Re: [GNC-dev] Stuck: Creating a distribution list

Am Montag, dem 15.08.2022 um 18:11 -0700 schrieb john:
> 
> 
> > On Aug 15, 2022, at 3:27 AM, Ralf Zerres <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > Hey list
> > 
> >  I got stucked while hacking the new distribution list feature in
> > gnucash
> > may someone can give me a light, please?
> > 
> > my latest repro with the code in question is accessible on github
> > (https://github.com/rzerres/gnucash/tree/coowner)
> > 
> > I did summerize the intention of the routines in
> > https://github.com/rzerres/gnucash/blob/coowner/doc/property-management.md
> > And distribution lists are one peace in the puzzle to predefine
> > apportionable shares/percentage values to property units.
> > You may see the analogy to billing terms.
> > 
> > My problem:
> > When creating a distribution list assigned to a book
> > (GncDistributionList * gncDistribListCreate (QofBook *book) line
> > 284:
> > the attributes of the struct are presetted as expected.
> > 
> > Then in line 289 i need to add an object  (addObj (distriblist).
> > The fuction call should  initialize a pointer to a _book_info
> > structure
> > (line 105). Analog code is present in gncBillTerm.c and does work
> > as
> > expected.
> > Now calling line 107: 
> > 
> >      book_info = qof_book_get_data
> > (qof_instance_get_book(distriblist),
> > _GNC_MOD_NAME);
> > 
> > will not update as expected.  It stays NULL. And i have no clue to
> > that.
> > 
> > Is anybody able to explain why? Again, compairing this to
> > gncBillTerm
> > where the book_info (there: bi) is filled in correctly.
> 
> Looks like you forgot to call gncDistribListRegister. You probably
> want to add it to the list in business_core_init() in cashobjects.c.

Damn. Yes exactly that was it. I simply forgot to register the object.
Now I will not forget cashobjects.c so quickly!
Thanks a lot John.
Next iteration loop :)
> 
> Regards,
> John Ralls
> 
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