add /var/log/apt/history.log file

apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc

@@ -556,39 +556,90 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::OpenLog()
    string logdir = _config->FindDir("Dir::Log");
    if(not FileExists(logdir))
       return _error->Error(_("Directory '%s' missing"), logdir.c_str());
+
+   // get current time
+   char timestr[200];
+   time_t t = time(NULL);
+   struct tm *tmp = localtime(&t);
+   strftime(timestr, sizeof(timestr), "%F  %T", tmp);
+
+   // open terminal log
    string logfile_name = flCombine(logdir,
 				   _config->Find("Dir::Log::Terminal"));
    if (!logfile_name.empty())
    {
       term_out = fopen(logfile_name.c_str(),"a");
       chmod(logfile_name.c_str(), 0600);
-      // output current time
-      char outstr[200];
-      time_t t = time(NULL);
-      struct tm *tmp = localtime(&t);
-      strftime(outstr, sizeof(outstr), "%F  %T", tmp);
-      fprintf(term_out, "\nLog started: ");
-      fprintf(term_out, "%s", outstr);
+      fprintf(term_out, "\n\nLog started: ");
+      fprintf(term_out, "%s", timestr);
       fprintf(term_out, "\n");
    }
+
+   // write 
+   string history_name = flCombine(logdir,
+				   _config->Find("Dir::Log::History"));
+   if (!history_name.empty())
+   {
+      history_out = fopen(history_name.c_str(),"a");
+      chmod(history_name.c_str(), 0644);
+      fprintf(history_out, "\nStart-Date: %s\n", timestr);
+      string remove, purge, install, upgrade, downgrade;
+      for (pkgCache::PkgIterator I = Cache.PkgBegin(); I.end() == false; I++)
+      {
+	 if (Cache[I].Install())
+	    install += I.Name() + string(" (") + Cache[I].CandVersion + string(") ");
+	 else if (Cache[I].Delete())
+	 {
+	    if ((Cache[I].iFlags & pkgDepCache::Purge) == pkgDepCache::Purge)
+	       purge += I.Name() + string(" (") + Cache[I].CurVersion + string(") ");	    
+	    else
+	       remove += I.Name() + string(" (") + Cache[I].CurVersion + string(") ");	    
+	 }
+	 else if (Cache[I].Upgrade())
+	    upgrade += I.Name() + string(" (") + Cache[I].CurVersion + string(", ") + Cache[I].CandVersion + string(") ");
+	 else if (Cache[I].Downgrade())
+	    downgrade += I.Name() + string(" (") + Cache[I].CurVersion + string(", ") + Cache[I].CandVersion + string(") ");
+      }
+      if (install.size() > 0)
+	 fprintf(history_out, "Install: %s\n", install.c_str());
+      if (upgrade.size() > 0)
+	 fprintf(history_out, "Upgrade: %s\n", upgrade.c_str());
+      if (downgrade.size() > 0)
+	 fprintf(history_out, "Downgrade: %s\n", downgrade.c_str());
+      if (remove.size() > 0)
+	 fprintf(history_out, "Remove: %s\n", remove.c_str());
+      if (purge.size() > 0)
+	 fprintf(history_out, "Purge: %s\n", purge.c_str());
+   }
+   
    return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // DPkg::CloseLog							/*{{{*/
 bool pkgDPkgPM::CloseLog()
 {
+   char timestr[200];
+   time_t t = time(NULL);
+   struct tm *tmp = localtime(&t);
+   strftime(timestr, sizeof(timestr), "%F  %T", tmp);
+
    if(term_out)
    {
-      char outstr[200];
-      time_t t = time(NULL);
-      struct tm *tmp = localtime(&t);
-      strftime(outstr, sizeof(outstr), "%F  %T", tmp);
       fprintf(term_out, "Log ended: ");
-      fprintf(term_out, "%s", outstr);
+      fprintf(term_out, "%s", timestr);
       fprintf(term_out, "\n");
       fclose(term_out);
    }
    term_out = NULL;
+
+   if(history_out)
+   {
+      if (dpkg_error.size() > 0)
+	 fprintf(history_out, "Error: %s\n", dpkg_error.c_str());
+      fprintf(history_out, "End-Date: %s\n", timestr);
+      fclose(history_out);
+   }
+
    return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
@@ -1057,11 +1108,14 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 	    RunScripts("DPkg::Post-Invoke");
 
 	 if (WIFSIGNALED(Status) != 0 && WTERMSIG(Status) == SIGSEGV) 
-	    _error->Error("Sub-process %s received a segmentation fault.",Args[0]);
+	    strprintf(dpkg_error, "Sub-process %s received a segmentation fault.",Args[0]);
 	 else if (WIFEXITED(Status) != 0)
-	    _error->Error("Sub-process %s returned an error code (%u)",Args[0],WEXITSTATUS(Status));
+	    strprintf(dpkg_error, "Sub-process %s returned an error code (%u)",Args[0],WEXITSTATUS(Status));
 	 else 
-	    _error->Error("Sub-process %s exited unexpectedly",Args[0]);
+	    strprintf(dpkg_error, "Sub-process %s exited unexpectedly",Args[0]);
+
+	 if(dpkg_error.size() > 0)
+	    _error->Error(dpkg_error.c_str());
 
 	 if(stopOnError) 
 	 {

apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.h

@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ class pkgDPkgPM : public pkgPackageManager
    char dpkgbuf[1024];
    int dpkgbuf_pos;
    FILE *term_out;
-   
+   FILE *history_out;
+   string dpkg_error;
+
    protected:
 
    // progress reporting

apt-pkg/init.cc

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ bool pkgInitConfig(Configuration &Cnf)
    // State   
    Cnf.Set("Dir::Log","var/log/apt");
    Cnf.Set("Dir::Log::Terminal","term.log");
+   Cnf.Set("Dir::Log::History","history.log");
 
    // Translation
    Cnf.Set("APT::Acquire::Translation", "environment");