[Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#876363: octave fetches network resources when network access disabled

[D Haley]

Hi,

It looks like the QT UI does not match what happens internally in Octave
if the line is absent from the file.

If the line "allow_web_connection=true" is present, then the web
connection proceeds, and the network tab in settings reflects the setting.

If the line "allow_web_connection=false" is present, then the web
connection does not occur, and the network tab in settings reflects the
setting.

However, if the line is entirely absent, then the connection is
established, however *the UI does not show this*. The item in the menu
for the network connection is unchecked.

Here is the testing I performed:

$ pwd
/home/pcuser/.config/octave
$ ls -l qt-settings
-rw-r--r-- 1 pcuser pcuser 5507 Sep 21 13:52 qt-settings
$ mv qt-settings qt-settings.bak
$ ps augxw | grep -i [o]ctave

<unplug virtualbox network adaptor, pull cable from wall>
$ octave --force-gui

<untick allow octave to connect to the ....>
<wait for 30s, nothing happens>
<close octave window>
$ grep allow_web_connection ~/.config/octave/qt-settings
allow_web_connection=false
$ octave --force-gui
<navigate to network tab in settings, note that this is unchecked>
$ sed -i 's/allow_web_connection=false/allow_web_connection=true/'
qt-settings
$octave --force-gui
<wait for ~30s, error message about news source unavailable pops up, in
settings, the check box is now checked>
$ sed -i 's/allow_web_connection=true//' qt-settings
<wait for ~30s, error message about news source unavailable pops up again>
<NOTE: The menu item in the settings is *unchecked*>