[Synaptic-devel] Re: apt_preferences and Synaptic

[Gustavo Niemeyer]

> Where you able to come up with a fix?

I know how to fix that, but you'll have to give me some time.

> Also, I've attached a patch for a missing gsynaptic.h include; without
> it r81's build fails with:
[...]

Thanks.

> Also, the problem I previously reported on synaptic-devel (post: "bugs in
> r75") with regard to rpm causing synaptic to sleep once it is invoked in
> order to upgrade a package has reappeared in r81 (likely reintroduced in
> r80 though).  r79 had "fixed" the problem but maybe it was just
> coincidental?  svn diff -r79:80 may help?  If you need more info let me
> know.  

In r79 a serious bug that has always been with synaptic was fixed. That
bug could indeed make synaptic, and the running rpm, to sleep in some
situations. OTOH, nothing has changed in r80 that could change the
behavior of an installation.

-- 
Gustavo Niemeyer

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