4 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.c b/lib/libalpm/alpm.c
index ce83f664..7cf86922 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ int alpm_initialize(char *root)
 
 	/* lock db */
 	if(handle->access == PM_ACCESS_RW) {
-		if(_alpm_lckmk(PM_LOCK) == -1) {
+		handle->lckfd = _alpm_lckmk(PM_LOCK);
+		if(handle->lckfd == -1) {
 			FREE(handle);
 			RET_ERR(PM_ERR_HANDLE_LOCK, -1);
 		}
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ int alpm_release()
 
 	/* unlock db */
 	if(handle->access == PM_ACCESS_RW) {
+		if(handle->lckfd != -1) {
+			close(handle->lckfd);
+			handle->lckfd = -1;
+		}
 		if(_alpm_lckrm(PM_LOCK)) {
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_WARNING, "could not remove lock file %s", PM_LOCK);
 			alpm_logaction("warning: could not remove lock file %s", PM_LOCK);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/handle.c b/lib/libalpm/handle.c
index 883d943a..6e855793 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/handle.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/handle.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ pmhandle_t *handle_new()
 	}
 
 	memset(handle, 0, sizeof(pmhandle_t));
+	handle->lckfd = -1;
 
 	/* see if we're root or not */
 	handle->uid = geteuid();
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/handle.h b/lib/libalpm/handle.h
index 55894d80..5f3e8e8e 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/handle.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/handle.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ typedef struct __pmhandle_t {
 	pmdb_t *db_local;
 	PMList *dbs_sync; /* List of (pmdb_t *) */
 	FILE *logfd;
+	int lckfd;
 	pmtrans_t *trans;
 	/* parameters */
 	char *root;
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/util.c b/lib/libalpm/util.c
index d08af4e2..a4b9e0ff 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/util.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/util.c
@@ -212,17 +212,14 @@ int _alpm_lckmk(char *file)
 			return(-1);
 		}
 	}
-	return(fd > 0 ? 0 : -1);
 
-	return(0);
+	return(fd > 0 ? fd : -1);
 }
 
 /* Remove a lock file
  */
 int _alpm_lckrm(char *file)
 {
-	/* ORE
-	we should close the file descriptor opened by lckmk */
 	return(unlink(file) == -1);
 }