Package: python-apt Version: 0.7.97.1 Severity: wishlist It would be nice to have a lock argument in the apt.cache.Cache.update() and apt.cache.Cache.commit() methods.
It would allow to pass the fd (int) of an already acquired lock. The corresponding methods won't try to get a lock on lists/archives if it's given. The packagekit backend and aptdaemon try to acquire the locks before executing the tasks to give the user an idea which application should be closed before the task can be performed, instead of failing during the task. So currently I have to acquire the locks at the start of a transaction, release it again shortly before call e.g. Cache.update() and re-aquire them again afterwards until the transaction is done. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages python-apt depends on: ii apt [libapt-pkg4.10] 0.8.4 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii apt-utils [libapt-inst1.2] 0.8.4 APT utility programs ii libc6 2.11.2-5 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libgcc1 1:4.4.4-14 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.4.4-14 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii python 2.6.6-1 interactive high-level object-orie ii python-central 0.6.16 register and build utility for Pyt Versions of packages python-apt recommends: ii iso-codes 3.20-1 ISO language, territory, currency, ii lsb-release 3.2-23.1 Linux Standard Base version report ii python2.6 2.6.6-3 An interactive high-level object-o Versions of packages python-apt suggests: pn python-apt-dbg <none> (no description available) ii python-apt-doc 0.7.97.1 Python interface to libapt-pkg (AP ii python-gtk2 2.17.0-4 Python bindings for the GTK+ widge ii python-vte 1:0.24.3-1 Python bindings for the VTE widget -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
