[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:  enhancement                         |      Status:  reopened
 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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Comment (by markjaquith):

 Replying to [comment:24 kchrist]:
 > Replying to [comment:20 nacin]:
 >
 > >  3. Avoid symlinks, and use VCS tools to check out the same code into
 multiple places (git submodules, svn externals, checkouts, etc)
 >
 > I just want to note here that while this could work in some situations
 where people are symlinking either individual plugins or the entire
 plugins directory, it doesn't address the issue where plugins break when
 deployed via Capistrano (as noted in comment:ticket:16953:31). Any
 situation where the entire document root is symlinked is affected by this
 same problem.

 All of my sites are deployed with Capistrano, and I have no problems with
 this. The only way you'd have an issue is if some stupid plugin is storing
 a full system path somewhere in the database (or in a config file it
 writes to disk). The issue MikeSchinkel is talking about comes into play
 because the plugin path doesn't contain ABSPATH. But with a Capistrano
 deployment, it is the docroot that is symlinked. So while ABSPATH changes
 on every deploy, that doesn't matter, because nothing in WordPress
 hardcodes full system paths. Happy to chat with you about this privately,
 as Capistrano and WordPress deployment systems are one of my specialties
 (see [https://github.com/markjaquith/WP-Stack WP Stack] ). Same username
 on Skype.

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