Hi I fully agree.
Patch is welcome. Regards, // Ola On Tue, Mar 21, 2006 at 10:57:39AM +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > Package: cron-apt > Version: 0.4.5 > Severity: minor > > Hi, > > I am running cron-apt on an hourly basis. This might lead to the > following situation: > > Prerequisite: One of the apt servers is down causing apt-get update to > take a _loooong_ time. > nn:00 cron-apt is started by cron, sleep time 3540 seconds > nn:59 apt-get update starts, stalls due to the apt server being down > nn+1:00 cron-apt is started by cron, sleep time 120 seconds > nn+1:02 apt-get update starts, reports "can't obtain apt lock" due to > the still running apt from the last round > > This happens surprisingly often and increases the number of e-mails > generated since the "can't obtain apt lock" error message completely > messes up diff handling. > > cron-apt should be changed to do the following > > sleep > take out a lock > check if lock successful > if lock successful, continue > if lock unsuccessful, terminate with a log message, but not messing up > the diffs > > Greetings > Marc > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: testing/unstable > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-zgsrv > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE (charmap=ISO-8859-1) > > Versions of packages cron-apt depends on: > ii apt 0.6.43.3 Advanced front-end for dpkg > ii debianutils 2.15.3 Miscellaneous utilities specific > t > > Versions of packages cron-apt recommends: > ii liblockfile1 1.06.1 NFS-safe locking library, > includes > ii mailx 1:8.1.2-0.20050715cvs-1 A simple mail user agent > > -- no debconf information > > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | | http://www.opal.dhs.org UIN/icq: 4912500 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
