Add an 'is_multi_arch' attribute to apt_pkg.Cache

3 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5dd9d69e..48ce8f71 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 python-apt (0.8.0~exp1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Disable the old-style API, and break all packages using it
+  * Add an 'is_multi_arch' attribute to apt_pkg.Cache 
 
  -- Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>  Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:33:54 +0200
 
diff --git a/doc/source/library/apt_pkg.rst b/doc/source/library/apt_pkg.rst
index 426cb97e..16593fe8 100644
--- a/doc/source/library/apt_pkg.rst
+++ b/doc/source/library/apt_pkg.rst
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ Working with the cache
 
         A list of all :class:`PackageFile` objects stored in the cache.
 
+    .. attribute:: is_multi_arch
+
+        An attribute determining whether the cache supports multi-arch.
+
     .. attribute:: package_count
 
         The total number of packages available in the cache. This value is
diff --git a/python/cache.cc b/python/cache.cc
index 190d4f27..b5ebcce4 100644
--- a/python/cache.cc
+++ b/python/cache.cc
@@ -222,11 +222,18 @@ static PyObject *PkgCacheGetFileList(PyObject *Self, void*) {
    return List;
 }
 
+static PyObject *PkgCacheGetIsMultiArch(PyObject *Self, void*) {
+    pkgCache *Cache = GetCpp<pkgCache *>(Self);
+    PyBool_FromLong(Cache->MultiArchCache());
+} 
+
 static PyGetSetDef PkgCacheGetSet[] = {
    {"depends_count",PkgCacheGetDependsCount,0,
     "The number of apt_pkg.Dependency objects stored in the cache."},
    {"file_list",PkgCacheGetFileList,0,
     "A list of apt_pkg.PackageFile objects stored in the cache."},
+   {"is_multi_arch", PkgCacheGetIsMultiArch, 0,
+    "Whether the cache supports multi-arch."},
    {"package_count",PkgCacheGetPackageCount,0,
     "The number of apt_pkg.Package objects stored in the cache."},
    {"package_file_count",PkgCacheGetPackageFileCount,0,