WikiInclude on 0.11 - Noah Kantrowitz blocks bug-fix

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On Dec 17, 9:23 pm, Ilias Lazaridis <il... at lazaridis.com> wrote:
> Essence:
>
>  * Deletion of valid defect reports on trac community resources
>
> The "WikiInclude" plugin is not recognised on trac 0.11, thus I took a
> look an made a small addition to the setup.py (the entry_point).
>
> Other users have the same problem, thus I filed a ticket in the "trac-
> hacks" community resource.
>
> Mr. Noah Kantrowitz closed the ticket as "invalid". My comments within
> this ticket are deleted, directly in the database, which is the same
> as censorship. I've copied the email-notification from my comment
> below. [1]
>
> Please realize:
>
>  * this is a real-live defect, which remains unprocessed, thus more
> users run into this trouble.
>  * My attemps to inform users in the user-threads do not show up in
> all threads (moderation on trac-users!!!)
>  * The "IncludeMacro" is not compatible to the "WikiInclude" macro
>  * My comments were deleted in a non-trackable way
>  * Users of the WikiInclude plugin are not informed in any way
>
> You are may wondering why the trac project fails to produce a stable
> 1.0 version since years. The answer is here:
>
> http://case.lazaridis.com/wiki/TracAudit
>
> -
>
> [1]
>
> #2294: Plugin is not detectd on trac 0.11 (even the 0.11 specific one)
> --------------------------------
> +-------------------------------------------
> Reporter:  il... at lazaridis.com  |        Owner:  yu-ji
>    Type:  defect               |       Status:  reopened
> Priority:  normal               |    Component:  WikiIncludePlugin
> Severity:  critical             |   Resolution:
> Keywords:                       |      Release:  0.11
> --------------------------------
> +-------------------------------------------
> Changes (by il... at lazaridis.com):
>
>  * status:  closed => reopened
>  * resolution:  invalid =>
>  * summary:  Missing "entry_point" within setup.py => Plugin is not
>              detectd on trac 0.11 (even the 0.11 specific
>              one)
>
> Comment:
>
>  (Mr. Kantrowitz. This is defenitely a defect, which occoured for
> several
>  users. The provided information helps any user which hits on this
> ticket
>  via a search. I ask you once more to stop with the deletions on this
>  '''community''' resource).
>
>  The resolution "invalid" is incorrect.
>
>  The problem exists for me '''and other''' users, see e.g.:
>
>  * [http://groups.google.com/group/trac-users/browse_frm/thread/
> de454e7dcf9f0438/d9806ad4a31a14a7 thread 1]
>  * [http://groups.google.com/group/trac-users/browse_frm/thread/
> 2ccf4b2855a6f242?q=WikiInclude& thread 2]
>
>  I've solved it whilst simply adding the entry point to the setup.py.
>
>  It is ok to point to the more flexible and maintained "IncludeMacro",
> but
>  other people possibly just want to continue to use the simpler
>  "WikiInclude" one.
>
>  I suggest the maintainer of "WikiInclude" (or another developer)
> corrects
>  the setup.py in the repo, and additionally one should place a note in
> the
>  "WikiInclude" documentation, that there's a more flexible
> "IncludeMacro"
>  available.


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