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[Izidor Matušov <izidor.matusov@xxxxxxxxx>]

Izidor Matušov has proposed merging lp:~izidor/gtg/autostart-problem into lp:gtg.

Requested reviews:
  Gtg developers (gtg)
Related bugs:
  Bug #1073607 in Getting Things GNOME!: ""GTG starts after login" doesn't work with an invalid link"
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtg/+bug/1073607

For more details, see:
https://code.launchpad.net/~izidor/gtg/autostart-problem/+merge/132360

A small patch that GTG after login works even with a broken symlink.
-- 
https://code.launchpad.net/~izidor/gtg/autostart-problem/+merge/132360
Your team Gtg developers is requested to review the proposed merge of lp:~izidor/gtg/autostart-problem into lp:gtg.

=== modified file 'GTG/gtk/preferences.py'
--- GTG/gtk/preferences.py	2012-08-08 14:56:18 +0000
+++ GTG/gtk/preferences.py	2012-10-31 15:46:28 +0000
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
         if not os.path.exists(AUTOSTART_DIRECTORY):
             os.mkdir(AUTOSTART_DIRECTORY)
 
+        # If the path is a symlink and is broken, remove it
+        if os.path.islink(AUTOSTART_PATH) and \
+            not os.path.exists(os.path.realpath(AUTOSTART_PATH)):
+            os.unlink(AUTOSTART_PATH)
+
         if os.path.isdir(AUTOSTART_DIRECTORY) and \
            not os.path.exists(AUTOSTART_PATH):
             if hasattr(os, "symlink"):