[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22303: Please parse a "vendor" file

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#22303: Please parse a "vendor" file
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 Reporter:  remicollet       |       Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new              |   Priority:  normal
Milestone:  Awaiting Review  |  Component:  General
  Version:                   |   Severity:  normal
 Keywords:                   |
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 Hi,

 I'm working on improving Wordpress packaging in fedora.

 One of our need is to allow the use of system libraries instead of bundled
 copy (forbidden by Guidelines).

 I would like to propose, as various projects already, to include a
 "vendor" file.

 Goals:
 - without this file: no change
 - with this file: use constant from it
 - allow to define patch for each library (rather than a global WPINC)

 Note: this is not the same as wp-settings, which are user configurable
 settings, while "vendor" are system configuration (not to be altered by
 users)

 Work proposal.

 (probably) in default-constants.php

 if (file_exists('vendor.php')) include_once('vendor.php');

 For PHPMailer (for exemple)

 if (!defined('WP_PHPMAILER_INC')) define('WP_PHPMAILER_INC',  ABSPATH .
 WPINC);

 And of course,
 require_once WP_PHPMAILER_INC . '/class-smtp.php';

 Using this, we could package wordpress in a simpler way, without altering
 provided sources, just adding this vendor file.

 For example, see what have be done in GLPI
 https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/wiki/GlpiPackaging

 If you accept this feature, I will work on it and submit the patches
 (probably various, one per library, as I will progress on this work).

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