* python/progress.cc:

  - fix crash in RunSimpleCallback()
* apt/cache.py:
  - when the cache is run with a alternative rootdir, create
    required dirs/files automatically

3 files changed, 34 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/apt/cache.py b/apt/cache.py
index cc425ccb..94a77fd8 100644
--- a/apt/cache.py
+++ b/apt/cache.py
@@ -60,8 +60,33 @@ class Cache(object):
             apt_pkg.Config.Set("Dir", rootdir)
             apt_pkg.Config.Set("Dir::State::status",
                                rootdir + "/var/lib/dpkg/status")
+            # create required dirs/files when run with special rootdir
+            # automatically
+            self._check_and_create_required_dirs(rootdir)
         self.open(progress)
 
+    def _check_and_create_required_dirs(self, rootdir):
+        """
+        check if the required apt directories/files are there and if
+        not create them
+        """
+        files = ["/var/lib/dpkg/status",
+                 "/etc/apt/sources.list",
+                ]
+        dirs = ["/var/lib/dpkg",
+                "/etc/apt/",
+                "/var/cache/apt/archives/partial",
+                "/var/lib/apt/lists/partial",
+               ]
+        for d in dirs:
+            if not os.path.exists(rootdir+d):
+                print "creating: ",rootdir+d
+                os.makedirs(rootdir+d)
+        for f in files:
+            if not os.path.exists(rootdir+f):
+                open(rootdir+f,"w")
+       
+
     def _runCallbacks(self, name):
         """ internal helper to run a callback """
         if name in self._callbacks:
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a3faab79..0f9463b2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -99,8 +99,13 @@ python-apt (0.7.9) unstable; urgency=low
       closes: #497049
   * apt/package.py:
     - avoid uneeded interal references in the Package objects
+  * python/progress.cc:
+    - fix crash in RunSimpleCallback()
   * aptsources/sourceslist.py:
     - fix bug in invalid lines detection (LP: #324614)
+  * apt/cache.py:
+    - when the cache is run with a alternative rootdir, create
+      required dirs/files automatically
 
  -- Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org>  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:39:21 +0100
 
diff --git a/python/progress.cc b/python/progress.cc
index 14948d3c..95cece3b 100644
--- a/python/progress.cc
+++ b/python/progress.cc
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@ bool PyCallbackObj::RunSimpleCallback(const char* method_name,
 
    PyObject *method = PyObject_GetAttrString(callbackInst,(char*) method_name);
    if(method == NULL) {
-      // FIXME: make this silent
       //std::cerr << "Can't find '" << method_name << "' method" << std::endl;
       Py_XDECREF(arglist);
+      if (res) {
+	 Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	 *res = Py_None;
+      }
       return false;
    }
    PyObject *result = PyEval_CallObject(method, arglist);