[TYPO3-dev] Cleaning up specific cached pages

[Steffen Kamper]

Hi Dmitry,

"Dmitry Dulepov [typo3]" <dmitry at typo3.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:mailman.1.1188382341.9077.typo3-dev at lists.netfielders.de...
> Hi!
>
> Franz Koch wrote:
>> How about setting up a page on typo3.org with two upload fields in which 
>> the original file and the modification can be uploaded and the page 
>> generates a proper diff-file - maybe simply in a textarea for copy and 
>> past into a plain textfile?
>
> Yes this would be good. But who will make it? As far as I see there are 
> more talk about typo3.org than actual work. I did not follow recent 
> discussions but it looks like typo3org mailing list is silent again.
>

this is not true, as the developing process is not in the list but in a 
private wiki and in meetings.
Up to T3con there will be a update status process, so all people will see 
what is going on.
And the new typo3.org will have a lot of enhancements!

I don't see a chance to make this module right now, may be when the basics 
are finished, there are other more important issues atm.

vg  Steffen

>> I think this might be better then writing a manual, tell the user that he 
>> has to download some tools (which are probably not that easy to find for 
>> windows or some other OS) and switch to command line.
>
> Well, "diff windows" gives result just fine in Google ;)
>
>> [rant]
>> Hmm, core developers could make a div them selfs if it is so easy ;)
>> [/rant]
>
> It will not work. Suppose there is original file and 10 people supply 
> different modifications. After a month or so file will change so much that 
> no one will understand what change was made to original file in submitted 
> changes. Diff shows it very well. It only gives modified areas and usually 
> it is possible to apply it manually even if automatic patching fails.
>
> It is not just we are (core team) too lazy. It is for safety and 
> reliability of the core code.
>
> -- 
> Dmitry Dulepov
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