[TYPO3-core] RFC 8225: Code cleanup: Improvment / Bugfix: backend.php - Hook: $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['typo3/backend.php']['additionalBackendItems']

[Frank Nägler]

Hi Ingo,
I understand your reason, but I think it is a bug.

Who should I reference my class for this hook? I only know this way.

greats
_Frank


Ingo Renner schrieb:
> Frank Nägler wrote:
> 
> Hi Frank,
> 
>> Problem:
>> I have missed t3lib_div::getFileAbsFileName at the include_once
>> statement. I think it is better to use it, so I can use a reference like
>> EXT:ext_key/class.tx_mxext.php
>>
>> Solution:
>> I have made a little change in the hook
>> $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['typo3/backend.php']['additionalBackendItems']
>>
> 
> although this seems to be a rather minor change I came to the conclusion
> that we can not commit that change to 4.2.
> 
> Here's the explanation why:
> Having that hook behave differently (e.g. allowing a different format
> for the specification of the hooking class/mehtod) would lead to
> extension for example requiring 4.2.1 when using the new format (EXT:...).
> We do not want extensions to require patch level releases, which is also
> the reason for not allowing hooks in patch level releases.
> 
> 
> I'm sorry, but hope you understand the reasoning
> Ingo
>