[feat] report missing polkit properly from main UI

also refactor and move polkit_agent so that it does not depend on having
bitmask on the path.

4 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/ui/README.md b/ui/README.md
index 08181615..bf1d8667 100644
--- a/ui/README.md
+++ b/ui/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ python package and installed in the virtualenv:
 
 In order to package for distribution:
 
-    make dist-build
+    make pydist-build
 
 NOTE: If you make changes to the asset files, like add or modify an image, you
       will need to stop then rerun `npm run watch` for the changes to take
diff --git a/ui/app/components/main_panel/vpn_section.js b/ui/app/components/main_panel/vpn_section.js
index 71bbbe1d..78146933 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/main_panel/vpn_section.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/main_panel/vpn_section.js
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ export default class vpnSection extends React.Component {
         console.log('check()', error)
         if (error == "Missing VPN certificate") {
           this.renewCert()
+        }
+        if (error == 'nopolkit') {
+          this.setState({vpn: "nopolkit"})
         } else {
           this.setState({vpn: "failed", error: error})
         }
@@ -306,6 +309,16 @@ export default class vpnSection extends React.Component {
         button = <Button onClick={this.disconnect}>Cancel</Button>
         icon = "wait"
         break
+      case "nopolkit":
+        info = "Missing authentication agent."
+        body = (
+          <div>
+            <p>Could not find a polkit authentication agent.
+            Please run one and try again.</p>
+          </div>
+        )
+        icon= "disabled"
+        break
       case "failed":
         info = "Failed"
         if (this.state.ready) {
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index b593f7b1..14afbda4 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bitmask_js",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "description": "bitmask user interface in javascript",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "homepage": "https://bitmask.net",
diff --git a/ui/pydist/setup.py b/ui/pydist/setup.py
index 8f6fd4cd..0bfeac78 100644
--- a/ui/pydist/setup.py
+++ b/ui/pydist/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ timestamp = time.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M', now.timetuple())
 
 setup(
     name='leap.bitmask_js',
-    version='0.2.%s' % timestamp,
+    version='0.3.%s' % timestamp,
     description='Bitmask UI',
     long_description=long_description,
     author='LEAP Encrypted Access Project',