Bug 53498 – Crashes if rpm database in use

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Bug 53498 - Crashes if rpm database in use

Summary:	Crashes if rpm database in use

Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	up2date (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	9
Hardware:	i686 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Adrian Likins
QA Contact:	Jay Turner
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Keywords:	FutureFeature

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Reported:	2001-09-10 11:29 EDT by GeoffLeach
Modified:	2015-01-07 18:51 EST (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2003-05-19 12:27:03 EDT
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Description GeoffLeach 2001-09-10 11:29:01 EDT

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Description of problem:
Starting up2date when the database is in use results in messy exit

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.start rpm -i <some package>
2.start up2date before it finishes
3.
	

Actual Results:  up2date terminates messily

Expected Results:  Popup with a message "Waiting for rpm database" and a
cancel button

Additional info:

Comment 1 Adrian Likins 2001-12-03 15:12:42 EST

Plans are afoot, but are dependent on newer versions of rpm.

In the meantime, up2date will now handle db error issues neater.
(ie, no more tracebacks, but you will get an error message)

Comment 2 Matt Jamison 2003-05-19 12:27:03 EDT

it is now working properly.

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