Posted by tyler-durden on September 30, 2009 at 1:46pm
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| Project: | Classified Ads |
| Version: | 6.x-2.0-alpha6 |
| Component: | Miscellaneous |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | closed (fixed) |
Issue Summary
The only reason why I ask this is because the ONLY module that is keeping me from moving to Drupal 6.x is this one. I want to make my 6 month outlook, and I want to know if I could start redeigning with 6.x now, or would it be best to wait a few months?
If I start designing now (I am starting over with 6.x and not "upgrading" my site from 5.x), will the updates through the Alpha and Beta's be easy, or do you just suggest I wait until this is stable before I start building the new site? Just looking for your thoughts, thanks!
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#1
The Drupal 6.x version is pretty stable, I've probably been overcautious in keeping it in alpha, mainly because I wanted to inject more features before stepping into beta. I had intended to have it progressed further by now but I've been kept busy elsewhere. The road map is still to get some substantial progression over the next couple of months.
What is presently going on behind the scenes is a conversion to common code base of 5.x, 6.x, ad 7.x versions (yes, it is possible) which means feature preservation and commonality through all versions. A new feature or bug fix instantly translates to the other versions. For you that means seamless migration through 5.x to 6.x and eventually 7.x should you choose. Happy to answer further questions.
Regards,
Miles
#2
Thanks for the update. I now see on the main page of this module that you are currently working on the common code - that will be a nice feature.
Another question I have is porting over the classified ads and my users. I also use CCK with my classified ads. Will it be easy to port over my customer list, classified ads, and the corresponding CCK fields? Are the database structures the same in 5.x and 6.x, or will this idea not work? I understand you are probably not a CCK or Drupal expert when it comes to this stuff, but I'm just looking for suggestions. I'm going to start looking through the forums also. Thanks!
#3
Doesn't time fly. I'm back in the saddle, working through issues and trying to get stable releases out on the common code base. The 5.x branch is the hold up. The 7.x branch probably won't come good until 7.x is pretty much released, there are major changes in some paradigms. Still working through tests on the 6.x branch. I'll post back to this issue when I can either announce a definite ETA, or have successfully pushed everything stable.
My understanding is that the database structures should come across cleanly. For the part of ed_classified it should be pretty vanilla, it's an extension of node type and uses standard APIs. So it might break somewhere, but I'd be surprised. Do post back if you discover differently!
Cheers,
Miles
#4
Thanks, but I've done some extensive testing with 6.x and am happy with it, I should be going live within the week with it using this module.
#5