[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22802: Empower Plugin Developers to make Symlink Compatible Plugins

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#22802: Empower Plugin Developers to make Symlink Compatible Plugins
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 Reporter:  MikeSchinkel                        |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                              |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  Plugins                             |  Review
 Severity:  normal                              |     Version:  3.4.2
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback 2nd-opinion  |  Resolution:
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Changes (by MikeSchinkel):

 * cc: mike@… (added)


Comment:

 TL;DR: Ticket basically says if WordPress will load plugins via a function
 that sets a global var containing the plugin filepath instead of directly
 using `include_once()` for each plugin then we can write plugins that can
 be reliably symlinked.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/22802#comment:1>
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