* apt-pkg/algorithms.cc:

  - factor out of ListUpdate a AcquireUpdate to be able to provide your
    own pkgAcquire fetcher to the wrapper

apt-pkg/algorithms.cc

@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ void pkgPrioSortList(pkgCache &Cache,pkgCache::Version **List)
    qsort(List,Count,sizeof(*List),PrioComp);
 }
 									/*}}}*/
-// ListUpdate - update the cache files					/*{{{*/
+// ListUpdate - construct Fetcher and update the cache files		/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* This is a simple wrapper to update the cache. it will fetch stuff
  * from the network (or any other sources defined in sources.list)
@@ -1462,7 +1462,6 @@ bool ListUpdate(pkgAcquireStatus &Stat,
 		pkgSourceList &List, 
 		int PulseInterval)
 {
-   pkgAcquire::RunResult res;
    pkgAcquire Fetcher;
    if (Fetcher.Setup(&Stat, _config->FindDir("Dir::State::Lists")) == false)
       return false;
@@ -1471,11 +1470,24 @@ bool ListUpdate(pkgAcquireStatus &Stat,
    if (List.GetIndexes(&Fetcher) == false)
 	 return false;
 
+   return AcquireUpdate(Fetcher, PulseInterval, true);
+}
+									/*}}}*/
+// AcquireUpdate - take Fetcher and update the cache files		/*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* This is a simple wrapper to update the cache with a provided acquire
+ * If you only need control over Status and the used SourcesList use
+ * ListUpdate method instead.
+ */
+bool AcquireUpdate(pkgAcquire &Fetcher, int const PulseInterval,
+		   bool const RunUpdateScripts, bool const ListCleanup)
+{
    // Run scripts
-   RunScripts("APT::Update::Pre-Invoke");
-   
-   // check arguments
-   if(PulseInterval>0)
+   if (RunUpdateScripts == true)
+      RunScripts("APT::Update::Pre-Invoke");
+
+   pkgAcquire::RunResult res;
+   if(PulseInterval > 0)
       res = Fetcher.Run(PulseInterval);
    else
       res = Fetcher.Run();
@@ -1512,7 +1524,7 @@ bool ListUpdate(pkgAcquireStatus &Stat,
    // Clean out any old list files
    // Keep "APT::Get::List-Cleanup" name for compatibility, but
    // this is really a global option for the APT library now
-   if (!TransientNetworkFailure && !Failed &&
+   if (!TransientNetworkFailure && !Failed && ListCleanup == true &&
        (_config->FindB("APT::Get::List-Cleanup",true) == true &&
 	_config->FindB("APT::List-Cleanup",true) == true))
    {
@@ -1529,11 +1541,14 @@ bool ListUpdate(pkgAcquireStatus &Stat,
 
 
    // Run the success scripts if all was fine
-   if(!TransientNetworkFailure && !Failed)
-      RunScripts("APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success");
+   if (RunUpdateScripts == true)
+   {
+      if(!TransientNetworkFailure && !Failed)
+	 RunScripts("APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success");
 
-   // Run the other scripts
-   RunScripts("APT::Update::Post-Invoke");
+      // Run the other scripts
+      RunScripts("APT::Update::Post-Invoke");
+   }
    return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/

apt-pkg/algorithms.h

@@ -147,5 +147,7 @@ bool pkgMinimizeUpgrade(pkgDepCache &Cache);
 void pkgPrioSortList(pkgCache &Cache,pkgCache::Version **List);
 
 bool ListUpdate(pkgAcquireStatus &progress, pkgSourceList &List, int PulseInterval=0);
-		     
+bool AcquireUpdate(pkgAcquire &Fetcher, int const PulseInterval = 0,
+		   bool const RunUpdateScripts = true, bool const ListCleanup = true);
+
 #endif

debian/changelog

@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ apt (0.9.3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - ensure that d is set before accessing it
   * apt-pkg/aptconfiguration.cc:
     - use NULL instead of "" for no (un)compress parameters
+  * apt-pkg/algorithms.cc:
+    - factor out of ListUpdate a AcquireUpdate to be able to provide your
+      own pkgAcquire fetcher to the wrapper
 
  -- David Kalnischkies <kalnischkies@gmail.com>  Mon, 07 May 2012 21:12:23 +0200