From cabdf7f7238ad23e7d61074e542c065b86b25268 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:59:36 +0200
Subject: * apt/cache.py:   - add "memonly" option to apt.Cache() to force
 python-apt to     not touch the pkgcache.bin file (this works around a
 possible     race condition in the pkgcache.bin handling)

---
 apt/cache.py | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'apt/cache.py')

diff --git a/apt/cache.py b/apt/cache.py
index a92bd5be..384afe31 100644
--- a/apt/cache.py
+++ b/apt/cache.py
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ class Cache(object):
         dictionary
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, progress=None, rootdir=None):
+    def __init__(self, progress=None, rootdir=None, memonly=False):
         self._callbacks = {}
+        if memonly:
+            # force apt to build its caches in memory
+            apt_pkg.Config.Set("Dir::Cache::pkgcache","")
         if rootdir:
             apt_pkg.Config.Set("Dir", rootdir)
             apt_pkg.Config.Set("Dir::State::status", rootdir + "/var/lib/dpkg/status")
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