[development] hook_depend()

[Robert Wohleb]

The 4.7 install system does not contain this. I'll have to check CVS.

Even then, I still think this would make more sense as a module hook. It
would be nice to at least see module versions on the admin/modules page.
Such a system could also allow for a new module to notify admins of
module updates ;)

Versioning will really be important for the API modules that don't have
their own interface. It would be nice to be able to release a new API
under the same module name.

~Rob

Khalid B wrote:
> I think the install system that is under development does have
> dependancy checking as part of it.
>
> On 5/27/06, Robert Wohleb <rob at techsanctuary.com> wrote:
>> If this was to be implemented, it should be taken further to include
>> versioning. As more modules are interconnected, this will become more of
>> an issue.
>>
>> ~Rob
>>
>> Doq Doques wrote:
>> > Hi. What about implementing hook_depend(). I mean module that depends
>> > on some module (e.g. taxonomy) must define
>> >
>> > function modulename_depend() {
>> >  return array('taxonomy');
>> > }
>> >
>> > Then if user has no taxonomy module turned on - he/she will be asked
>> > to do so or not. If not - he/she will be told that modulename can't be
>> > installed.
>> >
>> > Also when user disables taxonomy module then he/she will be told that
>> > modulename depends on taxonomy module and so modulename will be also
>> > turned off.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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