[TYPO3-core] Still "global" extensions?

[Stefan Neufeind]

On 10/30/2012 10:12 AM, Stefan Geith wrote:
> 
> Am 29.10.2012 23:54, schrieb Jigal van Hemert:
>>> The question just came up whether still the functionality of "global"
>>> extensions is around.
>> [...]
>> There seem to be quite some installations in the real world which use
>> global extensions. There is no real burden in keeping that possibility.
> 
> Oh yes, please keep the functionallity of having global extensions:
> 
> - No need to install them with EM, so all is fine even with
>   the "New New" EM in 6.0, that only supports local install.
> - I use this feature heavily in many installations.
> - The directory typo3/ext could be removed from GIT and
>   the distributions: who needs it, could easily create it.
> - For development I personally use a symlink to include my
>   ext-dev-Directory to typo3/ext, so I can test my plugins with the
>   _same_ code in different TYPO3 versions and installations.

Hey,

but that brings us to the point that having it under typo3/ext might not
be really useful and that having it configurable might make sense.

The case with the "new new" EM is unfortunate as well.


Regards,
 Stefan