Bug 1533 - missing Xdialog
Summary: missing Xdialog
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New RPM package request (show other bugs)
Version: 1
Hardware: i586 Linux
Priority: Normal enhancement
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: QA Team
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Keywords: validated_update
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Reported: 2011-06-02 21:34 CEST by Alfred Kretschmer
Modified: 2011-10-10 10:32 CEST (History)
4 users (show)

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Description Alfred Kretschmer 2011-06-02 21:34:54 CEST
It's not really a bug, but it's a little inconvenient to me; I miss Xdialog, as I wrote some scripts using Xdialog which won't work with Mageia. I hope Xdialog can be included to Mageia soon.

TIA

Alf
Comment 1 Oliver Burger 2011-06-10 11:01:29 CEST
Imported into Cauldron. Will be backported to one as soon as the BS lets me do it.

But you should perhaps look for alternatives. Upstream has become a bit quiet lately.

Status: NEW => ASSIGNED
CC: (none) => oliver.bgr
Assignee: bugsquad => oliver.bgr

Manuel Hiebel 2011-09-09 23:32:11 CEST

Whiteboard: (none) => Backport

Samuel Verschelde 2011-09-13 13:04:06 CEST

Keywords: (none) => Backport
Whiteboard: Backport => (none)

Comment 2 Oliver Burger 2011-10-03 10:19:19 CEST
Is this needed for Mga1?
Comment 3 Alfred Kretschmer 2011-10-03 20:13:54 CEST
if I'm the only one missing Xdialog, no it's not urgently needed. I can wait for it's appearence in Mageia 2.

rgards
Alf
Comment 4 Oliver Burger 2011-10-03 20:35:12 CEST
Submitted into updates_testing, would you test if it works, please?
Comment 5 Alfred Kretschmer 2011-10-03 22:43:59 CEST
I could do that, but I'm not experienced in testing linux-software. Is there a standardised process? Or how do yuo expect testing protocols?

Could You please inform me when it is released for update_testing, I've activated updates_testing but couldn't find the package.

regards 
Alf
Comment 6 Oliver Burger 2011-10-03 22:48:29 CEST
It passed the build system two hours ago, so it should hit mirrors soon, depending on when they do sync.

About testing, just install it and do a few tests, if it works, then tell us here, and don't forget to tell us the architecture.
Comment 7 Dave Hodgins 2011-10-04 03:28:42 CEST
Testing complete on i586.

It certainly isn't cdialog compatible, but after a number of modifications
to a script that was using cdialog, it works.  The srpm is
Xdialog-2.3.1-2.mga1.src.rpm

CC: (none) => davidwhodgins

Comment 8 Dave Hodgins 2011-10-04 05:06:58 CEST
(In reply to comment #5)
> Could You please inform me when it is released for update_testing, I've
> activated updates_testing but couldn't find the package.

You may also need to run "urpmi.update -a".

If you already have a script that uses Xdialog, just confirm it works with
that script.  For each update, the amount of testing we do depends on how
critical the package is (number of people impacted, and danger to their
system, if the update fails).  A minor package like Xdialog, we just confirm
a few simple options work.

Are you using an i586 system or x86-64?
Manuel Hiebel 2011-10-04 12:36:46 CEST

Assignee: oliver.bgr => qa-bugs

Comment 9 Alfred Kretschmer 2011-10-04 17:55:50 CEST
Currently I'm using i586; I'll do some tests tonight. Thx for your reply.
Comment 10 Alfred Kretschmer 2011-10-05 20:56:28 CEST
Kernel: 2.6.38.8-server-6.mga
Arch: i686
Release: Mageia release 1 (Official) for i586

I tested with two scripts.
1) ftp://ftp.mandrivauser.de/rpm/GPL/2010.1/i586/testing/plymouth-theme-switcher-0.4-1mud2010.1.noarch.rpm
boxtypes used:
   yesno
Comment 11 Alfred Kretschmer 2011-10-05 20:56:28 CEST
Kernel: 2.6.38.8-server-6.mga
Arch: i686
Release: Mageia release 1 (Official) for i586

I tested with two scripts.
1) ftp://ftp.mandrivauser.de/rpm/GPL/2010.1/i586/testing/plymouth-theme-switcher-0.4-1mud2010.1.noarch.rpm
boxtypes used:
   yesno
Comment 12 Alfred Kretschmer 2011-10-05 21:07:08 CEST
Kernel: 2.6.38.8-server-6.mga
Arch: i686
Release: Mageia release 1 (Official) for i586

I tested with these two scripts:

1) ftp://ftp.mandrivauser.de/rpm/GPL/2010.1/i586/testing/plymouth-theme-switcher-0.4-1mud2010.1.noarch.rpm
 boxtypes used:
   yesno
   gauge
   msgbox
   combobox

2) http://www.mandrivauser.de/forum/download/file.php?id=973
 boxtypes used:
   menu
   gauge
   textbox
   msgbox
   editbox
   fselect
   checklist

Script 2 was also tested for compatibility with cdialog in console/run level 3.

All dialog boxes worked as expected and without any error.

So I think Xdialog is fully functinonal in Mageia 1.
Comment 13 Alfred Kretschmer 2011-10-05 21:08:57 CEST
sorry for the multiple post; had some network problems.
Comment 14 Dave Hodgins 2011-10-05 23:37:57 CEST
Still need an x86-64 tester for Xdialog.
Comment 15 Alfred Kretschmer 2011-10-06 12:47:21 CEST
OK, will install X86_64 in VBox tonight (can't install x86_64 on real hardware because of some technical restrictions regarding bios and nvidia graphics) and do some more tests.
 
regards
Alf
Comment 16 Alfred Kretschmer 2011-10-08 23:40:03 CEST
Test with Mageia 1/x86_64
Release: Mageia release 1 (Official) for x86_64
Kernel:  22.6.38.8-desktop-6.mga
Arch:    x86_64
Machine is Virtualbox with 1 CPU, 2 GB Ram, 128 MB VRAM, 32 GB (virtual)HDD.
(Host is mentioned in comment 10).

Tested with the same to scripts as mentioned in comment 12.
All tests passed without any error.

regards
Alf


btw. if there are other packages waiting for testing, let me know, I'll do if desired.
Comment 17 Dave Hodgins 2011-10-09 00:00:44 CEST
Can someone from the sysadmin team push the srpm
Xdialog-2.3.1-2.mga1.src.rpm
from Core Updates Testing to Core Updates.

Advisory:
This update adds Xdialog, a replacement for the cdialog program for X,
that was present in Mandriva 2010.2, but missing from Mageia 1.

https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1533

Keywords: Backport => validated_update
CC: (none) => sysadmin-bugs

Comment 18 D Morgan 2011-10-09 00:58:46 CEST
update pushed.

Status: ASSIGNED => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => dmorganec
Resolution: (none) => FIXED

Comment 19 claire robinson 2011-10-10 10:32:03 CEST
Alfred!

Can't believe we missed your offer to help.

Welcome to the QA team!


There is a list of bugs waiting for QA here..

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