September 2007 - YaST Development - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[yast-devel] buttons buttons buttons
by Martin Schmidkunz 24 Oct '08

24 Oct '08

Hi, when testing openSUSE 11.1/SLES 11 I came across a rather curious situation: many modules have already switched their label from Abort/OK(Accept, Finish...) to the style guide compliant Cancel/OK label. However in every case there is a third, inactive "Back" button included. This doesn't make sense as there is nothing to go back and the dialog is just an overview. I suppose this is due to many of you using wizard.ycp as base template for creating your module. What do you think about using the button box (http://lizards.opensuse.org/2008/08/28/button-order-in-yast-trying-to-make-…) instead of the buttons of wizard.ycp? In my opinion this would have the following advantages: * consistent button order in pop ups and in the module * user would not need to deal with an inactive button * button order in YaST would be consistent with the desktop used by the user What do you think about that issue? Cu, Martin -- Martin Schmidkunz User Experience Specialist martin.schmidkunz(a)novell.com +49 (0) 911 740 53-346 ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Novell, Inc. SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10 Your Linux is ready http://www.novell.com/linux -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help(a)opensuse.org

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[yast-devel] 3 questions about yast....
by Roberto Angelino 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

OK. First some background: My customer has written a sles9->sles10 live update installation script. I just ran it via ssh. It uses autoyast (the sles10 version) and it installs onto a clean partition (i.e., a partition that isn't running sles9). It works, but they've had to mess with some of the ycp files. Note this script is specialized to their nodes because they only ship 2-3 type of nodes. It's not a general purpose script. Here are the 3 questions they have (for sles10 version): 1) After yast completes installation (i.e., post-install), the fstab is created. What yast module makes this call? It has to be in yast2-installation, but I can't find the connection between the installation and yast2-storage where WriteFstab() lives. 2) How does yast determine what the source partition to mount is? 3) bootloader_finish.ycp breaks the install at the end. They got the install to work by commenting out everything in bootload_finish.ycp. What does this file do? Thanks -robert -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help(a)opensuse.org

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[yast-devel] Huge window during package install
by Boyd Timothy 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

I'm trying to duplicate the following bug so I might be able to fix it: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=309049 Unfortunately, I have not been able to reproduce it on my computer. Someone yesterday in #opensuse-gnome mentioned that they had seen it a few times but not always. In the times they saw it, there was no window decoration around the window. In other words, there was no window decoration (title bar, etc.). Does anyone know of a case where yast will create a window without window frames? Thanks for any direction someone may have! -Boyd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help(a)opensuse.org

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[yast-devel] added some features to y2makeall
by Christian Kornacker 27 Sep '07

27 Sep '07

i've added a little "hack" to y2makeall to enable building libzypp, build/link YaST (pkg-bindings) against this libzypp and install both on a specified --prefix. furthermore, it's now possible to use an icecream environment for building, which should make the build process a little faster. "why should I use this" you may ask... the first thing that comes in mind is, you can quickly build/test a different YaST version without changing your system's YaST installation and without the need for a VM. unfortunately, not all YaST agents are "y2makeall compatible" yet. i.e. the "storage" agent depends on some "installation" modules (IIRC), the "installation" agent again depends on "storage". another problem is the XVersion file. XVersion gets installed in $sysconfdir by yast2 but the configure scripts search in $coresysconfdir which is $prefix/$sysconfdir. so, finally, these are the new y2makeall parameters: --build-libzypp build your own libzypp --libzypp-source libzypp source dir --libzypp-prefix libzypp install prefix --icecream build using icecc --icecream-prefix defaults to /opt/icecream --jobs make jobs to run simultaneously old one which is used now: --prefix YaST install prefix of course comments are highly appreciated... thanks, Christian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help(a)opensuse.org

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[yast-devel] Branching openSUSE 10.3 -- Proposal
by Lukas Ocilka 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

Hi, Despite the fact that most of us are still fixing openSUSE 10.3 bugs, there are some commits that should go to the "after 10.3 only". Our proposal is to branch openSUSE 10.3 on Monday 24th after 18:00 (with RC2 if possible)- Mvidner is a volunteer for doing that :) Please, speak up if you don't like to proposal. Thanks & Bye Lukas -- Lukas Ocilka, YaST Developer (xn--luk-gla45d) ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX, s. r. o., Lihovarska 1060/12, Praha 9, Czech Republic

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[yast-devel] YaST: 10.3 installation testing
by Steffen Winterfeldt 24 Sep '07

24 Sep '07

Hi, who never needs to test the first stage installation workflow, can safely delete this mail. :-) Starting with beta1, a shiny new linuxrc is used. In particular, you can specify an inst-sys independently of the repository. Like, e.g.: install=ftp://server1/pub/cd1?instsys=my_fancy_instsys [using ftp://server1/pub/cd1/my_fancy_instsys] or even install=ftp://server1/pub/cd1?instsys=nfs://server2/my/fancy_instsys The 'instsys' URL does _NOT_ point to a repository but directly to the instsys image (or directory). The old method of implicitly using a 'boot/<arch>/inst-sys' directory if one exists, is no longer supported. BTW, before someone asks: the linuxrc docs on opensuse.org have been updated. :-) BTW2, as of beta1 linuxrc checks the signatures of all files it downloads. Use 'insecure=1' to turn it off. Steffen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help(a)opensuse.org

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[yast-devel] yast debugger?
by Roberto Angelino 20 Sep '07

20 Sep '07

Is there such a thing? It would be nice to do a yast -d ... ---- Roberto Angelino Dedicated Partner Engineer (310) 529-3527 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help(a)opensuse.org

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[yast-devel] ruby bindings work with the UI now
by Duncan Mac-Vicar Prett 20 Sep '07

20 Sep '07

http://duncan.mac-vicar.com/blog/archives/266 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help(a)opensuse.org

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[yast-devel] finish yast and launch subsequent program
by Johannes Meixner 19 Sep '07

19 Sep '07

Hello, is it possible (with YCP) to finish a YaST module but let it launch a subsequent program? I.e. replace the YaST process by another program? For background info, see https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=310476#c4 Kind Regards Johannes Meixner -- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, 90409 Nuernberg, Germany AG Nuernberg, HRB 16746, GF: Markus Rex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help(a)opensuse.org

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[yast-devel] YaST team minutes digest. Tue, Sept 11.
by Duncan Mac-Vicar Prett 18 Sep '07

18 Sep '07

(last digest was Sept 4, not 9) Table of contents: ------------------------ * Open bugs for 10.3 * YaST workshop * Python-bindings news * Package management stack bug squashing * SLE10 SP1 * ncurses * Applets * Misc * Miscellaneous bugfixes Open bugs for 10.3 -------------------------- * Everyone please check your open bugs for openSUSE 10.3, and move them to openSUSE 11, if they're not going to be fixed for 10.3. Optionally you may create feature requests for enhancements, if appropriate * For 10.3 RC1 fix only major, critical and blocker bugs YaST workshop --------------------- * Please send jsrain and dmacvicar topics you want to present on YaST workshop Python-bindings news ------------------------------ * Importing other YaST modules functionality added * Basic type checking implemented * UI and SCR can now be called from python code, still WIP Package management stack bug squashing ------------------------------------------------------------- * Always refreshing susetags repositories, even if they were up-to-date now fixed * Fixed package size + related disk usage calculation for YUM repositories (bug #308475) * Installation in text-mode stuck on reading repository cache was caused by not providing correct alternative solution of busy cursor animation for ncurses (bug #309376) * Focus on getting the update stack working. CD eject/changing bug (#308362). Michael working on disk space calculation bugs (#308362) Important note: if you are implementing alternative solutions for GUI and text mode, please make sure you test your feature (bugfix) in both UIs. Similarly, if you're implementing feature (fixing a bug) for installation, make sure it gets properly tested in inst-sys SLE10 SP1 --------------------------------- * Installation server providing NFS4-based repository does not work * update of migrate-to-SP1 patch Ncurses --------- Text mode installation broken in beta3. Memory corruption problems? (#305196). (UPDATE: fixed. Unclosed dialog) Michael initiated discussion about one memory corruption bug in libzypp Stefan shared experience with one in the UI and the trick to dlopen and dlclose the library to keep it in memory. Applets. --------- Looking good. Still some bugs filed against them. Some of them are zypper bugs really. Misc. ------ - Christian Kornacker has been working on developing some y2make all enhancements (goal: prefixed yast together with a non-system libzypp) Miscellaneous bugfixes -------------------------------- * yast2-squid now supports opening ports in firewall and contains sysconfig file with firewall ports definition (bug #247745) * showy2log tool improved - now it can read from stdin * backporting Xen support to SLE9 SP4 (paravirtualized machine installation, paravirtualized drivers support in full virtualization) (feature #301974) * static IP configuration + proxy setup in 1st stage should work correctly by now (bugs #298001, #287801) * Install notify messages should no longer pop-up during package update in ncurses UI (bug #308410) * Using obsolete 'getcfg-interface' tool made yast2-dhcp-server unable to retrieve subnet information, thus resulting in generating invalid config file - now fixed (bug #308258) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help(a)opensuse.org

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