[development] Possibility of API *additions* post-code freeze?

[Jeff Eaton]

Boris Mann wrote:
> Yep. Definitely need to do all these things to build install profiles. 
> And we end up with little PHP code libraries that reach into Drupal 
> and call stuff, or try and twiddle variables, usually in somewhat 
> unclean ways.
>
> I don't know what the best approach is here, but if, as Angie says, we 
> can make functions a bit more modular so that they CAN be called 
> externally with predictable results...it's a good thing.
>
> -- Boris
I had a patch in the queue a while ago that added those sorts of 
functions for blocks and themes in particular -- I too found it was 
pretty essential for a good install profile. I'd be willing to help out 
with these functions.

--Jeff