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Similar Modules - alternatives[], replaces[] and replacedby[] field in modules .info file

Project:Drupal core
Version:8.x-dev
Component:system.module
Category:feature request
Priority:normal
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:active
Issue tags:.info, .info file, dupepolice, duplicate, merge, merger, similar

Issue Summary

hello
following issue #328932: Modules and partial dependencies - enhances[] and enhancedby[] field in modules .info file,

proposing that we add support for these fields to the .info module files:
* alternatives[] - module(s) with similar functionality (alternative modules that aren't replaced/deprecated by this module. example, Admin is an alternative to Administration Menu and vice-versa)
* replaces[] - module(s) that are replaced or deprecated by this module
* replacedby[] - module(s) that replace or deprecate this module

see:
#328932-153: Modules and partial dependencies - enhances[] and enhancedby[] field in modules .info file
#328932-139: Modules and partial dependencies - enhances[] and enhancedby[] field in modules .info file
#328932: Modules and partial dependencies - enhances[] and enhancedby[] field in modules .info file

Comments

#1

subscribe.

I just deprecated one of my contrib modules for a new project; replacedby[] would be very handy for this type of situation.

#2

the tags of pear - packages look rather complete to me:

http://pear.php.net/manual/en/guide.developers.package2.intro.php

do you think these tags are usefull?

(ok, we have no channel - or did i miss something?)