Here is small patch for the current debian-sid branch.
=== modified file 'apt/cache.py'
--- apt/cache.py 2010-09-03 10:08:20 +0000
+++ apt/cache.py 2010-09-14 08:00:13 +0000
@@ -261,14 +261,15 @@
raise FetchFailedException(err_msg)
return res
- def _fetch_archives(self, fetcher, pm):
+ def _fetch_archives(self, fetcher, pm, lock_archives=True):
""" fetch the needed archives """
# get lock
- lockfile = apt_pkg.config.find_dir("Dir::Cache::Archives") + "lock"
- lock = apt_pkg.get_lock(lockfile)
- if lock < 0:
- raise LockFailedException("Failed to lock %s" % lockfile)
+ if lock_archives:
+ lockfile = apt_pkg.config.find_dir("Dir::Cache::Archives") + "lock"
+ lock = apt_pkg.get_lock(lockfile)
+ if lock < 0:
+ raise LockFailedException("Failed to lock %s" % lockfile)
try:
# this may as well throw a SystemError exception
@@ -278,7 +279,8 @@
# fetched
return self._run_fetcher(fetcher)
finally:
- os.close(lock)
+ if lock_archives:
+ os.close(lock)
def is_virtual_package(self, pkgname):
"""Return whether the package is a virtual package."""
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@
@deprecated_args
def update(self, fetch_progress=None, pulse_interval=0,
- raise_on_error=True, sources_list=None):
+ raise_on_error=True, sources_list=None, lock_lists=True):
"""Run the equivalent of apt-get update.
The first parameter *fetch_progress* may be set to an instance of
@@ -335,12 +337,15 @@
.
sources_list -- Update a alternative sources.list than the default.
Note that the sources.list.d directory is ignored in this case
+
+ If the optional 'lock_lists' argument is set to False, the lock of
+ the package lists won't be acquired.
"""
- lockfile = apt_pkg.config.find_dir("Dir::State::Lists") + "lock"
- lock = apt_pkg.get_lock(lockfile)
-
- if lock < 0:
- raise LockFailedException("Failed to lock %s" % lockfile)
+ if lock_lists:
+ lockfile = apt_pkg.config.find_dir("Dir::State::Lists") + "lock"
+ lock = apt_pkg.get_lock(lockfile)
+ if lock < 0:
+ raise LockFailedException("Failed to lock %s" % lockfile)
if sources_list:
old_sources_list = apt_pkg.config.find("Dir::Etc::sourcelist")
@@ -367,7 +372,8 @@
else:
return res
finally:
- os.close(lock)
+ if lock_lists:
+ os.close(lock)
if sources_list:
apt_pkg.config.set("Dir::Etc::sourcelist", old_sources_list)
apt_pkg.config.set("Dir::Etc::sourceparts", old_sources_list_d)
@@ -395,7 +401,8 @@
return res
@deprecated_args
- def commit(self, fetch_progress=None, install_progress=None):
+ def commit(self, fetch_progress=None, install_progress=None,
+ lock_archives=None):
"""Apply the marked changes to the cache.
The first parameter, *fetch_progress*, refers to a FetchProgress()
@@ -404,6 +411,9 @@
The second parameter, *install_progress*, is a
apt.progress.InstallProgress() object.
+
+ If the optional parameter *lock_archive* is set to False, the lock
+ to the download direcotry won't be acquired.
"""
# FIXME:
# use the new acquire/pkgmanager interface here,
@@ -421,7 +431,7 @@
fetcher = apt_pkg.Acquire(fetch_progress)
while True:
# fetch archives first
- res = self._fetch_archives(fetcher, pm)
+ res = self._fetch_archives(fetcher, pm, lock_archives)
# then install
res = self.install_archives(pm, install_progress)
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