I checked and the real issue is that this is half implemented so we just need to fix it.
On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Thomas Mortagne <[email protected]> wrote: > #-# [Since 5.0M2] > #-# What to do when the requested wiki does not exist: > #-# - 0: (default) serve the main wiki > #-# - 1: display an error (customizable through wikidoesnotexist.vm or > xwiki:XWiki.WikiDoesNotExist) > # xwiki.virtual.failOnWikiDoesNotExist=0 > > So the option do exist. > > On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Thomas Mortagne > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Something already been decided to take care of this issue: by default >> when your wiki cannot be found you are supposed to fallback on main >> wiki. >> >> Maybe Edy did not had time to finish it but I'm pretty sure I see the >> option about it in the xwiki.cfg.vm. >> >> On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Vincent Massol <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Denis and all, >>> >>> On May 17, 2013, at 12:20 AM, Denis Gervalle <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Vincent, >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 10:05 PM, Vincent Massol <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi devs, >>>>> >>>>> Now that the virtual mode is on by default our users are having troubles >>>>> when they install 5.0.1. >>>>> It's the second time in 2 days that I have to help someone. >>>>> >>>>> The issue is that users will want to use URLs such: >>>>> http://myhost/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome >>>>> >>>>> And those URLs don't work anymore by default (which can be seen as a >>>>> regression). >>>>> >>>>> So I'm proposing the following change for 5.0.2/5.1M1: >>>>> * If there's only 1 wiki configured then always point to the main wiki. >>>>> >>>>> WDYT? >>>>> >>>> >>>> This has already been discussed. I was in favor of that behavior, but >>>> Edouard mention a potential confusing example in: >>>> http://markmail.org/message/ggjgqlfubjfyfxto >>>> >>>> So, what has been decided is to provide a more explicit message, and what I >>>> have suggested is to have an easy way for an admin to create the missing >>>> server descriptor when that error occurs. >>>> >>>> You should read the thread about this change in detail before proposing a >>>> new solution. >>> >>> Thanks for pointing me to this thread which I hadn't read at the time. >>> >>> I've now read it and I see that nothing was done on this point that you >>> raised (as item 3) in that thread). Eduard said that it could be a problem >>> for someone having 2 wikis and removing 1 and then all URLs would redirect >>> to that main wiki instead of noticing that the wiki he's pointing to has >>> been removed. >>> >>> The difference with now and when that thread was written is the feedback >>> we're getting from users trying XWiki 5.0+. We already have some user who >>> have stopped using XWiki because they found it too complex to setup with >>> this new virtual on by default and some others who spent hours scratching >>> their heads to figure out why something worked before and is no longer >>> working. >>> >>> So I really think we need to do something and quite fast (for 5.0.2 and >>> 5.1M1). >>> >>> Solution 1: >>> ========= >>> >>> Check if there's only 1 wiki and default to the main wiki whatever the URL >>> in that case. It's still preferable to get a user started on xwiki and more >>> important than the use case found by Edy which is an edge case. >>> >>> Solution 2: >>> ========= >>> >>> Since the default config is path-based, stop fallbacking to domain-based >>> when no descriptor is found and always fallback to the main wiki instead. >>> >>> This option should solve the problem of getting started for users and at >>> the same time not have the problem raised by Edy. The only downside would >>> be users who had configured their subwiki in path-based (default) but with >>> domains, which is not the normal way anyway: they should configure it in >>> domain-based if they wish to use domains... >>> >>> My preference goes to 2. >>> >>> WDYT? Any other solution? >>> >>> Thanks >>> -Vincent >>> >>> PS: The reason I suddenly took interest in this topic is because: >>> * I've helped several users understand why they couldn't access their wiki >>> in 1 week (I can think of 3) >>> * I've recoded the new wiki descriptor module and updated the new url >>> module to handle subwiki aliases and this recoded this algorithm. I'll be >>> committing this soon now (just finishing some functional tests) >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> devs mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> >> >> >> -- >> Thomas Mortagne > > > > -- > Thomas Mortagne -- Thomas Mortagne _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
