Move installer and updater folders to the libraries/cms folder?

[Mark Dexter]

Hi everyone. Would it make sense to move the entire installer and
updater folders from the platform (libraries/joomla) to the cms
(libraries/cms) folder?

As I understand it, the existing classes in these folders are tightly
coupled to the CMS and it seems to create unnecessary coordination
difficulties putting cms-specific fixes through the platform bug fix
process.

For example, issues like this one:
http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=25663

If there are foundation classes that can be abstracted out of this
code, those could be created for the platform in a future version.

Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks.

Mark

[Louis Landry]

I'm in solid agreement with this approach.  I think it may make sense for us to have a more generic set of classes for handling packages and manifests, etc for the platform in the future.  That being said I doubt very seriously that they'd be anything like what is there now.  You've got my support.

- Louis

[Andrew Eddie]

:+1

Regards,
Andrew Eddie
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[Ian]

+1

[Nick Savov]

For anyone interested, the tracker item for moving the installer and updater libraries to the CMS is at:

http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=29235

We could use more testers for it, so if you have the time, please give it a quick test.

Kind regards,

Nick