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diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/1.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/1.0.rst index 87056012..ab59f1a7 100644 --- a/doc/source/whatsnew/1.0.rst +++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/1.0.rst @@ -10,9 +10,14 @@ New features * A new a :meth:`apt_pkg.TagFile.close` method was added * :class:`apt_pkg.TagFile` is now a context manager -* The high-level cache class, :class:`apt.cache.Cache` now supports package +* The high-level cache class, :class:`apt.cache.Cache` and it's companion + :class:`apt.cache.FilteredCache` now support package names with special architecture qualifiers such as :all and :native. +* The method :meth:`apt.cache.Cache.connect2` allows connecting callbacks on + cache changes that take the cache as their first argument, reducing the + potential for reference cycles. + Deprecated ---------- The following features are deprecated, starting with this release: @@ -21,6 +26,9 @@ The following features are deprecated, starting with this release: * The `files` member of of :class:`apt_pkg.SourceRecords` * The `md5` argument to :class:`apt_pkg.AcquireFile`, it is replaced by the `hash` argument. +* The method :meth:`apt.cache.Cache.connect` has been deprecated. It is + replaced by :meth:`apt.cache.Cache.connect2` which is more flexible and + less prone to reference cycles. Removed ------- @@ -36,6 +44,10 @@ Removed Maintenance ----------- +* The classes :class:`apt.cache.Cache` and :class:`apt.cache.FilteredCache` no + longer store cyclic references to/between them. This fixes a huge issue, + because a cache can have tens of open file descriptors, causing the maximum + of file descriptors to be reached easily. * :mod:`apt_inst` now supports ar and tar archives that are larger than 4 GiB * Various smaller bug fixes |