What is the recommended path for updating extensions if you are still using the 1.23.x series? After the update announcement today, I tried downloading the 1.23 version of each of the extensions that we use from the Extension Distributor. Each of the downloads appears to be the same as the old version, suggesting none of the fixes has been backported (or are not required?). Is there a correct way to keep extensions updated if you stay with the "long term support release"?
Jim Tittsler jt@onjapan.net writes:
What is the recommended path for updating extensions if you are still using the 1.23.x series?
Generally, extensions don't update their release branches. Sometimes you can use the latest from master's HEAD for an extension, but breaking changes happen often enough in core that this can cause a problem.
If you want fixes back-ported to the LTS version, your best bet is to talk to the extension's maintainer.
On Tue, 2015-08-11 at 14:17 -0400, Mark A. Hershberger wrote:
Jim Tittsler jt@onjapan.net writes:
What is the recommended path for updating extensions if you are still using the 1.23.x series?
Generally, extensions don't update their release branches. Sometimes you can use the latest from master's HEAD for an extension, but breaking changes happen often enough in core that this can cause a problem.
If you want fixes back-ported to the LTS version, your best bet is to talk to the extension's maintainer.
Related task: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T108734
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