[Typo3-dev] TYPO3core autotools integration and doxygen

[Michael Stucki]

dan frost wrote:

> It could download and install extensions - setup tables etc

# tar cf my_extensions.tar typo3conf/ext/

And then:

# tar xpf my_extensions.tar

Why do we need the autotools for this?

> It could check for binary dependencies of extensions (e.g. pdflib)

This can also be done in PHP without further (platform-specific)
requirements.

> It could populate the database with users, groups, even page trees from
> a config file...

The new import/export extension can do this, too. And it can also depend on
a list of extensions. And maybe there's a way to trigger an import action
from the command-line.

Would this make you happy guys? :-)

> I love automation!

Yes, seems so... :-)

Cheers, michael
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