Re: [bug-sourceinstall] Autochecking the options in package configuration

[Claudio Fontana]

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 8:34 PM, Nicola Fontana <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have to install my libraries in /usr/lib64 or /usr/local/lib64.
> Using the gtk frontend to build the packages, I noticed a couple
> of times I missed to check the option after setting --libdir
> to "/usr/lib64".
>
> Apart from other solutions, I think to autocheck the option if
> it has a value other than an empty string it'll be useful in any
> case.

I agree.

> My idea is to connect a signal to the keypress event of the
> GtkEntry and to check if the value is != "\0", in which case the
> checkbox will be set.

Seems a good idea.

> I've seen the code uses a GtkTreeView and plays with renderers to
> do the job, so I suspect the solution is not so easy as it
> seems (or maybe it is not possible at all).

I think it is very feasible, I just never thought about it.

> Anyway, if you agree
> this feature could be useful, I can try to cook a patch.

Yes, of course. Remember _not_ to uncheck the checkbox if the
value is empty though.

Thanks,
Claudio