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-rw-r--r--apt/cache.py24
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt/cache.py b/apt/cache.py
index 9982559b..40808abd 100644
--- a/apt/cache.py
+++ b/apt/cache.py
@@ -66,8 +66,32 @@ 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 _run_callbacks(self, name):
""" internal helper to run a callback """
if name in self._callbacks: