{@new_resource.package_name}") do |pid, stdin, stdout, stderr|
            stdout.each do |line|
              case line
                when /^(extra|core|community)\/#{Regexp.escape(@new_resource.package_name)} (.+)$/
                  # $2 contains a string like "4.4.0-1 (kde kdenetwork)" or "3.10-4 (base)"
                  # simply split by space and use first token
                  @candidate_version = $2.split(" ").first
              end
            end
          end

          unless status.exitstatus == 0 || status.exitstatus == 1
            raise Chef::Exceptions::Package, "pacman failed - #{status.inspect}!"
          end

          unless @candidate_version
            raise Chef::Exceptions::Package, "pacman does not have a version of package #{@new_resource.package_name}"
          end

          @candidate_version

        end