On Sunday 06 December 2009 10:53:55, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2009-12-06 10:07:23 +0100, David Paleino wrote: > > On Sunday 06 December 2009 00:22:55, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > This isn't just a documentation problem. If such scripts are global, > > > then providing the wireless-settings.conf options beforescript, > > > afterscript, predisconnectscript and postdisconnectscript (that > > > are local) doesn't make sense. > > > > Well, I don't use those myself, but they make sense since you might want > > different scripts for different ESSIDs. > > I agree, but this is precisely my bug report: if one wants > different scripts for different ESSIDs, but these scripts are > executed globally, this no longer makes sense.
I believe that {after,before}script were not designed to point to things at
/etc/wicd/scripts/ ;)
> > Do you still want to split the bug instead of retitling it?
>
> What title do you suggest?
Something like "pass proper arguments to the scripts in /etc/wicd/scripts/*/".
I'd split it to file a documentation bug too, but there's already one, so
let's avoid duplication :)
I'd like to backport this feature from the current 1.7* branch, if that's not
difficult.
> What happens to the wireless-settings.conf options beforescript,
> afterscript, predisconnectscript and postdisconnectscript is they
> do not work?
Ideally (and IMHO), they should be deprecated, and finally removed. Probably
issuing big warnings in NEWS.Debian, posting on Planet, and so on.
I need to talk with upstream about this issue, though.
Kindly,
David
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