[Rt-devel] Bug: RT3.8.1 plugin lib dir handling is not correct

[Jesse Vincent]

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 08:00:15AM -0700, David Good wrote:
> 
> So until the bug is squashed would the right way to workaround the 
> problem be to rename the plugin install directories from "Foo" to "RTx-Foo"?

That sounds pretty reasonable. (Please try to keep the list CCed on your
replies)

> 
> I hadn't heard of the EmailCompletion plugin and want to try it out on 
> my 3.8.1 instance.  I had been trying out an LDAP autocomplete solution 
> I found in the Wiki but the plugin sounds a lot better...
> 
> Jesse Vincent wrote:
> >Yep. We've got an open ticket on it. It's actually a bug in  
> >Module::Install::RTx whtat's special-casing RTx::Foo and chomping off  
> >that first part of the name.
> >On Sep 12, 2008, at 3:35 AM, Sven Sternberger wrote:
> >
> >  
> >>Hello!
> >>
> >>we see that the plugin "EmailCompletion" and "BecomeUser" don't work,
> >>and probably some other plugins
> >>
> >>Enviroment:
> >>SL5 (RHEL5 derrivat)
> >>RT3.8.1
> >>
> >>Problem:
> >>After installing the plugin don't show up in the Web-UI, even if I can
> >>see them under Tool->System Configuration
> >>
> >>Expected:
> >>Entry for BecomeUser under Tools, and altered eMail fields due
> >>EmailCompletion
> >>
> >>Bug:
> >>In RT.pm the function PluginDirs, has the line
> >>       $plugindir =~ s/::/-/g;
> >>This cause RT to look for the wrong directory. The
> >>directories under $RT::LocalPluginPath don't
> >>have the prefix "RTx-"
> >>
> >>Solution:
> >>The plugins should install in the directories
> >>with the "RTx-" prefix, or the above line should be replaced
> >>by
> >>       $plugindir =~ s/.*:://g;
> >>
> >>
> >>best regards!
> >>
> >>sven
> >>
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