Hi John, Thanks. ( http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2009/02/msg01426.html ) I did get one module working (Cite.php).
Above said, I have the impression that there is an incompatibility, between the 'mediawiki-extensions' package and 'mediawiki' in the stable branch. I cannot confirm this... as I cannot find the upstream version information for the 'mediawiki-extensions (1.4)' package ( http://packages.debian.org/source/lenny/mediawiki-extensions ). However, I note that 'sid' and 'squeeze (testing)' use the '1:1.13.3' branch of mediawiki. I'm quite certain the error I'm getting (see below) arises from a packaging problem in Debian, i.e. Debian package 'mediawiki' (1:1.12.0-2lenny2) is not compatible with 'mediawiki-extensions' (1.4), as mediawiki-extensions (1.4) appears to be derived from extension in the 1.13 branch of mediawiki. I know that Mediawiki ( http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki ) specifies that the version of the extensions has to match the program, e.g. Mediawiki version 1.12 has to use the extensions for version 1.12. I note that there has been a previous bug, which appears to be related to this very issue -- based on the changelog http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/m/mediawiki-extensions/mediawiki-extensions_1.4/changelog -- see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=473785 . I'm having problems with the ParserFunction extension (see error message below). My set-up -- Versions: mediawiki: 1:1.12.0-2lenny2 mediawiki-extensions: 1.4 ----- As for a fix... I think that the 'mediawiki-extensions' package should be clearly 'mediawiki' version dependent, i.e. there ought to be a package 'mediawiki-extensions 1.12-1' (for mediawiki version 1.12) and a package 'mediawiki 1.13-1' (for mediawiki version 1.13). ----- In any case, what are the advantages of using Debian's packages for mediawiki? -I've had the impression it would ease upgrading... but I'm uncertain about that. -I've had the impression that I'd get security updates quickly... Currently, I'm seeing some disadvantages... -more limited documentation (see http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2009/02/msg01271.html http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=516693 ) -possible additional bugs (see above) Thanks, Michael Error message: ----- array(2) { ["LanguageGetMagic"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(33) "wfParserFunctionsLanguageGetMagic" } ["ParserClearState"]=> array(2) { [0]=> array(2) { [0]=> &NULL [1]=> string(10) "clearState" } [1]=> array(2) { [0]=> &object(Cite)#19 (6) { ["mRefs"]=> array(0) { } ["mOutCnt"]=> int(0) ["mInCnt"]=> int(0) ["mBacklinkLabels"]=> NULL ["mParser"]=> NULL ["mInCite"]=> bool(false) } [1]=> string(10) "clearState" } } } array(2) { ["LanguageGetMagic"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(33) "wfParserFunctionsLanguageGetMagic" } ["ParserClearState"]=> array(2) { [0]=> array(2) { [0]=> &NULL [1]=> string(10) "clearState" } [1]=> array(2) { [0]=> &object(Cite)#19 (6) { ["mRefs"]=> array(0) { } ["mOutCnt"]=> int(0) ["mInCnt"]=> int(0) ["mBacklinkLabels"]=> NULL ["mParser"]=> NULL ["mInCite"]=> bool(false) } [1]=> string(10) "clearState" } } } MediaWiki internal error. Original exception: exception 'MWException' with message 'Unknown datatype in hooks for ParserClearState ' in /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/Hooks.php:85 Stack trace: #0 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/Parser.php(230): wfRunHooks('ParserClearStat...', Array) #1 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/Parser.php(266): Parser->clearState() #2 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/OutputPage.php(369): Parser->parse('This page has b...', Object(Title), Object(ParserOptions), true, true, NULL) #3 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/GlobalFunctions.php(573): OutputPage->parse('This page has b...', true, true) #4 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/SkinTemplate.php(315): wfMsgExt('viewcount', Array, '14') #5 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/OutputPage.php(595): SkinTemplate->outputPage(Object(OutputPage)) #6 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/Wiki.php(250): OutputPage->output() #7 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/index.php(124): MediaWiki->finalCleanup(Array, Object(LoadBalancer), Object(OutputPage)) #8 {main} Exception caught inside exception handler: exception 'MWException' with message 'Unknown datatype in hooks for ParserClearState ' in /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/Hooks.php:85 Stack trace: #0 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/Parser.php(230): wfRunHooks('ParserClearStat...', Array) #1 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/Parser.php(3740): Parser->clearState() #2 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/MessageCache.php(534): Parser->transformMsg('$1 - {{SITENAME...', Object(ParserOptions)) #3 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/MessageCache.php(476): MessageCache->transform('$1 - {{SITENAME...') #4 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/GlobalFunctions.php(450): MessageCache->get('pagetitle', true, false) #5 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/GlobalFunctions.php(409): wfMsgGetKey('pagetitle', true, false, true) #6 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/GlobalFunctions.php(316): wfMsgReal('pagetitle', Array, true) #7 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/OutputPage.php(178): wfMsg('pagetitle', 'Internal error') #8 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/Exception.php(46): OutputPage->setPageTitle('Internal error') #9 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/Exception.php(70): MWException->reportHTML() #10 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/Exception.php(145): MWException->report() #11 /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/includes/Exception.php(179): wfReportException(Object(MWException)) #12 [internal function]: wfExceptionHandler(Object(MWException)) #13 {main} ----- >On Mon, 2009-02-16 at 18:28 +0100, spa...@gmx.net wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm trying to install extensions using the 'mediawiki-extensions' package. >> >> There does not appear to be a 'README' in the package >> http://packages.debian.org/sid/all/mediawiki-extensions/filelist >> >> ... and after searching the web... I could just come-up with: >> http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Debian/2008-04/msg00936.html >> Which basically says that... debian has a non-standard way of doing things >> here. >The extensions package in debian sets up a pair of directories that are >very different than the tarball installation in /etc/mediawikiXXX/ >You will need to manage the provided extensions in the same manner as >you doe the modules available, & sites available, system that is used in >apache2. The real issue with the debian system is that it is not >realistic to manage a real working wiki that "might" require the >addition of extensions that are not in the debian packages. It does >work, ONLY works well with the extensions that are packed with debian, >and that is a far cry from what is available. FYI I tried this about a >year ago and a yaer before that and both times decided to use the >standard installation as it worked well and I was able to modify it as >needed. >Determine your own mileage from these comments as they are NOT intended >to slam a package maintainer, just a recount of my personal experience. > >-- >John W. Foster -- Computer Bild Tarifsieger! GMX FreeDSL - Telefonanschluss + DSL für nur 17,95 ¿/mtl.!* http://dsl.gmx.de/?ac=OM.AD.PD003K11308T4569a -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
