[TYPO3-dev] Removing symlinks in V 4.0

[Patrick Gaumond]

Elmar Hinz wrote:

> I agree that I could be harder. But it will bring unexperienced users into
> desperate situations. when their extensions suddenly don't work any more only
> because of a regular update.

Not sure if 3.8 to 4.0 can be called a regular update (even if the 
product wasn't TYPO3...)

Do you really think that an upgrade at full/whole number (not decimal) 
will be made without proper tests?

There's already the new empty Global extension folder as an important 
factor of questions so while at it why not send a clear message that 4.0 
means "test your stuff"?

Do we agree that professionals will be able to easily do the upgrade? 
(and test *before*!) The hobbyist will possibly wait, or learn...the 
hardway but remember, even if it's free of charge, TYPO3 is still an 
Enterprise software, not your usual Mambo...   ;)



> I think, it has a bad taste to do go this way. This bad style at least could be
> avoided by early anouncement that this kind of hard linking extensions will be
> obsolate, with version XY. But it is indeed not worth this big discussion.

Well if we talk about style, TYPO3 has an history of bringing new 
features even between RC releases...  ;)


> Symlinks are not such a problem. The doubling up of the code on MS is the really
> ugly side. But I wouldn't care to much for people running TYPO3 on a MS server.

Enterprise (and USA in general...) means running Windows. Like it or not.
(it's funny, I was pretty sure Mathias would answer on this one. He did!)

Patrick