[Mageia-dev] PHP + phpBB mod capabilities needed to fix bug 1956 - please help

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> 2012/1/3 Michael Scherer <misc at zarb.org>:
[...]
>> I was more thinking of proper patchs or better, proper modules, with
>> files to deploy in a well know directory .
>
> I only gave a part of an example. MODs are made as enhancement to the
> standard software. The easiest MOD is like Michael wrote: "a module
> with files to deploy in a well known directory". But in most cases
> they consist of files to copy into various directories of the program
> tree and changes to existing files of the software. There are other
> MODs which can be implemented automatically - which is far worse IMHO.
> This is where a modded phpBB3 could turn into a nightmare to maintain
> - believe me, I've been there :(

/o\

> Of course no developper of a MOD could know what somebody has already
> done to the standard files, so it's not possible do use only patches.
> And it could be (and that happens quite often) that a MOD is not
> compatible to your already "modificated" forum software (destroys
> other modifications or whatever).
>
> IMHO the best way in this case here would be a mod written for our
> setup, all changes well defined to make it maintainable in a proper
> way. Saying this I beg to think again whether the issue  justifies all
> the time and work.

+1