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Bug 1985

Summary:	Remove obsolete tdeconf_update scripts
Product:	TDE	Reporter:	Darrell <darrella>
Component:	non-core programs	Assignee:	Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	bugwatch, darrella, kb9vqf
Priority:	P5
Version:	R14.0.x [Trinity]
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Linux
Compiler Version:		TDE Version String:
Application Version:		Application Name:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	2968

Description Darrell 2014-03-01 14:13:34 CST

Most, if not all of the scripts are obsolete, intended for users updating from KDE 3.1 to 3.2, 3.2 to 3.3, 3.4 to 3.5, etc. Anybody still using KDE 3.4.x or older, or even anything older than 3.5.10, would be an anamoly and such a severe corner case that we should not bother supporting. Such users should create a new profile.

The only update script we really need for R14 is the r14-xdg-update script.

Pruning the collection of update scripts would shorten startup times.

Comment 1 Timothy Pearson 2014-09-23 11:47:18 CDT

While I agree with the overall spirit of this report, we have to be careful not to accidentally introduce regressions.  There are a handful of Trinity-specific update files (e.g. in twin) that must not be removed for R14--the only way to catch these is to look at the .upd file history in GIT and verify that it was not updated (except for renaming) since the initial KDE 3.5.10 source import.

Am I correct in assuming the vast majority of these files are in tdebase?

Would you mind putting together a list of the .upd files you think are obsolete?  Many of those files call small programs to do the actual updates; we will need to verify that the programs were not updated as well, and if not ,then remove the programs with their corresponding .upd files.

Thanks!

Comment 2 Timothy Pearson 2014-10-03 18:05:27 CDT

I would like to get this fixed if possible.  Any chance of getting that list of obsolete .upd files?

If not I'm going to unset this as a R14 blocker as, at least in my use cases, the update scripts do not take a significant enough part of the TDE startup time to justify blocking R14.

Thanks!

Comment 3 Darrell 2014-10-03 18:11:20 CDT

I don't have the time to dig into this now. I don't see why this is an R14 blocker.

Comment 4 Timothy Pearson 2014-10-03 21:56:49 CDT

(In reply to Darrell from comment #3)
> I don't have the time to dig into this now. I don't see why this is an R14
> blocker.

OK, thanks for letting me know.  I don't see why this blocks R14 either unless there is an excessive delay (>= 1 second) due to the update scripts.

Removing from R14 blocker list.