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| -rw-r--r-- | apt-pkg/contrib/cdromutl.cc | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 5 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/cdromutl.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/cdromutl.cc index 6dce82fe1..129e4a9f6 100644 --- a/apt-pkg/contrib/cdromutl.cc +++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/cdromutl.cc @@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ bool IdentCdrom(string CD,string &Res,unsigned int Version) { MD5Summation Hash; + // if we are on a writable medium (like a usb-stick) that is just + // used like a cdrom don't use "." as it will constantly change, + // use .disk instead + if (access(CD.c_str(), W_OK) == 0 && DirectoryExists(CD+string("/.disk"))) { + CD = CD+string("/.disk"); + if (_config->FindB("Debug::aptcdrom",false) == true) + std::clog << "Found writable cdrom, using alternative path: " + << CD.c_str() << std::endl; + } + string StartDir = SafeGetCWD(); if (chdir(CD.c_str()) != 0) return _error->Errno("chdir",_("Unable to change to %s"),CD.c_str()); diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 3cdeb593f..f1976f516 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ apt (0.8.2) unstable; urgency=low - only use trusted.gpg.d directory if it exists - do not replace /dev/null when running in APT::CDROM::NoAct mode (LP: #612666), thanks to Colin Watson + * apt-pkg/contrib/cdromutl.cc: + - if apt-cdrom is used on writable media (like usb-sticks), do + not use the root directory to identify the medium (as all + changes there change the ident id). Use the .disk directory + instead -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:21:43 +0200 |