Package: cron-apt
Version: 0.2.3
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Hi,
please consider adding support for a file - if exists - stops cron-apt
from doing its work when called. This is important for mobile
computers which might intermittently be connected via connections
which are very expensive. In these situations, it might be desireable
to keep cron-apt from downloading anything from the Internet.
If such a connection is up, the file /etc/cron-apt/refrain would be
created, and cron-apt will silently terminate if that file exists.
The attached patch implements this. Please consider applying.
Greetings
Marc
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11.7-scyw00225
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Versions of packages cron-apt depends on:
ii apt 0.5.28.6 Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii bash 3.0-14 The GNU Bourne Again SHell
ii debianutils 2.13.2 Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii mailx 1:8.1.2-0.20040524cvs-4 A simple mail user agent
-- no debconf information
--- /usr/sbin/cron-apt 2005-02-27 15:47:51.000000000 +0100
+++ cron-apt 2005-04-20 09:25:04.121607832 +0200
@@ -357,6 +357,12 @@
mkdir -p "$MAILCHDIR"
fi
+################## terminate if /etc/cron-apt/refrain exists ##################
+
+if [ -e "/etc/cron-apt/refrain" ]; then
+ exit 0
+fi
+
############################### sleep #########################################
echo "CRON-APT RUN [$CONFIG]: $(date)" > $INITLOG
