#11154: Inconsistency with permissions for proxy models
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Reporter: etianen | Owner: nobody
Type: Bug | Status: new
Component: contrib.auth | Version: SVN
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 1
Needs tests: 1 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Comment (by danny.adair@…):
Replying to [comment:37 charettes]:
>[...]
> Defaulting {{{ follow_proxy }}} (like that one :) to `False` would unify
both API but would break backward compatibility.
>[...]
> I ran the test with {{{ follow_proxy=False }}} as default and only
[http://dpaste.com/hold/697615/ two tests breaks]. However apps relying on
`contrib.ContentType` in the wild could break badly.
> [...]
> We can either break the API to unite them or offer the user to ''opt-
in'' in order to maintain backward compatibility. But this whole
discussion is getting bigger then the ticket itself. We should maybe open
another issue to fix the `ContentType` proxy issue that blocks this one
and then, once it's fixed, use the new hooks to fix this one with:
I agree an implementation in two steps would help everyone (and faster to
get checked in).
Just want to point out that if you consider this a bug (like I do) then
backwards-compatibility (= keep software happy that relies on the bug) is
a less strong argument for retaining it. Right the wrong or continue its
adoption? django-reversion is _currently_ broken.
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