Item13117: Config.spec files built for Foswiki 1.1 do not work on Foswiki 1.2

Catch-all task to check in spec file updates that are exposed by new configure code.

• FortunePlugin

-- GeorgeClark - 27 Nov 2014

Any plugins updated here need to be released before 1.2 is released.

-- GeorgeClark - 27 Nov 2014

Bumping this to urgent. Many or most 1.1 era Config.spec files have issues. We really need to be more backwards compatible.

• Mandatory config items flagged with "M" crash configure. Have to edit from file system to get by.
• All config items are now assumed mandatory. Need to add CHECK="emptyok" to get equivalent non-mandatory items.

-- GeorgeClark - 14 Jan 2015

I think the fix is to bring back the "M" option, and have it set/clear the CHECK= options if CHECK= is missing. And maybe generate a warning that M is obsolete. But only if we are going to re-release a lot of old extensions.

No... we need to invert the default. Otherwise it will be a real mess. 1.1 can't default to emptyok and 1.2 default to mandatory.

• change CHECK= option from "emptyok" to "notempty" (equivalent of Mandatory, something must be entered)
• Bring back "M" option as legacy, and have it set the CHECK="notempty" option.

-- GeorgeClark - 14 Jan 2015

Closed. Things seem to be working now. This task can be re-opened if more compatibility issues are found.

-- GeorgeClark - 15 Jan 2015

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