On Mon, 2009-02-23 at 23:14 +0100, Michael Bonert wrote: > 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 This is most likely not going to work well if at all.
> > ----- > 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). Mediawiki is a fairly new addition to Debian, so you may want to converse with the package maintainer. > ----- > > 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... Not worth the effort. In my opinion your better off 'rolling your own'! > > 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. You may need to check to see that your php settings are compatible with the mediawiki you are using. > 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} A word of advice: only enable the extensions NEEDED and then only one at a time. They are much easier to debug if you do that. > 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} > ----- Lastly: top posting is frowned upon within this list: Good luck! -- John W. Foster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
