It's possible to externally lock dpkg under _root!

diff --git a/MobileCydia.mm b/MobileCydia.mm
index 72bcebd32f606610e9cb27a0f27fb6cee1812fea..72f95d1929d90277c09d3c9b772fc788136ee1c6 100644 (file)
--- a/MobileCydia.mm
+++ b/MobileCydia.mm
@@ -3815,6 +3815,8 @@ class CydiaLogCleaner :
     }
     _end
 
+    _root(true) _system->Lock();
+
     _trace();
     OpProgress progress;
     bool opened;
@@ -3850,6 +3852,7 @@ class CydiaLogCleaner :
             }
         }
 
+        _system->UnLock();
         return;
     }
     _trace();