patch for the verify* plugins, a new plugin to update modules

[Christian Riggenbach]

Am Mittwoch, 3. Oktober 2007 23.03:26 schrieb Kok, Auke:
> Christian Riggenbach wrote:
> > hi list
> >
> > i have written a little addition to the two verification plugins. this
> > two patches produces a comment and the correct sha1/md5 sum when a module
> > is located in zlocal and has a wrong checksum. they can, after a controll
> > question, write it directly with sedit into the DETAILS file. it's handy
> > when you just change the version and forget to alter also the sha1/md5
> > sum or just to update the module without wan't to calculate the sums by
> > hand.
> >
> > additionaly i have created a new plugin to update modules. it's just a
> > simple update of VERSION, UPDATED and SOURCE_VFY without the
> > multiple-sources-problem solved. a have modified lin to accept
> > the -u/--update switch.
> >
> > i have added it to lin, because this function is to be used with the
> > --want switch. it is a POST-BUILD plugin, so  you can be sure that the
> > module compiles.
> >
> > the new plugin is just a suggestion to an update function. i think that
> > locating it in lin isn't the right joice, but with this plugin you can
> > lining and updating a module in one step ('lin -uw VERSION MODULE').
> >
> > my editor removes automaticaly all spaces on the end of a line, so the
> > diffs contains a bit more than the changes i made.
>
> I've thought about this, and what I'd like to see:
>
> 1) plain text patch files attached please - no tarballs, just post the
> diffs :)
>
> 2) can you write this so that it generates a zlocal module ? this would
> allow the user to quickly `lvu submit` the changes back to us.
>
> If you get this to work I'm very inclined to merge it quickly ;)
>
> Auke
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it performs the following tasks, as described in the plugin :) :

makes a 'lvu edit' with the funktion edit_module_update(). i take it 
from 'lvu' and change it slighly.
edit the DETAILS file: update UPDATED, VERSION and SOURCE_VFY

all the user have to do is check the DETAILS again and submit it.

-- 
mit freundlichem Gruss

Christian Riggenbach
criggenbach at magahugu.net
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