[packagekit] refresh-cache: get-packages and force

[Mounir Lamouri]

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Richard Hughes<hughsient at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Mounir
> Lamouri<mounir.lamouri at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I've two questions about refresh-cache:
>> 1. why it's calling get-packages after update done ? (tested with my
>> backend and with yum)
>
> To generate the package list in /var/lib/PackageKit/system.package-list
>
> This is used for service packs, and also to populate the
> search-as-you-type dialogs in GUI tools.
>
>> Get-packages take ages...
>
> You need to see /etc/PackageKit/PackageKit.conf, specifically UpdatePackageList.
>
>> 2. force parameter looks cool but even if used by C function, it is
>> not used by python one. Is it wanted ?
>
> Yes, it's probably oversight that we've missed it in the python
> functions. The python functions should match the C ones 1:1.
>
>> I will appreciate to have it in the python function. I even agree to
>> write the needed patch ;)
>
> I'll take you up on that kind offer. Thanks!
You should find the patch here :
http://dev.gentoo.org/~volkmar/packagekit-refresh-cache-force.patch

Let me know if it's ok.

Mounir