MediaWiki-l June 2017

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SVG generated by DIA fails whitelist checks
by Charles Bennett 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

Hi All - I'm unable to upload an SVG generated by DIA. Problem appears to be here: https://www.mail-archive.com/mediawiki-commits@lists.wikimedia.org/msg44141… I can provide a data sample if needed. Thanks, ccb

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T121010 and MergeHistory
by John 19 Jun '17

19 Jun '17

Its been almost a year on this ticket without any progress. Can we please get some way of merging two pages that functions regardless of edit timestamps? I am in the process of cleaning up a project where forking has happened by accident quite often, and this would be a significant time saver. Ideally we would be able to give two pages: A & B, either by order or by new parameter select the final title, and the result being that all edits from A and B are now at A. Or could we get an option that overrides that part of MergeHistory's failsafe check?

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Re: [MediaWiki-l] MediaWiki-l Digest, Vol 165, Issue 7
by Kaartic Sivaraam 16 Jun '17

16 Jun '17

> On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 12:34:51, Gary Guo <nbdd0121(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > Wikitext allows nested instantiations of templates, so the language > is not regular. Therefore there exists no regular expessions that can > match wikitext. In that case, what resource could be considered as a standard definition for the syntax of wikitext?

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Dice extension
by Jean Valjean 16 Jun '17

16 Jun '17

Does anyone have a copy of the Dice extension? The download link is dead at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Dice It looks like they were going to mirror it, but I'm not sure that ever happened: https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-Dice Thanks.

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Category http 500 error after wmf upgrade from 1.30.0-wmf.4 to wmf.5
by Chap Jones 15 Jun '17

15 Jun '17

I've been running the wmf series of MW since late into 1.27. I've gone through all the 1.28/1.29 wmf updates up to 1.30.0-wmf.4 and never really had an issue with them. Yesterday I up'd to 1.30.0.wmf.5 from .4 and it appears the Category namespace died as I now receive http 500 errors on each Category page. All the other namespaces seem to be working as normal. I found this error when tailing my MW log file. [fatal] [ab557217] PHP Fatal Error: Access level to CategoryTreeCategoryPage::$mCategoryViewerClass must be public (as in class CategoryPage) [session] Saving all sessions on shutdown Reverting back to 1.30.0.wmf.4 re-initiates the Category namespace. Version .4 Works Version 1.30.0-wmf.4 your root ../includes/page/CategoryPage.php LINE 30: protected $mCategoryViewerClass = 'CategoryViewer'; Version .5 Fails. Version 1.30.0-wmf.5 your root ../includes/page/CategoryPage.php LINE 30: public $mCategoryViewerClass = 'CategoryViewer'; Editing CategoryPage.php in version 1.30.0-wmf.5 to *protected* instead of *public* resolves the http 500 error on Category pages. I have no clue as to whether or not that is a correct fix but it fixed my lost Category problem. Chap @ jonesipedia.com

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Regex for wikitext
by Kaartic Sivaraam 15 Jun '17

15 Jun '17

Hello all, Currently the syntax highlighter of the Wikipedia android app seems to be slow except on high-end devices. It has been proposed to change the implementation to provide users with a better (streamlined) experience while editing[1]. As a first attempt it has been thought to use regular expression to highlight the appropriate wikitext. To avoid re-inventing the wheel, I thought it would be better to ask if the regular expressions to identify various wiki syntax elements is in use somewhere ? I guess there has to be at least some form of formal definition for the wiki-text syntax somewhere. It would be of great use though it isn't in the form of regular expressions. Please reply with anything that seems related. Thanks! Note: Any suggestions regarding the improvement of the syntax highlight implementation would be helpful. Links ----- [1]: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T164936 -- Regards, Kaartic Sivaraam <kaarticsivaraam91196(a)gmail.com>

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Table creation error installing using Postgres
by Jean Valjean 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

I'm getting this error when I try to install MediaWiki: Tables creation failed. Make sure that the user "foouser" can write to the schema "mediawiki". What command should I run in psql to set up foouser so that it can write to that schema?

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Mediawiki installation asking for already provided components
by Sharon Kimble 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

After installing Debian 9 after a hard-drive died I'm now having problems getting my local installation of mediawiki up and running. I'm using this page as my guide [1] and copied and pasted the stanza "sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php php-xml php-mbstring" and installed everything for a 'stretch' installation. This was not an upgrade of my OS but a straight install using the 'stretch' net-install.iso. I have installed 'php-xml:all 1:7.0+49' and 'php7.0-mbstring:amd64 7.0.19-1' but the "http://localhost/mediawiki/" is saying - --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- MediaWiki 1.28 internal error Installing some PHP extensions is required. Required components You are missing a required extension to PHP that MediaWiki requires to run. Please install: mbstring (more information) xml (more information) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- So what versions are required then please for a successful mediawiki local installation please? Thanks Sharon. [1] - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Running_MediaWiki_… -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk DrugFacts = https://www.drugfacts.org.uk Debian 9.0, fluxbox 1.3.5-2, emacs 25.1.1, org-mode 9.0.7

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Re: [MediaWiki-l] DISPLAYTITLE warning message
by Andrew Geary 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

I appreciate the responses. As I was writing a response I realized the issue. I had made edits to the English version, but I did not mark the most recent version for translation. So the Spanish translation was working off the first version I marked for translation, not the most recent English version. Once I realized this I was able to address the issue. Thanks. Andrew Andrew Geary | publications outreach editor +1.918.497.4615 | ageary(a)seg.org Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) 8801 South Yale Ave, Ste. 500, Tulsa, OK 74137 USA -----Original Message----- From: MediaWiki-l [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of mediawiki-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2017 7:01 AM To: mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: MediaWiki-l Digest, Vol 165, Issue 4 Send MediaWiki-l mailing list submissions to mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mediawiki-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org You can reach the person managing the list at mediawiki-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of MediaWiki-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: DISPLAYTITLE warning message (Brian Wolff) 2. Re: PDFHandler and https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https://limit.sh&c=E,1,EzykVigClDwD57… (Brian Wolff) 3. Re: DISPLAYTITLE warning message (Brian Wolff) 4. Re: REL1_28 error (Brian Wolff) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 17:55:24 +0000 From: Brian Wolff <bawolff(a)gmail.com> To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list <mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [MediaWiki-l] DISPLAYTITLE warning message Message-ID: <CA+oo+DWe3wnkRTvwnam-QCa+3Ks-9wizdssVZtOJu-SGGc1v1A(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 3:54 PM, Daniel Barrett <danb(a)vistaprint.com> wrote: > Andrew Geary laments: >>I am seeing this message displayed on our wiki: "Warning: Display >>title "Dictionary:Shepherd’s cane" overrides earlier display title >>"Instrumento de Shepard"." > > Each of your articles contain *two* DISPLAYTITLE lines. I think that's > a mistake: an article should have only one DISPLAYTITLE. (After all, > there's just one way to display a title.) > > DanB If you really need two displaytitles, you can use {{DISPLAYTITLE:title|noerror}} to suppress the error message. -- bawolff ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 18:04:06 +0000 From: Brian Wolff <bawolff(a)gmail.com> To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list <mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [MediaWiki-l] PDFHandler and https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https://limit.sh&c=E,1,lhEBRfQGdyT_Xw… Message-ID: <CA+oo+DXmfK97JGNudWp7aQYGMmDTP3t+z=MS7pP_ZiReBVNEYQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 2:04 AM, John <phoenixoverride(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Im working with several large PDFs and Im running into the message *https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https://limit.sh&c=E,1,5tzzmh6jgd7feRDbAIebkVzFUcIeoc92vGMtux5kQuo66iQJu5wLUXSqyOdDq9CazmFVBloaeSwgjK4JIFjuzzuRzGlOtU5Eh4wK6w,,&typo=1: > timed out executing command "'pdftotext' *is there a way to let that > run until it finishes? Set $wgMaxShellWallClockTime = 0; (0 should mean disable the check. Default is 180. its measured in seconds). Other related settings include: $wgMaxShellTime, $wgMaxShellFileSize, $wgMaxShellMemory. -- bawolff ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 18:51:37 +0000 From: Brian Wolff <bawolff(a)gmail.com> To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list <mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [MediaWiki-l] DISPLAYTITLE warning message Message-ID: <CA+oo+DU64Qnmch0du8ocPwY2oORNKMuXSdkAGvQ1tE3CMqcoaw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 5:55 PM, Brian Wolff <bawolff(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 3:54 PM, Daniel Barrett <danb(a)vistaprint.com> wrote: >> Andrew Geary laments: >>>I am seeing this message displayed on our wiki: "Warning: Display >>>title "Dictionary:Shepherd’s cane" overrides earlier display title >>>"Instrumento de Shepard"." >> >> Each of your articles contain *two* DISPLAYTITLE lines. I think >> that's a mistake: an article should have only one DISPLAYTITLE. >> (After all, there's just one way to display a title.) >> >> DanB > > If you really need two displaytitles, you can use > {{DISPLAYTITLE:title|noerror}} to suppress the error message. > > -- > bawolff Sorry, I misread your post, you are using "noerror". I suspect the issue is actually your first {{DISPLAYTITLE:...}} (the one without the noerror) is overriding the display title set by https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extens… extension, which is causing the error. -- bawolff ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 20:34:17 +0000 From: Brian Wolff <bawolff(a)gmail.com> To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list <mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [MediaWiki-l] REL1_28 error Message-ID: <CA+oo+DW-XBAJZOVBzGoXe=v=7cYEgFALZ5eRnyiFEDcw-bc5fQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" It would be helpful if you could get a full backtrace (Add a "throw new MWException();" at the point causing the issue, and set $wgShowExceptionDetails=true;). It sounds like the maintenance script is calling into the Skin code, which assumes you're viewing an actual page, which isn't true in the script. -- bawolff On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 1:55 AM, John <phoenixoverride(a)gmail.com> wrote: > After doing some digging it looks like lines 210-220 of skin.php where > refactored. I pulled an older version of that function and it made the > issue go away. > > On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 5:57 PM, Paul Keffer <paulfkeffer(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Not sure what the issue is, maybe someone else can help. >> >> On Thursday, June 8, 2017 5:22 PM, John >> <phoenixoverride(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> I did a rel1_28 within the last 24 hours >> >> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 5:11 PM Paul <paulfkeffer(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> > What version of MediaWiki are you using? >> > >> > > On Jun 8, 2017, at 15:12, John <phoenixoverride(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > I am running >> > > php refreshImageMetadata.php -f >> > > >> > > PHP Fatal error: Call to a member function canExist() on null in >> > > /var/www/html/pfs/includes/skins/Skin.php on line 212 >> > > >> > > >> > > Any ideas what is going on? >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > MediaWiki-l mailing list >> > > To unsubscribe, go to: >> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > MediaWiki-l mailing list >> > To unsubscribe, go to: >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> MediaWiki-l mailing list >> To unsubscribe, go to: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MediaWiki-l mailing list >> To unsubscribe, go to: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l >> > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > To unsubscribe, go to: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l ------------------------------ End of MediaWiki-l Digest, Vol 165, Issue 4 *******************************************

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REL1_28 error
by John 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

I am running php refreshImageMetadata.php -f PHP Fatal error: Call to a member function canExist() on null in /var/www/html/pfs/includes/skins/Skin.php on line 212 Any ideas what is going on?

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