[geeklog-modules] Returning entries for the Admin menu

[Tom Willett]

Well we are most of the way there already,  when I modified staticpages to 
go with 1.3.6, I took the newest index.php from cvs at the time and merged 
them for exactly the reasons you state.  I will see if I can put together a 
version (without the search) and with permissions and php.  Don't get 
excited about it happening soon though -- I have a lot to do in the next few 
weeks and am putting in as much overtime as my old body can stand.  Oh well -
- work means money.

Tom

On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:04:24 -0600 (CST), Tony Bibbs wrote

> Actually, unless you object Dirk, maybe it would be easier just to give 

> Tom CVS access.  I've seen enough of his code to feel comfortable with 

> that if you do.

> 

> Tom, Dirk has a point on the version used.  One big problem was for a long 

> time the CVS version didn't use the $_TABLES[] stuff which made for 

> support problems (it has since been fixed).  I believe the CVS version is 

> ready for your additions to be merged now if you want to do it.

> 

> Having these changes in will help tremendously, thanks for working 

> together on this.

> 

> --Tony

> 

> On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Dirk Haun wrote:

> 

> > 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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Tom Willett
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