Re: [pacman-dev] [PATCH v2] makepkg: implement locking for pacman commands

On 21/2/19 12:35 pm, Eli Schwartz wrote:

When pacman is run as root to do -S, -U, or -R, it would immediately abort if pacman is not ready for use. Instead, poll the lockfile and wait until it becomes available.

Implements FS#28840

Original-patch-by: Georges Dubus Signed-off-by: Eli Schwartz ---

v2: repeat the wait message every 30 seconds. This lets the user know we are actually "doing something".

Implemented as a result of discussion on #archlinux-pacman, seems like a bit of a placebo effect to me. I am okay with either version being accepted.

Looks good. Given I suggested it, I don't think it is placebo, but shows the lack of hanging. Allan