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Previously, all of the various subclasses of FDroidProvider would create their own database open helper in their respective `onCreate()` methods. This seemed to be the cause of the multiple database locked exceptions. Various online articles/SO posts/etc helped come to this conclusion: * http://stackoverflow.com/a/3689883 * http://stackoverflow.com/a/8888606 * https://web.archive.org/web/20150709074733/http://www.dmytrodanylyk.com/pages/blog/concurrent-database.html This should fix #265. In the process, also did away with the two `read()` and `write()` methods that returned a "readable" and "writeable" database respectively. It turns out that it doesn't quite do what I originally thought. There is not much benefit to specifying to the database helper that you want a readable/writeable database. In fact, it is often the case that a call to `read()` would most likely have returned the same instance that is returned by `write()`. The semantics of them were therefore broken, and they've been replaced with `db()`.
F-Droid Client
Client for F-Droid, the Free Software repository system for Android.
Building with Gradle
You will need the Android SDK and Gradle 2.9:
cd F-Droid
gradle assembleRelease
Direct download
You can download the application directly from our site or browse it in the repo.
Contributing
See our Contributing doc for information on how to report issues, translate the app into your language or help with development.
IRC
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FAQ
- Why does F-Droid require "Unknown Sources" to install apps by default?
Because a regular Android app cannot act as a package manager on its own. To do so, it would require system privileges (see below), similar to what Google Play does.
- Can I avoid enabling "Unknown Sources" by installing F-Droid as a privileged system app?
This used to be the case, but no longer is. Now the Privileged Extension is the one that should be placed in the system. It can be bundled with a ROM or installed via a zip, or alternatively F-Droid can install it as a system app using root.
License
This program is Free Software: You can use, study share and improve it at your will. Specifically you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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