Max Semenik <maxsem.wiki(a)gmail.com> writes:
The main issue with packages is not even the version.
It is kinda expected
that distros don't have bleeding-edge packages, and 1.19 will be supported
for almost a year from now.
This was done with Debian specifically in mind.
However all packages I know of (Debian flavors and
not) split MW
directory and put its parts into different places, trying to follow
the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. The result is [...] outright
breakages because our code base generally assumes that everything lies
in one place.
These are bugs that should be fixed. Release management has worked
closely with Debian and Fedora packagers to improve their packaging
because, despite any on-wiki disclaimers, people will continue to use
"apt-get" and "yum" to install MediaWiki.
Mark.
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