It would be nice if there was a was to identify differences from a non-standard version (related to #782674: support Pressflow) : specifically, sometimes sites will be using an "reference hack" like Pressflow, downloadable from a reference URL, and then proceed to hack it again.

The current situation traces the differences to the original version (in this case Drupal core), not making a difference between those available in the "reference hack" and those "actual hacks" created on site.

Upload module can check alternate download sources beyond drupal.org when they are in the .info, so there could be a way to get only these last differences instead of the whole bunch, where the local hacks are confused with those from the official one, making it impractical to identify the true problems.

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greggles
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subscribe.

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fgm
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Rereading myself, there is an obvious typo: I meant "update" module, not "upload", of course.

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steven jones commented

Urgh, pressflow is one giant hack, albeit an organised one.

Pressflow should be changing the URLs if it wants to use the Drupal update system.

This might be a better issue for a new module, that alters info data for update module.

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steven jones commented
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Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)