* merged with apt@packages.debian.org/apt--main--0

Patches applied:

 * apt@packages.debian.org/apt--main--0--patch-100
   Use debian.org address in mainline

 * apt@packages.debian.org/apt--main--0--patch-101
   Update pot file

 * apt@packages.debian.org/apt--main--0--patch-102
   Open 0.6.40

 * apt@packages.debian.org/apt--main--0--patch-103
   Patch from Jordi Mallach to mark some additional strings for translation

 * apt@packages.debian.org/apt--main--0--patch-104
   Updated Catalan translation from Jordi Mallach

 * apt@packages.debian.org/apt--main--0--patch-105
   Merge from bubulle@debian.org--2005/apt--main--0

 * apt@packages.debian.org/apt--main--0--patch-106
   Restore lost changelog entries

 * apt@packages.debian.org/apt--main--0--patch-107
   Merge michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0

 * apt@packages.debian.org/apt--main--0--patch-108
   Merge michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0

 * bubulle@debian.org--2005/apt--main--0--patch-90
   Merge with Matt

 * bubulle@debian.org--2005/apt--main--0--patch-91
   Updated Slovak translation

 * bubulle@debian.org--2005/apt--main--0--patch-92
   Add apt-key French man page

 * bubulle@debian.org--2005/apt--main--0--patch-93
   Update Greek translations

 * bubulle@debian.org--2005/apt--main--0--patch-94
   Merge with Matt

 * bubulle@debian.org--2005/apt--main--0--patch-95
   Sync PO files with the POT file/French translation update

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--base-0
   tag of apt@packages.debian.org/apt--main--0--patch-85

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-1
   * inital proof of concept code, understands what dpkg tells it already

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-2
   * progress reporting works now

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-3
   * added "APT::Status-Fd" variable

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-4
   * do i18n now too

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-5
   * define N_(x) if it is not defined already

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-6
   * PackageManager::DoInstall(int status_fd) added (does not break the ABI)

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-7
   * merged with apt--fixes--0 to make it build again

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-8
   * added support for "error" and "conffile-prompt" messages from dpkg

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-9
   merge with main

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-10
   * use sizeof() for all snprintf() uses; fix a potential line break problem in the status reading code; changed the N_() to _() calls

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-11
   * added APT::KeepFDs configuration list for file descriptors that apt should leave open (needed for various frontends like debconf, synaptic)

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-12
   * fixed a API breakage

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-13
   * doc added, should be releasable now

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-14
   * merged with apt--main--0

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-15
   * more source comments, added Debug::DpkgPM debug code to inspect the dpkg<->apt communication, broke the abi (ok with matt)

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-16
   * the progress reporting has it's own "Debug::pkgDPkgProgressReporting" debug variable now

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-17
   * merged PackageOps and TranslatedPackageOps into a single Map with the new DpkgState struct

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-18
   * clear the APT::Keep-Fds configuration when it's no longer needed

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-19
   * rewrote the reading from dpkg so that it never blocks

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-20
   * merged the two status arrays into one

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-21
   * added support for download progress reporting too (for Kamion and base-config)

 * michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--progress-reporting--0--patch-22
   * ABI break; added Configuration::Clear(string List, {int,string} value) added (to remove a single Value from a list); test/conf_clear.cc added

1 files changed, 49 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/README.progress-reporting b/README.progress-reporting
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ae514929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.progress-reporting
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+Install-progress reporting 
+--------------------------
+
+If the apt options: "APT::Status-Fd" is set, apt will send status
+reports to that fd. The status information is seperated with a ':', 
+there are the following status conditions:
+
+status = {"pmstatus", "dlstatus", "conffile-prompt", "error" } 
+
+The reason for using a fd instead of a OpProgress class is that many
+apt frontend fork a (vte) terminal for the actual installation.
+
+The reason to do the mapping and l10n of the dpkg states to human
+readable (and translatable) strings is that this way the translation
+needs to be done only once for all frontends.
+
+
+pmstatus
+--------
+Status of the package manager (dpkg). This is send when packages
+are installed/removed.
+pmstatus:pkgname:TotalPercentage:action-description
+
+PkgName = the name of the package
+TotalPercentage = the total progress between [0..100] 
+description = a i18ned human readable decription of the current action
+
+
+Example:
+# ./apt-get install -o APT::Status-Fd=2 3dchess >/dev/null
+pmstatus:3dchess:20:Preparing 3dchess
+pmstatus:3dchess:40:Unpacking 3dchess
+pmstatus:3dchess:60:Preparing to configure 3dchess
+pmstatus:3dchess:80:Configuring 3dchess
+pmstatus:3dchess:100:Installed 3dchess
+
+
+dlstatus
+--------
+dlstatus:AlreadDownloaded:TotalPercentage:action-description
+
+AlreadyDownloaded = the number of already downloaded packages
+TotalPercentage = the total progress between [0..100] 
+description = a i18ned human readable decription of the current action
+
+Example:
+dlstatus:1:9.05654:Downloading file 1 of 3 (4m40s remaining)
+dlstatus:1:9.46357:Downloading file 1 of 3 (4m39s remaining)
+dlstatus:1:9.61022:Downloading file 1 of 3 (4m38s remaining)
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