Comments on: Restoring applications after flashing: enable “maemo Extras” first. http://mariusv.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/restoring-applications-after-flashing-enable-maemo-extras-first/ nothing before me but thang Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:41:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Andrew Flegg http://mariusv.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/restoring-applications-after-flashing-enable-maemo-extras-first/#comment-36 Andrew Flegg Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:04:43 +0000 http://mariusv.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/restoring-applications-after-flashing-enable-maemo-extras-first/#comment-36 Or, given that between releases the "maemo Extras" (horrible capitalisation, BTW ;-)) repository URL may change; how about storing in the backup the *names* of the enabled repositories? This has two benefits: 1) If the user has enabled "maemo Extras", it'll be automatically re-enabled. 2) If the user has disabled some of their added repositories, this information will also be restored. (2) may already happen, I've not yet tested it. But it sounds like the right solution to (1), to me. HTH, Andrew Or, given that between releases the “maemo Extras” (horrible capitalisation, BTW ;-) ) repository URL may change; how about storing in the backup the *names* of the enabled repositories?

This has two benefits:

1) If the user has enabled “maemo Extras”, it’ll be automatically re-enabled.
2) If the user has disabled some of their added repositories, this information will also be restored.

(2) may already happen, I’ve not yet tested it. But it sounds like the right solution to (1), to me.

HTH,

Andrew

]]> By: Juha http://mariusv.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/restoring-applications-after-flashing-enable-maemo-extras-first/#comment-35 Juha Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:48:26 +0000 http://mariusv.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/restoring-applications-after-flashing-enable-maemo-extras-first/#comment-35 I think you should just back up a boolean "Extras enabled yes/no" and let application manager map it to the current extras repository (if any). I agree it might not be very clean design to special-case one repository like this, but if a future version needs something else, it could just ignore the setting or pop up a dialog when started. I think you should just back up a boolean “Extras enabled yes/no” and let application manager map it to the current extras repository (if any). I agree it might not be very clean design to special-case one repository like this, but if a future version needs something else, it could just ignore the setting or pop up a dialog when started.

]]> By: jSmith http://mariusv.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/restoring-applications-after-flashing-enable-maemo-extras-first/#comment-34 jSmith Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:54:22 +0000 http://mariusv.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/restoring-applications-after-flashing-enable-maemo-extras-first/#comment-34 I'm really thinking that updater should be able to update OS without having all these headaches.Just like "full featured" desktop Linuxes do.IMHO flashing should be LAST resort when system is really completely trashed. I’m really thinking that updater should be able to update OS without having all these headaches.Just like “full featured” desktop Linuxes do.IMHO flashing should be LAST resort when system is really completely trashed.

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