MySQL Bugs: #22262: mysql binary requirment not obvious

Bug #22262	mysql binary requirment not obvious
Submitted:	12 Sep 2006 11:55	Modified:	12 Sep 2006 22:48
Reporter:	Andreas Påhlsson (Basic Quality Contributor)	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Query Browser	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	1.2.3beta	OS:	Linux (Linux)
Assigned to:	Alfredo Kojima	CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	mysql binary, MySQL Text Console

Description:
When invoking the Tools->MySQL Text Console menu without having a mysql binary installed the terminal window pops up and disappears again as quick as it got there. No error message is displayed.

How to repeat:
Install MySQL Query Browser on a freshly installed system.
Run and invoke the Tools->MySQL Text Console menu.
Watch the window flash by.

Suggested fix:
This can be fixed in several ways.
* Grey out the menu item if no executable can be found.
* Display an error message if the executable isn't found when invoking the menu item. (Prefered.)
* Document the requirement of the mysql binary.

Thank you for your bug report. This issue has been committed to our source repository of that product and will be incorporated into the next release.

If necessary, you can access the source repository and build the latest available version, including the bug fix. More information about accessing the source trees is available at

    http://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/installing-source.html

The menu is now greyed out. 

ps: if gnome-terminal is not installed, it will fallback to xterm.