commit before linking to release db locks

hub/kojihub.py

@@ -1731,6 +1731,11 @@ def repo_init(tag, with_src=False):
     fo = file(fn, 'w')
     fo.write(spec)
     fo.close()
+
+    # commit the transaction now so we don't hold locks in the database while we're creating
+    # links on the filesystem (which can take a long time)
+    context.cnx.commit()
+    
     #link packages
     for arch in packages.iterkeys():
         if arch in ['src','noarch']: