Debian Bug report logs - #268574
gpm: New debconf configuration does not cope with user's errors

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña <jfs@computer.org>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: gpm: New debconf configuration does not cope with user's errors

Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:02:20 +0200

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Package: gpm
Version: 1.19.6-17
Priority: normal

The old gpmconfig configuration will cope with a common error: it will not 
allow the user to mystype the mouse type since it would compare it with the 
list of available mouse types. The new debconf configuration makes no 
effort to review what the user has introduced and, in the event of a typo, 
the configuration will break (since gpm will not be able to start).

A typo might be now more common since the user is first presented with the
list of available options and then is asked (in a new screen) what option
does he want to select without any mention of the possible options. I think
the question dialog should probably be a radio button kind of question
(select one of the list) instead of a free selection (text area). If it
would be implemented this way there wouldn't be any need to check the
user's input.

Regards

Javier

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Message #10 received at 268574@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Peter Samuelson <peter@p12n.org>

To: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña <jfs@computer.org>, 268574@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: gpm: New debconf configuration does not cope with user's errors

Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 03:36:36 -0500

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[Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña]
> The old gpmconfig configuration will cope with a common error: it
> will not allow the user to mystype the mouse type since it would
> compare it with the list of available mouse types. The new debconf
> configuration makes no effort to review what the user has introduced
> and, in the event of a typo, the configuration will break (since gpm
> will not be able to start).

Good point, and thanks for the report.

This is really just a starting point for the debconf thing, though.
The plan is to change it to a box where you select the appropriate
line.  We just haven't gotten around to switching it to that yet.

Thanks,
Peter

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Message #15 received at 268574@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jason Cormie <jason@wormwood666.demon.co.uk>

To: 268574@bugs.debian.org

Subject: [gpm] Merge with 214643

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:39:21 +0000

Package: gpm
Version: 1.20.4-3.3

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This bug is about implementing sanity checking for gpm.conf.

Can I suggest merging with 214643,which (despite the title) is about the same.



--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel:       Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64

Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  900 testing         ftp.debian.org
  850 unstable        ftp.debian.org
  800 stable          www.debian-multimedia.org
  800 stable          security.debian.org
  800 stable          ftp.debian.org
  700 experimental    ftp.debian.org

--- Package information. ---
Depends             (Version) | Installed
=============================-+-=============
libc6                (>= 2.7) | 2.11.2-7
libgpm2           (>= 1.20.4) | 1.20.4-3.3
debconf             (>= 0.5)  | 1.5.36
 OR debconf-2.0               |
dpkg             (>= 1.15.4)  | 1.15.8.5
 OR install-info              | 4.13a.dfsg.1-6
debianutils          (>= 1.7) | 3.4
ucf                 (>= 0.28) | 3.0025+nmu1
lsb-base                      | 3.2-23.1


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