* SoftwareProperties/SoftwareProperties.py:

  - create a empty file if no config exists

2 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/SoftwareProperties/SoftwareProperties.py b/SoftwareProperties/SoftwareProperties.py
index 8c3e4878..9d041468 100644
--- a/SoftwareProperties/SoftwareProperties.py
+++ b/SoftwareProperties/SoftwareProperties.py
@@ -319,9 +319,19 @@ class SoftwareProperties(SimpleGladeApp):
     
   def write_config(self):
     # update the adept file as well if it is there
-    for periodic in ["/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic",
-                     "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/15adept-periodic-update"]:
+    conffiles = ["/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic",
+                 "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/15adept-periodic-update"]
 
+    # check (beforehand) if one exists, if not create one
+    for f in conffiles:
+      if os.path.isfile(f):
+        break
+    else:
+      print "No config found, creating one"
+      open(conffiles[0], "w")
+
+    # now update them
+    for periodic in conffiles:
       # read the old content first
       content = []
       if os.path.isfile(periodic):
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c402c726..413226f8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ update-manager (0.42.2ubuntu16) dapper; urgency=low
 
   * use version and section of the source package (if this information is
     available) when building the changelog URL (ubuntu #40058)
+  * SoftwareProperties/SoftwareProperties.py:
+    - if no config is found create a new one (ubuntu: #37560)
 
- --
+ -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 11 May 2006 17:33:40 +0200
 
 update-manager (0.42.2ubuntu15) dapper; urgency=low