On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:07 AM, Evgeni Golov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > lsb_release is quick here: > # time lsb_release -i -s > Debian > lsb_release -i -s 0.13s user 0.08s system 80% cpu 0.256 total > > and it does for sure not run apt-cache
$ grep apt-cache /usr/bin/lsb_release # This should really be included in apt-cache policy output... it is already policy = commands.getoutput('apt-cache policy 2>/dev/null') It does run apt-cache on my system and it takes between 2 and 8 seconds. Torsten -- http://twerner.blogspot.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]