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If a file is upgraded by Alex, and it's not upgraded by the installer, then it may not work together with the new release. So I see in advance, that Alex will not accept this config_preserve file feature request.
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A number of suggestions have been made over the years on how to allow significant user modifications to the site, without losing them during upgrades, and it's something Alex should seriously consider. The "core" libraries can be updated, without needing to make changes to other scripts.Quote:
Sometimes, rewriting SiteHTML.pm _is_ a better option, even if it has to be done for each upgrade.Quote:
SiteHTML.pm ... User.pm, is another file that seemed to be, where site-specific routines could be placedTherefore I don't really like hacks, and I try to avoid them maximally. Thanks to the plugin system, there were really just a few things I was not able to solve with the plugin system.
Anyway. The fact that I would not like to encourage users to hack LinkSQL, would not necessarily mean, that Alex thinks the same. It's possible that Alex will support your idea.
BTW: Could we split this thread & move some posts to a separate thread, under better subject?
(From post #16, except #17 which still belongs to this thread)
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