Releases for ACL

Enhancements:
o Add new acl_get_uids() function.
o Improve hook_node_access_explain().
o #135687: Implement grant priority.
o #229451: Allow acl_edit_form() without pre-created acl_id.

This is BETA4 of ACL for Drupal 6.

We do not recommend installing it on a production site, but we encourage you to test it and provide feedback (both good and bad!) in the issues queue. See #322279: ACL for D6 Released for details.

Changes since BETA3:
Enhancements:
- Factor out form code into .inc file.
- Enable grant priority.
- Add new acl_get_uids() function.

This is the first version with working grant priorities, and by factoring out form code, it has become much lighter. This version is required for the new Forum Access and Image Gallery Access versions!

Note: The devel_node_access module, which is part of the Devel module, provides an in-depth view into the inner workings of node access, especially if you enable its debug mode at admin/settings/devel#edit-devel-node-access-debug-mode . This is a big help for understanding the forces that are controlling access to any given node.

Note the Drupal core issues listed on the ACL front page.

This is BETA2 of ACL for Drupal 6.

We do not recommend installing it on a production site, but we encourage you to test it and provide feedback (both good and bad!) in the issues queue. See #322279: ACL for D6 Released for details.

Changes since BETA1:
- #205012, by fago: Fixed the acl form to work correctly when integrated more than once into a form.

Note: The devel_node_access module, which is part of the Devel module, provides an in-depth view into the inner workings of node access, especially if you enable its debug mode at admin/settings/devel#edit-devel-node-access-debug-mode . This is a big help for understanding the forces that are controlling access to any given node.

Note the Drupal core issues listed on the ACL front page.

Bugs fixed:
o Implement hook_user('delete') and remove orphaned {acl_user} records.
o #231096: implement hook_nodeapi('delete') and remove orphaned {acl_node} records.

These are minor bugs that didn't interfere with the proper operation of ACL in any way, but it doesn't make sense to keep orphaned records around, even if they don't hurt.

The real value of this release is in the new acl_node_access_explain() function. If you install the devel_node_access module, which is part of the Devel module, then you get a block that displays the "node_access entries for nodes shown on this page", and thanks to acl_node_access_explain() it will be much easier to interpret the information in the node_access entries (some of the information is provided by the client modules of ACL, so complain to them if it's not clear enough). This is a big help for understanding the forces that are controlling access to any given node.

This functionality is ported to D6.

Bugs fixed:
o fixed acl_remove_user()
o Changed acl_has_users() to use a COUNT() query rather than db_affected_rows() which isn't always reliable on SELECT queries.
o fixed htmlspecialchars() warning if one removes the last user from an
o #135684 follow up, fixes denying access only to nodes that are assigned to an
o #135684 implement hook node grants and some other improvements
o #124070: acl_add_user had a typo preventing it from working.
o #124088: E_ALL fix in acl_edit_form

Adds a check to see if an ACL implementing module actually exists, and if so ignores its ACLs.

This is the development snapshot of ACL for Drupal 5.

See http://cvs.drupal.org/viewvc.py/drupal/contributions/modules/acl/CHANGEL... for the complete Change Log including the changes since the latest recommended release.