gnats/308: No way to set default values for multi-enumerated-in-file fields

gnats/308: No way to set default values for multi-enumerated-in-file fields

[yngve.svendsen]

>Number:         308
>Category:       gnats
>Synopsis:       No way to set default values for multi-enumerated-in-file fields
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Dec 07 08:01:00 -0500 2001
>Originator:     yngve.svendsen@clustra.com (Yngve Svendsen)
>Release:        4.0 (CVS)
>Organization:

>Environment:

>Description:
There is currently no way to specify input defaults for the multi-enumerated-in-file field type. Currently, it uses the first value of the associated admin file as default, in the same way as enumerated-in-file does. This is a problem, since multi-enumerated-in-file by its very nature should be able to have more than one default value.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
multi-enumerated-in-file should get a "default" dbconfig keyword, like multienum has, where you could supply a legally separated string of values which would then become the field default.
>Unformatted:
 

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Re: gnats/308: No way to set default values for multi-enumerated-in-file fields

[Yngve Svendsen]

At 21:19 10.12.2001 +0100, Milan Zamazal wrote:
> >>>>> "YS" == Yngve Svendsen <yngve.svendsen@clustra.com> writes:
>
>     YS> Is it only the "separators" and "defaults" keywods that have to
>     YS> be in a specific order, or are there other such dependencies,
>
>`separators' has to be the last option if present.  I think the order of
>other options is not important.

OK, I documented that.


>     YS> and does this also go for defaults and separators in the
>     YS> multienum field type?
>
>I think `separators' mustn't be followed by any other option there too.

I just tested that, and it appears that the "separators" last rule does 
_not_ apply to multienum fields.

- Yngve


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Re: gnats/308: No way to set default values for multi-enumerated-in-file fields

[Yngve Svendsen]

At 21:19 10.12.2001 +0100, Milan Zamazal wrote:
> >>>>> "YS" == Yngve Svendsen <yngve.svendsen@clustra.com> writes:
>
>     YS> Is it only the "separators" and "defaults" keywods that have to
>     YS> be in a specific order, or are there other such dependencies,
>
>`separators' has to be the last option if present.  I think the order of
>other options is not important.
>
>     YS> and does this also go for defaults and separators in the
>     YS> multienum field type?
>
>I think `separators' mustn't be followed by any other option there too.

OK, I'll write that in the manual. Shouldn't hurt to be extra careful.

- Yngve


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Re: gnats/308: No way to set default values for multi-enumerated-in-file fields

[Milan Zamazal]

>>>>> "YS" == Yngve Svendsen <yngve.svendsen@clustra.com> writes:

    YS> Is it only the "separators" and "defaults" keywods that have to
    YS> be in a specific order, or are there other such dependencies,

`separators' has to be the last option if present.  I think the order of
other options is not important.

    YS> and does this also go for defaults and separators in the
    YS> multienum field type?

I think `separators' mustn't be followed by any other option there too.

Regards,

Milan Zamazal

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Re: gnats/308: No way to set default values for multi-enumerated-in-file fields

[Yngve Svendsen]

At 23:34 09.12.2001 +0100, Milan Zamazal wrote:
>If `separators' is present, then it must be the final item in the field
>definition, `defaults' must come sooner.  Is it this?
>
>(I admit this should be considered a bug, but it's not clear to me now
>why this happens with the given grammar.)

Yes, that was it, and things are working now. I'll update the docs as soon 
as I can. Is it only the "separators" and "defaults" keywods that have to 
be in a specific order, or are there other such dependencies, and does this 
also go for defaults and separators in the multienum field type?

- Yngve


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Re: gnats/308: No way to set default values for multi-enumerated-in-file fields

[Milan Zamazal]

>>>>> "YS" == Yngve Svendsen <yngve.svendsen@clustra.com> writes:

    YS> GNATS still refuses to accept the "default" keyword in
    YS> multi-enumerated-in-file field definitions. The error message is
    YS> as follows:

    YS> 417 - Error at line 117 of
    YS> /usr/local/share/gnats/tt/gnats-adm/dbconfig:parse error

If `separators' is present, then it must be the final item in the field
definition, `defaults' must come sooner.  Is it this?

(I admit this should be considered a bug, but it's not clear to me now
why this happens with the given grammar.)

Regards,

Milan Zamazal

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Re: gnats/308: No way to set default values for multi-enumerated-in-file fields

[Yngve Svendsen]

GNATS still refuses to accept the "default" keyword in 
multi-enumerated-in-file field definitions. The error message is as follows:

417 - Error at line 117 of 
/usr/local/share/gnats/tt/gnats-adm/dbconfig:parse error

- Yngve


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