Re: [Tracker] [PATCH] fixing a _bad_ bug in tracker-handler.py

[jamie <jamiemcc blueyonder co uk>]

On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 20:49 +0200, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen wrote:
> 2007/8/2, Marcus Fritzsch <fritschy googlemail com>:
>         Hey there...
>         
>         There was a pretty bad bug in tracker-handler.py which only
>         pops up if
>         one has so strange usage patterns as I do ;). A related
>         problem was
>         reported[1].
>         
>         If traker is running in a different session tracker-handler.py
>         will be
>         happy with its requirements but will actually fail to connect
>         to
>         tracker. The problem is solved by adding one more check to the
>         requirements.
>         
>         The downside of this is, that tracker will be started, even if
>         the 
>         tracker-handler will not be used.
>         
>         Cheers, Marcus
>         
>         [1] http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=403752
>         
>         PS: I am looking for 'how' to put apps into the handler, but
>         haven't 
>         found it yet.
>
> Where can I review this fix?
>
> I am very skeptic about the idea that trackerd will be started even if
> the handler is deactivated. It will be almost impossible for users to
> tracker down why Tracker always starts up during the session
> initialization. 
>
> Cheers,
> Mikkel
>
>
> PS: I wrote the current code to check the availability of tracker, and
> I think that it should fix the bug you refer to - I might be mistaken
> though, I received only little feedback from testers (positive
> though). I think your issue is another bug..? 

whats the status of this?

can I apply his patch or is there still a problem?

jamie