On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 18:02, Alan Millar wrote:
On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 01:51:42PM -0700, Tonnesen Steve wrote:
I agree that there are some things that we should be relying on modules for (MARC support, Z39.50), but I don't think that we should be adding a module dependency for the 4 lines of code required to check the validity of an ISBN. I think that we need to ensure that any module that we use add's value to Koha as a whole. In this case assuming that the 4 lines of code (a) works as expected and (b) meets the requirements of Koha, there is to my way of thinking no point in using a module.
It would also be nice to have a short tutorial on diagnosing module problems (If you see something like _this_ in your apache error logs, that means you are missing _this_. Explain what the @INC paths are that should also be down in the apache error logs, and how to use CPAN to install the missing modules). If this could be automated, that'd be great.
This is a good idea, possibly something that we should all look at are the possible errors that can arise, and ensure that they get into the FAQ as a starter. I think that the single biggest feat for the team to organise would be to organise and create a Bundle::Koha module that will contain all of the modules that we need. Installation should then become significantly easier. Just adding my 2c worth Mike