merged from lp:~donkult/apt/sid

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
index 01808be24..b37980b7e 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
@@ -391,8 +391,9 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::DoTerminalPty(int master)
    {
       // this happens when the child is about to exit, we
       // give it time to actually exit, otherwise we run
-      // into a race
-      usleep(500000);
+      // into a race so we sleep for half a second.
+      struct timespec sleepfor = { 0, 500000000 };
+      nanosleep(&sleepfor, NULL);
       return;
    }  
    if(len <= 0)