diff --git a/src/kits/package/PackageInfo.cpp b/src/kits/package/PackageInfo.cpp
index fdcef99678..269ea5e44a 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/PackageInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/PackageInfo.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <package/PackageInfo.h>
 
-#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <package/PackageInfoContentHandler.h>
 
 #include "PackageInfoParser.h"
+#include "PackageInfoStringBuilder.h"
 
 
 namespace BPackageKit {
@@ -72,277 +72,6 @@ const char* const BPackageInfo::kSettingsFileUpdateTypes[
 };
 
 
-// #pragma mark - StringBuilder
-
-
-struct BPackageInfo::StringBuilder {
-	StringBuilder()
-		:
-		fData(),
-		fError(B_OK),
-		fBasePackage()
-	{
-	}
-
-	status_t Error() const
-	{
-		return fError;
-	}
-
-	status_t GetString(BString& _string) const
-	{
-		if (fError != B_OK) {
-			_string = BString();
-			return fError;
-		}
-
-		_string.SetTo((const char*)fData.Buffer(), fData.BufferLength());
-		return (size_t)_string.Length() == fData.BufferLength()
-			? B_OK : B_NO_MEMORY;
-	}
-
-	template<typename Value>
-	StringBuilder& Write(const char* attribute, Value value)
-	{
-		if (_IsValueEmpty(value))
-			return *this;
-
-		_Write(attribute);
-		_Write('\t');
-		_WriteValue(value);
-		_Write('\n');
-		return *this;
-	}
-
-	StringBuilder& WriteFlags(const char* attribute, uint32 flags)
-	{
-		if ((flags & B_PACKAGE_FLAG_APPROVE_LICENSE) == 0
-			&& (flags & B_PACKAGE_FLAG_SYSTEM_PACKAGE) == 0) {
-			return *this;
-		}
-
-		_Write(attribute);
-		_Write('\t');
-
-		if ((flags & B_PACKAGE_FLAG_APPROVE_LICENSE) == 0)
-			_Write(" approve_license");
-		if ((flags & B_PACKAGE_FLAG_SYSTEM_PACKAGE) == 0)
-			_Write(" system_package");
-
-		_Write('\n');
-		return *this;
-	}
-
-	StringBuilder& BeginRequires(const BString& basePackage)
-	{
-		fBasePackage = basePackage;
-		return *this;
-	}
-
-	StringBuilder& EndRequires()
-	{
-		fBasePackage.Truncate(0);
-		return *this;
-	}
-
-private:
-	void _WriteValue(const char* value)
-	{
-		_WriteMaybeQuoted(value);
-	}
-
-	void _WriteValue(const BPackageVersion& value)
-	{
-		if (fError != B_OK)
-			return;
-
-		if (value.InitCheck() != B_OK) {
-			fError = B_BAD_VALUE;
-			return;
-		}
-
-		_Write(value.ToString());
-	}
-
-	void _WriteValue(const BStringList& value)
-	{
-		int32 count = value.CountStrings();
-		if (count == 1) {
-			_WriteMaybeQuoted(value.StringAt(0));
-		} else {
-			_Write("{\n", 2);
-
-			int32 count = value.CountStrings();
-			for (int32 i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-				_Write('\t');
-				_WriteMaybeQuoted(value.StringAt(i));
-				_Write('\n');
-			}
-
-			_Write('}');
-		}
-	}
-
-	template<typename Value>
-	void _WriteValue(const BObjectList<Value>& value)
-	{
-		// Note: The fBasePackage solution is disgusting, but any attempt of
-		// encapsulating the stringification via templates seems to result in
-		// an Internal Compiler Error with gcc 2.
-
-		int32 count = value.CountItems();
-		if (count == 1) {
-			_WriteListElement(value.ItemAt(0));
-		} else {
-			_Write("{\n", 2);
-
-			int32 count = value.CountItems();
-			for (int32 i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-				_Write('\t');
-				_WriteListElement(value.ItemAt(i));
-				_Write('\n');
-			}
-
-			_Write('}');
-		}
-	}
-
-	template<typename Value>
-	void _WriteListElement(const Value* value)
-	{
-		_Write(value->ToString());
-		if (!fBasePackage.IsEmpty()
-			&& value->Name() == fBasePackage) {
-			_Write(" base");
-		}
-	}
-
-	void _WriteListElement(const BGlobalSettingsFileInfo* value)
-	{
-		_WriteMaybeQuoted(value->Path());
-		if (value->IsIncluded()) {
-			_Write(' ');
-			_Write(kSettingsFileUpdateTypes[value->UpdateType()]);
-		}
-	}
-
-	void _WriteListElement(const BUserSettingsFileInfo* value)
-	{
-		_WriteMaybeQuoted(value->Path());
-		if (!value->TemplatePath().IsEmpty()) {
-			_Write(" template ");
-			_WriteMaybeQuoted(value->TemplatePath());
-		}
-	}
-
-	static inline bool _IsValueEmpty(const char* value)
-	{
-		return value[0] == '\0';
-	}
-
-	static inline bool _IsValueEmpty(const BPackageVersion& value)
-	{
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	template<typename List>
-	static inline bool _IsValueEmpty(const List& value)
-	{
-		return value.IsEmpty();
-	}
-
-	void _WriteMaybeQuoted(const char* data)
-	{
-		// check whether quoting is needed
-		bool needsQuoting = false;
-		bool needsEscaping = false;
-		for (const char* it = data; *it != '\0'; it++) {
-			if (isalnum(*it) || *it == '.' || *it == '-' || *it == '_'
-				|| *it == ':' || *it == '+') {
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			needsQuoting = true;
-
-			if (*it == '\t' || *it == '\n' || *it == '"' || *it == '\\') {
-				needsEscaping = true;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (!needsQuoting) {
-			_Write(data);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// we need quoting
-		_Write('"');
-
-		// escape the string, if necessary
-		if (needsEscaping) {
-			const char* start = data;
-			const char* end = data;
-			while (*end != '\0') {
-				char replacement[2];
-				switch (*end) {
-					case '\t':
-						replacement[1] = 't';
-						break;
-					case '\n':
-						replacement[1] = 'n';
-						break;
-					case '"':
-					case '\\':
-						replacement[1] = *end;
-						break;
-					default:
-						end++;
-						continue;
-				}
-
-				if (start < end)
-					_Write(start, end - start);
-
-				replacement[0] = '\\';
-				_Write(replacement, 2);
-			}
-		} else
-			_Write(data);
-
-		_Write('"');
-	}
-
-	inline void _Write(char data)
-	{
-		_Write(&data, 1);
-	}
-
-	inline void _Write(const char* data)
-	{
-		_Write(data, strlen(data));
-	}
-
-	inline void _Write(const BString& data)
-	{
-		_Write(data, data.Length());
-	}
-
-	void _Write(const void* data, size_t size)
-	{
-		if (fError == B_OK) {
-			ssize_t bytesWritten = fData.Write(data, size);
-			if (bytesWritten < 0)
-				fError = bytesWritten;
-		}
-	}
-
-private:
-	BMallocIO	fData;
-	status_t	fError;
-	BString		fBasePackage;
-};
-
-
 // #pragma mark - FieldName
 
 
diff --git a/src/kits/package/PackageInfoStringBuilder.h b/src/kits/package/PackageInfoStringBuilder.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bd29cb396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kits/package/PackageInfoStringBuilder.h
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef PACKAGE_INFO_STRING_BUILDER_H
+#define PACKAGE_INFO_STRING_BUILDER_H
+
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+#include <DataIO.h>
+#include <package/PackageInfo.h>
+
+
+namespace BPackageKit {
+
+
+struct BPackageInfo::StringBuilder {
+	StringBuilder()
+		:
+		fData(),
+		fError(B_OK),
+		fBasePackage()
+	{
+	}
+
+	status_t Error() const
+	{
+		return fError;
+	}
+
+	status_t GetString(BString& _string) const
+	{
+		if (fError != B_OK) {
+			_string = BString();
+			return fError;
+		}
+
+		_string.SetTo((const char*)fData.Buffer(), fData.BufferLength());
+		return (size_t)_string.Length() == fData.BufferLength()
+			? B_OK : B_NO_MEMORY;
+	}
+
+	template<typename Value>
+	StringBuilder& Write(const char* attribute, Value value)
+	{
+		if (_IsValueEmpty(value))
+			return *this;
+
+		_Write(attribute);
+		_Write('\t');
+		_WriteValue(value);
+		_Write('\n');
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	StringBuilder& WriteFlags(const char* attribute, uint32 flags)
+	{
+		if ((flags & B_PACKAGE_FLAG_APPROVE_LICENSE) == 0
+			&& (flags & B_PACKAGE_FLAG_SYSTEM_PACKAGE) == 0) {
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		_Write(attribute);
+		_Write('\t');
+
+		if ((flags & B_PACKAGE_FLAG_APPROVE_LICENSE) == 0)
+			_Write(" approve_license");
+		if ((flags & B_PACKAGE_FLAG_SYSTEM_PACKAGE) == 0)
+			_Write(" system_package");
+
+		_Write('\n');
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	StringBuilder& BeginRequires(const BString& basePackage)
+	{
+		fBasePackage = basePackage;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	StringBuilder& EndRequires()
+	{
+		fBasePackage.Truncate(0);
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+private:
+	void _WriteValue(const char* value)
+	{
+		_WriteMaybeQuoted(value);
+	}
+
+	void _WriteValue(const BPackageVersion& value)
+	{
+		if (fError != B_OK)
+			return;
+
+		if (value.InitCheck() != B_OK) {
+			fError = B_BAD_VALUE;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		_Write(value.ToString());
+	}
+
+	void _WriteValue(const BStringList& value)
+	{
+		int32 count = value.CountStrings();
+		if (count == 1) {
+			_WriteMaybeQuoted(value.StringAt(0));
+		} else {
+			_Write("{\n", 2);
+
+			int32 count = value.CountStrings();
+			for (int32 i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+				_Write('\t');
+				_WriteMaybeQuoted(value.StringAt(i));
+				_Write('\n');
+			}
+
+			_Write('}');
+		}
+	}
+
+	template<typename Value>
+	void _WriteValue(const BObjectList<Value>& value)
+	{
+		// Note: The fBasePackage solution is disgusting, but any attempt of
+		// encapsulating the stringification via templates seems to result in
+		// an Internal Compiler Error with gcc 2.
+
+		int32 count = value.CountItems();
+		if (count == 1) {
+			_WriteListElement(value.ItemAt(0));
+		} else {
+			_Write("{\n", 2);
+
+			int32 count = value.CountItems();
+			for (int32 i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+				_Write('\t');
+				_WriteListElement(value.ItemAt(i));
+				_Write('\n');
+			}
+
+			_Write('}');
+		}
+	}
+
+	template<typename Value>
+	void _WriteListElement(const Value* value)
+	{
+		_Write(value->ToString());
+		if (!fBasePackage.IsEmpty()
+			&& value->Name() == fBasePackage) {
+			_Write(" base");
+		}
+	}
+
+	void _WriteListElement(const BGlobalSettingsFileInfo* value)
+	{
+		_WriteMaybeQuoted(value->Path());
+		if (value->IsIncluded()) {
+			_Write(' ');
+			_Write(kSettingsFileUpdateTypes[value->UpdateType()]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	void _WriteListElement(const BUserSettingsFileInfo* value)
+	{
+		_WriteMaybeQuoted(value->Path());
+		if (!value->TemplatePath().IsEmpty()) {
+			_Write(" template ");
+			_WriteMaybeQuoted(value->TemplatePath());
+		}
+	}
+
+	static inline bool _IsValueEmpty(const char* value)
+	{
+		return value[0] == '\0';
+	}
+
+	static inline bool _IsValueEmpty(const BPackageVersion& value)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	template<typename List>
+	static inline bool _IsValueEmpty(const List& value)
+	{
+		return value.IsEmpty();
+	}
+
+	void _WriteMaybeQuoted(const char* data)
+	{
+		// check whether quoting is needed
+		bool needsQuoting = false;
+		bool needsEscaping = false;
+		for (const char* it = data; *it != '\0'; it++) {
+			if (isalnum(*it) || *it == '.' || *it == '-' || *it == '_'
+				|| *it == ':' || *it == '+') {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			needsQuoting = true;
+
+			if (*it == '\t' || *it == '\n' || *it == '"' || *it == '\\') {
+				needsEscaping = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!needsQuoting) {
+			_Write(data);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// we need quoting
+		_Write('"');
+
+		// escape the string, if necessary
+		if (needsEscaping) {
+			const char* start = data;
+			const char* end = data;
+			while (*end != '\0') {
+				char replacement[2];
+				switch (*end) {
+					case '\t':
+						replacement[1] = 't';
+						break;
+					case '\n':
+						replacement[1] = 'n';
+						break;
+					case '"':
+					case '\\':
+						replacement[1] = *end;
+						break;
+					default:
+						end++;
+						continue;
+				}
+
+				if (start < end)
+					_Write(start, end - start);
+
+				replacement[0] = '\\';
+				_Write(replacement, 2);
+			}
+		} else
+			_Write(data);
+
+		_Write('"');
+	}
+
+	inline void _Write(char data)
+	{
+		_Write(&data, 1);
+	}
+
+	inline void _Write(const char* data)
+	{
+		_Write(data, strlen(data));
+	}
+
+	inline void _Write(const BString& data)
+	{
+		_Write(data, data.Length());
+	}
+
+	void _Write(const void* data, size_t size)
+	{
+		if (fError == B_OK) {
+			ssize_t bytesWritten = fData.Write(data, size);
+			if (bytesWritten < 0)
+				fError = bytesWritten;
+		}
+	}
+
+private:
+	BMallocIO	fData;
+	status_t	fError;
+	BString		fBasePackage;
+};
+
+
+} // namespace BPackageKit
+
+
+#endif	// PACKAGE_INFO_STRING_BUILDER_H