[development] 4.8/5.0: Modules, the install system, and directories

Morbus Iff morbus at disobey.com
Wed Feb 22 13:59:45 UTC 2006


>>   * .install files get aggregator_schema_version() function which tells
>>     the installer which version number to set in the system table on
>>     FIRST INSTALL. This way, it's not calling or seeing a number of
>>     updates that are already applied to the initial starting table.
>>     (I think this is a problem in our current install system, right?)
> 
> I'm not sure what you're asking for here. Currently, after
> hook_install is called, the schema version is set to the greatest
> current schema update. I.e. if you've got a module_update_5 in the
> .install file, then the schema will be set to 5. So you don't get any
> updates you don't need.

Ah! I didn't know that. Scratch that bullet then.

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