I would like to keep our version updated to 1.7 all the time; but we have lots of extensions installed and other things in the same directory as mediawiki. If I run svn up on my local directory, would it only upgrade the mediawiki files that have changed, without removing our special stuff? And no, I haven't changed any actual mediawiki files other than LocalSettings.php; so would this work?
(P.S. I hope this gets to the list, there may be a duplicate copy as I'm not quite sure I'm doing this right) w/
Elliott F. Cable wrote:
I would like to keep our version updated to 1.7 all the time; but we have lots of extensions installed and other things in the same directory as mediawiki. If I run svn up on my local directory, would it only upgrade the mediawiki files that have changed, without removing our special stuff? And no, I haven't changed any actual mediawiki files other than LocalSettings.php; so would this work?
svn up shouldn't interfere with your custom files. (As long as they don't conflict, of course.)
Don't forget to run maintenance/update.php to update localizations and database changes as well. These may come without warning. (And always use caution and back up your data regularly.)
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
Hmm. If I've changed MediaWiki namespace messages, will these be over- written? Forgive my noobishness...
On May 10, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Brion Vibber wrote:
Elliott F. Cable wrote:
I would like to keep our version updated to 1.7 all the time; but we have lots of extensions installed and other things in the same directory as mediawiki. If I run svn up on my local directory, would it only upgrade the mediawiki files that have changed, without removing our special stuff? And no, I haven't changed any actual mediawiki files other than LocalSettings.php; so would this work?
svn up shouldn't interfere with your custom files. (As long as they don't conflict, of course.)
Don't forget to run maintenance/update.php to update localizations and database changes as well. These may come without warning. (And always use caution and back up your data regularly.)
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
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Elliott F. Cable wrote:
Hmm. If I've changed MediaWiki namespace messages, will these be over- written? Forgive my noobishness...
No, because when you install the wiki they are taken from the LanguagesXX.php file and stored in your MySQL database. While updates (new messages and stuff) will be added, none of your custom message will be overwritten by changing the files (via svn or any other way).
Hínandil
Didn't think so, thanks (-:
On May 10, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Hínandil wrote:
Elliott F. Cable wrote:
Hmm. If I've changed MediaWiki namespace messages, will these be over- written? Forgive my noobishness...
No, because when you install the wiki they are taken from the LanguagesXX.php file and stored in your MySQL database. While updates (new messages and stuff) will be added, none of your custom message will be overwritten by changing the files (via svn or any other way).
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On 11/05/06, Elliott F. Cable ecable@avxw.com wrote:
Didn't think so, thanks (-:
On May 10, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Hínandil wrote:
Elliott F. Cable wrote:
Hmm. If I've changed MediaWiki namespace messages, will these be over- written? Forgive my noobishness...
No, because when you install the wiki they are taken from the LanguagesXX.php file and stored in your MySQL database. While updates (new messages and stuff) will be added, none of your custom message will be overwritten by changing the files (via svn or any other way).
It is worth noting, however, that the format and use of messages is subject to change prior to release; new parameters can be added, or the treatment of the message (as HTML, wikitext or just plain text) can be altered.
Rob Church
Rob Church wrote:
It is worth noting, however, that the format and use of messages is subject to change prior to release; new parameters can be added, or the treatment of the message (as HTML, wikitext or just plain text) can be altered.
Yes, I've noticed this, and I believe I've always been able to notice any important changes. Is there a preferred way to stay on top of these changes?
Hínandil
On 11/05/06, Hínandil hinandil@freespirits.org wrote:
Rob Church wrote:
It is worth noting, however, that the format and use of messages is subject to change prior to release; new parameters can be added, or the treatment of the message (as HTML, wikitext or just plain text) can be altered.
Yes, I've noticed this, and I believe I've always been able to notice any important changes. Is there a preferred way to stay on top of these changes?
Reading the RELEASE NOTES file ought to be sufficient. For cases where there are developers who don't update them, or who do so in insufficient detail (naming no names), a glance at the SVN commit log if something seems to have gone wrong might help.
Rob Church
The command "svn status -u" reports which files were modified locally and which have changed content in the repository. The command "svn -rHEAD diff" should give you the details about what changed.
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