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bug #17366: Pre-checked previous configure options

Submitter:  Dâniel Fraga <dfraga>
Submitted:  Tue 08 Aug 2006 01:55:52 AM UTC
Votes: 100
 
Category:  User Interface Severity:  3 - Normal
Status:  Fixed Assigned to:  sick_soul
Open/Closed:  Closed
Additional Notes: 

The pre-check feature for update will be implemented;
I still have to think through whether it makes sense in
the command line tool too to automatically enable the old options if no -C is specified.

I will try to do this as soon as I find the time, or someone steps up to help me.

Thanks for your report,
Claudio

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Sat 01 Dec 2007 06:48:21 PM UTC, comment #2: 

At last, it is done.
During an upgrade with sourceinstall-gtk,
the previous options (and variables) are prechecked with
their original value, if any.

If you can, please try out the latest CVS builds,
and confirm that the feature works as intended.

Currently the command line utility does not do anything
different.


Claudio Fontana <sick_soul>
Group administrator
Wed 20 Sep 2006 07:20:54 PM UTC, comment #1: 


Sorry,
I had to postpone this.
The feature requires to dissect current CONFIGURED
package information element into each separate configure
options elements, and also requires changes to the parsing code.


Claudio Fontana <sick_soul>
Group administrator
Tue 08 Aug 2006 01:55:52 AM UTC, original submission:  

It would be nice if when I upgrade a package, sourceinstall used the same configure options I used on the older package. For example, I use the following with sylpheed-claws:

CONFIGURED: ./configure --disable-ipv6 --disable-aspell --disable-ldap --disable-jpilot --disable-spamassassin-plugin --disable-clamav-plugin --disable-libetpan --disable-gnomeprint --prefix=/usr/local/

  But when I tried to upgrade, sourceinstall-gtk asked again what options I'd like (I'd like the above options already saved in the respective sourceinstall package information file).

The upgrade process could "pre-check" the saved options. And a suggestion: regarding more, less or renamed options, sourceinstall-gtk could simply highlight (or show in red or some different color...) the new options (it doesn't matter if it was renamed... it can be interpreted as new). If some option doesn't exist anymore, sourceinstall-gtk could warn that it's removing the option or simply remove from the package file... just some ideas... To sum up:

1) if there are new options, it could be highlighted (renamed options would be showed as new options)

2) if some option was removed, then it would simply discard them, because it doesn't make sense to use non-existent option

But if you implement just the pre-check feature, it will help a lot ;-)

Thank you very much!

Dâniel Fraga <dfraga>

 

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    Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
    2008-02-07 sick_soul StatusIn Progress Fixed
        Open/ClosedOpen Closed
    2007-12-01 sick_soul StatusPostponed In Progress
        Assigned toNone sick_soul
    2007-03-03 dfraga Carbon-Copy- Added dfraga
    2006-09-20 sick_soul StatusNone Postponed
    2006-08-25 sick_soul Additional Notes The pre-check feature for update will be implemented; I still have to think through whether it makes sense in the command line tool too to automatically enable the old options if no -C is specified. I will try to do this as soon as I find the time, or someone steps up to help me. Thanks for your report, Claudio

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