[wp-hackers] Bundled Plug-ins

[Otto]

An "external" in SVN terms is simply a chunk of code that is directly
included from some other SVN repository. That way, when Akismet
updates, then they don't have to reimport it into the WordPress trunk
or get the updates or anything like that. It's just automatically
included.

Externals are ways to combine pieces of code from other projects
without having to constantly refresh them manually.

-Otto



On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Ozh <ozh at ozh.org> wrote:
> While we're on this subject, if anyone has a good explanation on why
> Akismet is an "external", I'd be grateful. I don't get why parts of WP
> are, well, parts of WP, while other parts of WP are "externals". From
> a user POV this does not make a lot of sense IMO.
>
> On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Eric Mann <eric at eamann.com> wrote:
>> I've just become very sensitive to anything asking me to update immediately
>> after I install what I'm told is the latest version.  It's a bit confusing
>> to download a fresh file, install it, and immediately see any kind of
>> "update available" message.
>>
>> No, I like the idea of including the plugin with WordPress core ... but it
>> would be nice if we could somehow update the core download package (the ZIP
>> file you get when clicking "download" on wordpress.org) when externals are
>> updated.
>>
>>> Many software distributions, once installed will check if there was an
>> update.  This is pretty common practice from what I've seen.
>>
>> Just because it's a common practice doesn't mean it's the right way to do
>> things or something we should embrace.  Anything that can potentially
>> confuse a user is "bad" in my book, common practice or no ...
>>
>> ~Eric
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Paul
>> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 7:21 AM
>> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
>> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Bundled Plug-ins
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>>
>> On Oct 2, 2010, at 10:05 AM, Eric Mann wrote:
>>
>>> conjurs up flashbacks of the endless
>>> update-reboot-update-reboot cycle that drives many people away from
>>> Microsoft Windows.
>>
>> Really? That is a little dramatic I think. The Akismet upgrade doesn't force
>> you to reboot your server or anything close.
>>
>> Would you rather have the plugin excluded from the WordPress core? Then you
>> would need to download and install it separate. Many software distributions,
>> once installed will check it there was an update. This is pretty common
>> practice from what I've seen.
>>
>>
>> P-
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