Pretty strange, since the error in question
literally checks
"$wgBaseDirectory !== MW_INSTALL_PATH". Maybe there's something weird
going on because of the order in which the files are initialized.
What does it output if you add debugging checks for $wgBaseDirectory and
MW_INSTALL_PATH after line 235 in Setup.php?
On Sun, Jul 3, 2022 at 6:19 PM Jeffrey T. Darlington <
jeff.darlington(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions, but no luck here. I
did indeed have the
old "$IP = MW_INSTALL_PATH" block. But if I comment that out, I still get
the same "Unable to open file /Vector/skin.json" error. Same goes for the
"$wgBaseDirectory = MW_INSTALL_PATH" suggestion; that gives me the
"$wgBaseDirectory must not be modified in settings files!" error. Neither
option seems to work for me.
Jeffrey T. Darlington
General Protection Fault
https://www.gpf-comics.com/
On Sun, Jul 3, 2022 at 2:57 PM Benjamin Lees <emufarmers(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Jeffrey, I think this is indeed the same issue as in the previous
> thread:
>
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org…
> Of course, you have reached the point where I didn't have a way
> forward. :-)
>
> A bit of background information: I believe the change that release
> note refers to is this:
>
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/core/+/757744
>
> One possible culprit: Antique versions of MediaWiki set this snippet
> in LocalSettings.php at the top:
>
> if( defined( 'MW_INSTALL_PATH' ) ) {
> $IP = MW_INSTALL_PATH;
> } else {
> $IP = dirname( __FILE__ );
> }
>
> It hasn't been necessary in over a decade but will still probably be
> there if you installed in the olden days. I'm not sure it would be causing
> problems here, but you might want to try removing it.
>
> If that doesn't help, see if this brute-force approach fixes it
> temporarily:
>
> $wgBaseDirectory = MW_INSTALL_PATH;
>
> Let us know if any of that works.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 3, 2022 at 12:38 PM Jeffrey T. Darlington <
> jeff.darlington(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ever since the release of 1.38, I have been trying unsuccessfully to
>> upgrade from 1.37.x. I keep running into the same issues. If I start from
>> my current 1.37.x base, I get the following errors when I run update.php:
>>
>> ============================
>> PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Exception: Unable to open file
>> /Vector/skin.json: filemtime(): stat failed for /Vector/skin.json in
>> /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/includes/registration/ExtensionRegistry.php:182
>> Stack trace:
>> #0 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/includes/GlobalFunctions.php(89):
>> ExtensionRegistry->queue('/Vector/skin.js...')
>> #1 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/LocalSettings.php(305):
>> wfLoadSkin('Vector')
>> #2 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/includes/Setup.php(204):
>> require_once('/var/www/gpf/me...')
>> #3 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/maintenance/doMaintenance.php(96):
>> require_once('/var/www/gpf/me...')
>> #4 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/maintenance/update.php(264):
>> require_once('/var/www/gpf/me...')
>> #5 {main}
>> thrown in
>> /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/includes/registration/ExtensionRegistry.php
>> on line 182
>> ============================
>>
>> It looks like it's trying to load the Vector skin from the root of my
>> file system (/Vector.skin.json). If I try to force it to look in the skins
>> directory with something like this in LocalSettings.php:
>>
>> ============================
>> $wgStyleDirectory = "$IP/skins";
>> ============================
>>
>> I get a totally different set of errors:
>>
>> ============================
>> PHP Fatal error: Uncaught FatalError: $wgBaseDirectory must not be
>> modified in settings files! Use the MW_INSTALL_PATH environment variable to
>> override the installation root directory. in
>> /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/includes/Setup.php:237
>> Stack trace:
>> #0 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/maintenance/doMaintenance.php(96):
>> require_once()
>> #1 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/maintenance/update.php(264):
>> require_once('/var/www/gpf/me...')
>> #2 {main}
>> thrown in /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/includes/Setup.php on line
>> 237
>> ============================
>>
>> Since I haven't modified $wgBaseDirectory anywhere, including my
>> LocalSettings.php, I'm not sure how to interpret this. I can only assume
>> this variable is derived somehow. I am *NOT* trying to override my
>> installation root directory; I'm just trying to get the upgrade script to
>> see the skins directory.
>>
>> The release notes for 1.38 state: " $wgStyleDirectory and
>> $wgExtensionDirectory – These are now set later, so can no longer be
>> used within LocalSettings.php unless explicitly set in that file." I
>> have no idea how to interpret that; this sentence barely makes any sense. I
>> can no longer set this variable in LocalSetings unless I set it in
>> LocalSettings? The documentation here is somewhat... lacking.
>>
>> At this point, I was able to get my site up to 1.37.3, but I cannot
>> move forward to 1.38. I remember someone else posting to this list about a
>> similar issue a few weeks ago, but I don't think they received any
>> resolution. The only other possible thing I can think worth mentioning is
>> that I've been running MediaWiki for years now, so I have no idea what
>> ancient settings might still be lurking in my LocalSettings.php file that
>> have been retired or changed meaning over the years. I've scanned through
>> the file multiple times now and I can't find anything to looks out of place.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Jeffrey T. Darlington
>> General Protection Fault
>>
https://www.gpf-comics.com/
>>
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