On Sat, Jun 16, 2007 at 08:42:43AM -0700, Matt Kraai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > This problem sounds similar to that described in the second email in > 428616. Unfortunately, there's not enough information there to know > how to fix the problem. > > Daniel, could the problem that slows down aptitude also slow down > update-manager? Could you outline what needs to be done to fix it?
In theory, it could slow any program using apt down. The basic problem is that now, when you do Mark*(), apt runs an algorithm over the whole cache to find unused packages. This isn't too slow if it's done once, but if you modify more than one package in a row it starts to add up. The solution is to tell apt that you're going to perform a group of actions. You do this by creating a pkgDepCache::ActionGroup that wraps your actions; as long as it exists, apt will not update the unused states of packages. Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
