Hello Julian, or anyone else affected, Accepted python-apt into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python- apt/1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.4 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users. If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested and change the tag from verification-needed-xenial to verification-done-xenial. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-xenial. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed. Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping! N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days. ** Changed in: python-apt (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: Triaged => Fix Committed ** Tags added: verification-needed-xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to python-apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1826870 Title: cache.commit() doesn't release the archives lock Status in python-apt package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in python-apt source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in python-apt source package in Bionic: Fix Committed Status in python-apt source package in Cosmic: Fix Committed Status in python-apt package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] cache.commit() does not release all the locks it acquires as part of committing. This is a regression of locking fixes in bug 1795407. [Test case] This script should work: #!/usr/bin/env python import apt import subprocess cache = apt.Cache() pkg = cache["hello"] pkg.mark_install() cache.commit() subprocess.check_call(["apt", "remove", "--yes", "hello"]) [Regression potential] Other new locking bugs could pop up To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/+bug/1826870/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
