[geeklog-modules] Returning entries for the Admin menu

[Dirk Haun]

Tom Willett <tomw at pigstye.net> wrote:

>Fine with me -- the two major functionallities that I see used are the 
>ability to use php and being privs aware.

Yep, I really would like to see the permissions added to static pages.
Personally, I don't need the PHP support, but since many people seem to
ask for that, why not.


>I am not sure the expanded search is ever used

I didn't even know there was such a thing in your version ;-)


>Tell me what you would like for me to do along these lines and I will do 
>it.  Or you can just raid the cvs and incorporate what you want.

My main concern is that there are some subtle differences between the two
versions (or at least I assume there are). I don't remember the exact
circumstances, but when Phill announced that he was going to extend the
plugin to support PHP, I asked him to use not the version from the
Geeklog version that was out back then, but use the version from CVS
instead. Unfortunately, he didn't do that and at least his versions have
always had some minor differences since then. Things like valid HTML and
the ability to wrap static pages in a block.

That's what held me back from just grabbing the extended version and
throwing it into CVS. I've always wanted to merge the two versions again
but never found the time (and doubt that I will now).

So if you're into painstakingly comparing the two versions line by line
to figure out what those differences are (if any), then please feel free
to do so ;-) Looking at the CVS history of the files should give you an
idea of what I'm talking about.

Then there's the issue of the install script. We need to extend Geeklog's
install script to safely(!) upgrade from any version of the plugin that
the user may have installed. I've come across reports where the upgrade
process failed for the extended version and the plugin was reported as
being "locked" because of that. Apparently, people had some problems
recovering from that state. It must be avoided that this happens when
people run Geeklog's install script.

To summarize: I want the permissions, I would accept the PHP support, and
I don't care about the extended search. If you think you can provide us
with a version that has these and still has the changes that were made in
the original plugin, then please do that. We would happily accept such a
version as the new official version and ship it with Geeklog.

Of course, I would be available for any help you would need with this
(especially, I assume, with the install script).

bye, Dirk


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