[Kimchi-devel] [PATCH] bug fix: instantiate the Yum manager when update the yum packages list

[Sheldon]

On 03/14/2014 10:52 PM, shaohef at linux.vnet.ibm.com wrote:
> From: ShaoHe Feng <shaohef at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
> an instance just refresh packagekit once.
But there maybe another problem.
When software update, the yum will be locked.
will' not get the Package Lists？
Need to try.
>
> for example:
> $ sudo PYTHONPATH=src python -c '
>> from yum import YumBase
>> YumBase().doPackageLists("updates")
>> _yb = YumBase()
>> _yb.doPackageLists("updates")
>> _yb.doPackageLists("updates")
>> '
> Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
> Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
>
> you can seen the second _yb.doPackageLists will not refresh packagekit.
>
> The apt manager may also has the same problem.
> But not test it on ubuntu, will send a patch later after I have check.
>
> Signed-off-by: Aline Manera <alinefm at br.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: ShaoHe Feng <shaohef at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
>   src/kimchi/swupdate.py | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/src/kimchi/swupdate.py b/src/kimchi/swupdate.py
> index ff5c9d1..dc48153 100644
> --- a/src/kimchi/swupdate.py
> +++ b/src/kimchi/swupdate.py
> @@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ class YumUpdate(object):
>       """
>       def __init__(self):
>           self._pkgs = {}
> -        self._yb = getattr(__import__('yum'), 'YumBase')()
> +        self._yb = getattr(__import__('yum'), 'YumBase')
>           self.update_cmd = ["yum", "-y", "update"]
>
>       def _refreshUpdateList(self):
>           """
>           Update the list of packages to be updated in the system.
>           """
> -        self._pkgs = self._yb.doPackageLists('updates')
> +        self._pkgs = self._yb().doPackageLists('updates')
>
>       def getPackagesList(self):
>           """


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Thanks and best regards!

Sheldon Feng(冯少合)<shaohef at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
IBM Linux Technology Center