Item8662: The configure page hides items in "error" status when they are in "expert" options

I am using FreeBSD with a checked-out trunk (SVN revision 6640) and trying a pseudo-install with it.

I found a strange behaviour in configure in the "store" section. Maybe it applies to other sections too.

In FreeBSD "grep" is not at same location as in Linux (/bin/grep) but in /usr/bin/grep.

In my previous 1.0.x installations, "configure" always naturally reported an error, and I could easily fix it (it has to be fixed in 2 places for {Store}{EgrepCmd} and {Store}{FgrepCmd}).

In the new interface the "store" reports 2 errors, but shows none, unless I click on "Show expert options".

Then I can see where are these errors. Otherwise they remain hidden, and one does not know what is bothering Foswiki's configure.

I believe configure should show the items in error, even if they are "expert" options, since all errors should be corrected before actual use of Foswiki.

-- RaulFRodriguez - 04 Mar 2010

i see two issue here: first, shouldn't configure have searched some paths to find your grep in /usr/bin/? (iirc, OS X uses the same location, and i thought configure used to be able to find it). second is the concept of showing all settings with errors (even those marked as EXPERT).

-- WillNorris - 04 Mar 2010

no, configure has always failed to find OSX's grep. bummer huh.

-- SvenDowideit - 04 Mar 2010

Solved with javascript. But without javascript everything is visible anyway.

-- ArthurClemens - 04 Mar 2010

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