Bug 53498 - Crashes if rpm database in use
Summary: Crashes if rpm database in use
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: up2date
Version: 9
Hardware: i686
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Adrian Likins
QA Contact: Jay Turner
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-09-10 15:29 UTC by GeoffLeach
Modified: 2015-01-07 23:51 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2003-05-19 16:27:03 UTC
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Description GeoffLeach 2001-09-10 15:29:01 UTC 
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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 20:12:42 UTC 
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 16:27:03 UTC 
it is now working properly.
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