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diff --git a/tests/lock.py b/tests/lock.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python2.4
+#
+# Test for the pkgCache code
+# 
+
+import apt_pkg
+import sys, os
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    lock = "/tmp/test.lck"
+    
+    apt_pkg.init()
+
+    # system-lock
+    apt_pkg.PkgSystemLock()
+
+    pid = os.fork()
+    if pid == 0:
+        try:
+            apt_pkg.PkgSystemLock()
+        except SystemError, s:
+            print "Can't get lock: (error text:\n%s)" % s
+	sys.exit(0)
+
+    apt_pkg.PkgSystemUnLock()
+
+    # low-level lock
+    fd = apt_pkg.GetLock(lock,True)
+    print "Lockfile fd: %s" % fd
+
+    # try to get lock without error flag
+    pid = os.fork()
+    if pid == 0:
+        # child
+        fd = apt_pkg.GetLock(lock,False)
+        print "Lockfile fd (child): %s" % fd
+	sys.exit(0)
+
+    # try to get lock with error flag
+    pid = os.fork()
+    if pid == 0:
+        # child
+        fd = apt_pkg.GetLock(lock,True)
+        print "Lockfile fd (child): %s" % fd
+	sys.exit(0)
+