[wp-hackers] Plugin Upgrade Failing when using Subversion

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2009/1/16 Mike Schinkel <mikeschinkel at newclarity.net>:
>> But the upgrader really doesn't operate well with not deleting certain files, I've really been planning on rewriting the upgrade/install for
> plugins/themes, i've got a trac ticket on it, I just really dont have the time right now,
>
> I'd be happy to collaborate on this and do most of the work. My biggest need would be to make sure I used the right approach; once that's figured out I can definitely do the coding. There are definitely numerous ways to approach it, some better than others.
>
> IOW, I could do the bulk of this work, just need to know what the team would agree is a good solution.

Get something that works well, under all situations, and it'd be
accepted I'd say :) I've been meaning to combine all the different
install/upgrade functions into 1 class.. but.. Just havnt gotten
around to it, So theres a lot of duplicated code at present there too,
so just dont make it too hard for someone to reorganise the code in
the future ;)

>> Unlike most devs, I dont get payed for any wordpress-related work,
>
> I know the feeling, until recently I didn't either.
> OTOH, why not?  Is it your choice not to get paid for this work?
> Certainly there are people who would pay you to do custom work for WordPress.

Its certainly my choice not to seek full time employment related to
WP, some people are surprised i havn't applied to Automattic, But
Web-related positions (or even ground level computer tech positions)
are rare to come across in my area atm, so.. Even though i am seeking
full time web dev. employment, It just aint happening around here, and
I'm really not interested in moving to the big smoke :)
I certainly take on some freelance work now and then when someone
contacts me, but really don't advertise or keep an eye on the job
lists.. I was planning on getting into that side of the world more
this year though!

>> I have nothing against  others contributing code like yours tho, make a trac ticket for it
> How do I go about doing that?  Do I need to be given a login, or just create one?  And where do I go for that?

Ah, I see someone else has posted a link to trac and all the details,
Trac's the best place to raise ideas of contributions, but not feature
requests (Leave that for wordpress.org/extend/ideas/ )