New subject: [Wikitech-l] ExtensionDistributor updates on mediawiki.org

31 Jul 2014

Hi,

Tomorrow a major update[1] will be deployed for the ExtensionDistributor
extension on mediawiki.org. We will start fetching branch information
directly from Gerrit instead of relying on Github. Additionally,
tarballs will be served from extdist.wmflabs.org[2] instead of using Github.

There will be a few differences, namely that tarballs are only generated
every hour, instead of on the fly like Github did. These tarballs will
include submodules inside tarballs for extensions like VisualEditor (bug
44022[3]).

If you notice any issues or have any ideas for enhancements, please file
a bug in Bugzilla[4].

Additionally, I'd like to thank ^demon and YuviPanda for their help in
putting this service together.

-- Legoktm

[1] https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/149474/
[2] https://extdist.wmflabs.org/dist/
[3] https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44022
[4]
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=MediaWiki%20extensions…