On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 10:39:31AM -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 06:34:05PM +0100, Colin S. Miller wrote: > > Package: apt > > Version: 0.5.28.6 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > > > apt-get displays progress bars when its downloading files. > > However, when it is exctacting and configuring the .debs, > > there is no indication of how long this is likely to take. > > > > Replacing the > > Setting up apt > > line with > > Setting up apt (3/20, 14% complete) > > This would be complicated to implement this way (because that message is > printed by dpkg, not apt), but a progress indicator could perhaps be added > on a separate line.
This is similar to #185424. There is a patch ([EMAIL PROTECTED]/apt--progress-reporting--0) that adds progress reporting over a fd, it should be easy to change the code so that it can display progress information to the user on stdout (if that is desired). Cheers, Michael -- Linux is not The Answer. Yes is the answer. Linux is The Question. - Neo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
