chef-0.8.7.zypper_non-lock-fix.patch

--- lib/chef/provider/package/zypper.rb	2010-03-16 14:52:15.000000000 +0300
+++ lib/chef/provider/package/zypper.rb	2010-03-17 18:18:37.000000000 +0300
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
           version=''
           is_out_of_date=false
           Chef::Log.debug("Checking zypper for #{@new_resource.package_name}")
-          status = popen4("zypper info #{@new_resource.package_name}") do |pid, stdin, stdout, stderr|
+          status = popen4("zypper info #{@new_resource.package_name}",
+            :environment => {'ZYPP_READONLY_HACK' => '1'} ) do |pid, stdin, stdout, stderr|
             stdout.each do |line|
               case line
               when /^Version: (.+)$/
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@
             raise Chef::Exceptions::Package, "zypper failed - #{status.inspect}!"
           end
 
+          if @candidate_version == ''
+            raise Chef::Exceptions::Package, "zypper does not have a version of package #{@new_resource.package_name}"
+          end
           
           Chef::Log.debug("zypper current resource      #{@current_resource}")
           @current_resource