Bug#553598: [CRASH] Uncaught exception LockFailedException in /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/cache.py:234

[Julian Andres Klode]

reassign 553598 update-manager
thanks

Am Sonntag, den 01.11.2009, 12:09 +0100 schrieb Gabriele Giacone:
> Package: python-apt
> Version: 0.7.13.3
> Severity: normal
> File: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/cache.py
> 
> It crashes if apt-db is already locked.
> 
> To reproduce it, "apt-get dist-upgrade" or whatever method to lock db and leaving it locked, launch update-manager.
Yes, but this is update-manager's problem.

> 
> 
> 
> *** /tmp/update-manager-bug_IUWkK
> The information below has been automatically generated.
> Please do not remove this from your bug report.
> 
> - Exception Type: <class 'apt.cache.LockFailedException'>
> - Exception Value: LockFailedException('Failed to lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock',)
> - Exception Origin: <BugHandler.Thread(PythonAptCommit, started)>
> - Exception Traceback:
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/UpdateManager/BugHandler.py", line 89, in run
>     threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.5/threading.py", line 446, in run
>     self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/UpdateManager/Backend/PythonApt.py", line 828, in thread_helper
>     installProgress=install_helper)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 318, in commit
>     res = self._fetchArchives(fetcher, pm)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 234, in _fetchArchives
>     raise LockFailedException("Failed to lock %s" % lockfile)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: squeeze/sid
>   APT prefers testing
>   APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-amd64 (SMP w/3 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> 
> Versions of packages python-apt depends on:
> ii  apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.9-6-4.8 0.7.23.1   Advanced front-end for dpkg
> ii  apt-utils [libapt-inst-libc6. 0.7.23.1   APT utility programs
> ii  libc6                         2.9-25     GNU C Library: Shared libraries
> ii  libgcc1                       1:4.4.1-4  GCC support library
> ii  libstdc++6                    4.4.1-4    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
> ii  lsb-release                   3.2-23     Linux Standard Base version report
> ii  python                        2.5.4-2    An interactive high-level object-o
> ii  python-central                0.6.11     register and build utility for Pyt
> 
> Versions of packages python-apt recommends:
> ii  iso-codes                     3.11-1     ISO language, territory, currency,
> ii  libjs-jquery                  1.3.3-2    JavaScript library for dynamic web
> 
> Versions of packages python-apt suggests:
> pn  python-apt-dbg                <none>     (no description available)
> ii  python-gtk2                   2.16.0-1   Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
> ii  python-vte                    1:0.22.2-2 Python bindings for the VTE widget
> 
> 
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