[TYPO3-core] RFC: #15218: [Feature] Possible Replace of Contrib Libraries

[Susanne Moog]

On 23.07.2010 23:14, Steffen Kamper wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> this is a SVN patch request.
> 
> Type: Feature
> 
> BT Reference: http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=15218
> 
> Branches: trunk
> 
> With LTS there will be no update of contrib libraries like prototype,
> scriptaculous, ExtCore and ExtJS for a long time.
> 
> To have the possibility to update only specific library, there should be
> a possibility to set the contrib paths.
> 
> The following patch allows to do this (eg in pre-render hook)
> 
> Addition:
> in Bugtracker there is an extension attached, which does following updates:
> Prototype 1.6.1, Scriptaculous 1.8.3, ExtCore 3.1.0, ExtJs 3.2.1
> 
> You will notice that RTE isn't compatible now, but the patch allows to
> work on such issues without replacing the contribs in installation, just
> installing the extension exchanges the libs.

just to clarify a bit (because I didn't understand it just after reading
your note): The RTE is still fully compatible after this patch. With the
test extension it is not compatible anymore, but this patch allows us to
easily see those compatibility issues before updating the core.

Therefore:

+1 by reading and testing

br,

susanne