NAME

urpm::main_loop - The install/remove main loop for urpm based programs (urpmi, gurpmi, rpmdrake, drakx)

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

run($urpm, $state, $something_was_to_be_done, $ask_unselect, $callbacks)

Run the main urpm loop:

  • mount removable media if needed

  • split the work in smaller transactions

  • for each transaction:

    • prepare the transaction

    • download packages needed for this small transaction

    • verify packages

    • split package that should be installed instead of upgraded,

    • install source package only (whatever the user is root or not, but use rpm for that)

    • install/remove other packages

  • migrate the chrooted rpmdb if needed

  • display the final success/error message(s)

Warning: locking is left to callers...

Parameters:

$urpm: the urpm object
$state: the state object (see URPM)
$something_was_to_be_done
$ask_unselect: an array ref of packages that could not be selected
$callbacks: a hash ref of callbacks :
trans_log($mode, $file, $percent, $total, $eta, $speed): called for displaying download progress
interaction with user:
ask_yes_or_no($_title, $msg)
need_restart($need_restart_formatted) called when restarting urpmi is needed (priority upgrades)
message($_title, $msg): display a message (with a title for GUIes)
signature management:
pre_check_sig(): signature checking startup (for rpmdrake)
check_sig(): signature checking progress (for rpmdrake)
bad_signature($msg, $msg2): called when a package is not/badly signed
removable media management:
pre_removable(): called before handling removable media (for rpmdrake)
copy_removable($medium_name): called for asking inserting a CD/DVD
post_extract($set, $transaction_sources, $transaction_sources_install) called after handling removable media (for rpmdrake)
packages installation callbacks (passed to urpm::install::install(), see URPM for parameters)
open_helper(): called when opening a package, must return a fd
close_helper(): called when package is closed
inst() called for package opening/progress/end
trans() called for transaction opening/progress/end
uninst(): called for erasure progress
error() called for cpio, script or unpacking errors
finish callbacks (mainly GUI callbacks for rpmdrake/gurpmi/drakx)
completed(): called when everything is completed (for cleanups)
trans_error_summary($nok, $errors) called to warn than $nok transactions failed with $errors messages
success_summary() called on success
already_installed_or_not_installable($msg1, $msg2)

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