Bug #49035 Directories should require a path

• Submitted: 24 Nov 2009 15:59
• Modified: 15 Feb 2010 16:29
• Reporter: Todd Farmer (OCA)
• Status: Closed
• Category: MySQL Workbench: Administration
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 5.2 r4753
• OS: Any
• Assigned to: Alfredo Kojima
• CPU Architecture: Any

[24 Nov 2009 15:59] Todd Farmer

Description:
WB has several configuration fields which are directories, and exposes them as a checkbox (presumably to indicate whether this configuration option exists in the configuration file), and a separate text field for the actual path.

This makes no sense in the context of directory options like tmpdir, datadir and basedir.  Users should not be able to set these values without defining a directory.

How to repeat:
Use WB to edit a configuration file.
Enable "Temp directory" without specifying a directory.

Suggested fix:
Eliminate the checkbox, and use just the text box.

[8 Feb 2010 22:20] Alfredo Kojima

A check has been added so that attempting to apply such change will result in an error and no changes will be made to the file.

[12 Feb 2010 23:21] Johannes Taxacher

fixed in repository

[15 Feb 2010 16:29] Tony Bedford

An entry has been added to the 5.2.16 changelog:

In the configuration file editor it was possible to select a directory, such as Temp directory on the General tab, without specifying a corresponding path.