Bug#671726: apt: should be able to provide hook information through a named pipe
- To: Daniel Hartwig <mandyke@gmail.com>, David Kalnischkies <kalnischkies+debian@gmail.com>
- Cc: Francesco Poli <invernomuto@paranoici.org>, 671726@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Bug#671726: apt: should be able to provide hook information through a named pipe
- From: Serafeim Zanikolas <sez@debian.org>
- Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 21:20:28 +0100
- Message-id: <[🔎] 20130811202028.GA15218@mobee>
- Reply-to: Serafeim Zanikolas <sez@debian.org>, 671726@bugs.debian.org
- In-reply-to: <20130317225249.GL4753@mobee>
- References: <20130316074213.GB4753@mobee> <CAAZ6_fAEN68Wdj09Cji_SWaJEC_wWjyrtCsr52DxTLKSeSD02Q@mail.gmail.com> <20130316232536.493bf2db73e74b0babf8dfd1@paranoici.org> <20130316225653.GF4753@mobee> <CAN3veRcSVp9ESw3iLB+m7vZ4HqU0cu1kfNSTSCj+mmc2MKZzBA@mail.gmail.com> <20130317115617.GK4753@mobee> <CAN3veRfSvMhBCL3uOSz-OyC+zfJAtDPXNxJ1Wg4mZubqNwH4_g@mail.gmail.com> <20130317225249.GL4753@mobee>
Daniel, David,
On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 11:52:49PM +0100, Serafeim Zanikolas wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 08:15:32PM +0800, Daniel Hartwig wrote:
> > On 17 March 2013 19:56, Serafeim Zanikolas <sez@debian.org> wrote:
> > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 02:14:50PM +0800, Daniel Hartwig wrote:
> > >> The data can be passed through an open fd, similar to dpkg --status-fd
> > >> argument. Then there are no issues due to filesystems global
> > >> namespace and it removes the fs as an unrequired middle-man.
> > >
[..]
> Attached the updated patches for apt and apt-listbugs, which implement
> Daniel's proposal of using an fd rather than a fifo.
Ping? Is there anything blocking the application of this patch?
cheers,
sez (currently at DebConf)
--
Every great idea is worthless without someone to do the work. --Neil Williams
Reply to: