Do you have a link for Extension Distributor? I'm not familiar with that.
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Daniel Friesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ugh, you do realize that once you use any of those options other than > the current (which is a mediawiki svn standard) it instantly becomes > impossible to let users use the Extension Distributor to get a copy of > that individual extension? > And if you put it inside of a SemanticMediaWiki/extensions/ folder, > anyone trying to get a copy of SMW will also get a bunch of crap code > they don't want. (Think of asking for a tarball of SMW, and getting a > tarball of SMW + a bloated directory of extensions you don't want). > > Additionally do think about the people who are trying to make it EASIER > to install and configure extensions. If you diverge from the standard > structure that extensions are placed in, then it becomes increasingly > hard to create extensions or features which allow for say, a UI for > configuring and enabling extensions. > > Using a different tree only works out when you are NOT using MediaWiki's > SVN. But then, you need to start thinking about the different places an > extension could be installed in, and creating a bunch of test cases. > > ~Daniel Friesen(Dantman, Nadir-Seen-Fire) of: > -The Nadir-Point Group (http://nadir-point.com) > --It's Wiki-Tools subgroup (http://wiki-tools.com) > --The ElectronicMe project (http://electronic-me.org) > --Games-G.P.S. (http://ggps.org) > -And Wikia ACG on Wikia.com (http://wikia.com/wiki/Wikia_ACG) > --Animepedia (http://anime.wikia.com) > --Narutopedia (http://naruto.wikia.com) > > Denny Vrandečić wrote: >> Oh, sorry, I was unclear: yes, you are fully right, every extension >> should have its own folder. The question is just, should they be >> >> 1) Grouped in one SemanticMediaWikiExt directory >> 2) Be first level on the MediaWiki/extensions directory >> 3) Be grouped in a SemanticMediaWiki/extensions/ directory >> 4) somewhere else (explain) >> 5) whatever >> >> Having all the files fly around in a single directory is definitively a >> very bad idea :) >> >> denny >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Semediawiki-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Semediawiki-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-devel
