Hi, On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 02:02:56PM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > On Di, 2011-04-12 at 13:20 +0200, Patrick Schoenfeld wrote: > > Package: python-apt > > Version: 0.7.100.2 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm currently working on a python-apt based variant of fai-mirror, > > which uses python-apt to resolve dependencies for the packages > > and download them. Currently the only way to NOT install packages and > > download > > them only is to use an internal function _fetch_archives for example like > > this: > > > > fetch_progress = apt.progress.text.AcquireProgress() > > depcache = self.cache._depcache > > pm = apt_pkg.PackageManager(depcache) > > fetcher = apt_pkg.Acquire(fetch_progress) > > self.cache._fetch_archives(fetcher, pm) > > > > Its obvious that this is quiet unfortunate. Therefore it would be nice, > > if python-apt supported a method which allows fetching packages only. > > You can fetch single versions by using Version.fetch_binary(), or go
This wouldn't work, because I need the package with their depends. > through the list of all changed packages and mark the URIs for download > (via Version.uri) Does the list of changed packages include depends? Would I need to do anything else to actually fetch the packages? > But if really wanted we could surely at a public > fetch_archives method. Well, as far as I can tell it currently seems that such a function (implemented similar to the above code) solves the problem of downloading all packages marked to be installed AND their depends. There is no need for such a function if thats easily possible with the existing API... Best Regards, Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
