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@@ -12,20 +12,42 @@ suggests:
 added.
 
 This would also be useful for autoindex, as suggested on
 added.
 
 This would also be useful for autoindex, as suggested on

-[[plugins/autoindex/discussion]]. I'd also like to use it for
-[[plugins/contrib/album]].
+[[plugins/autoindex/discussion]] and [[!debbug 544322]]. I'd also like
+to use it for [[plugins/contrib/album]].

 
 It could also be used for an [[todo/alias_directive]].
 
 --[[smcv]]
 
 
 It could also be used for an [[todo/alias_directive]].
 
 --[[smcv]]
 

+> All [[merged|done]] --[[Joey]] 
+

 --------------------------
 
 [[!template id=gitbranch branch=smcv/ready/transient author="[[smcv]]"]]
 --------------------------
 
 [[!template id=gitbranch branch=smcv/ready/transient author="[[smcv]]"]]

-[[!template id=gitbranch branch=smcv/ready/transient-recentchanges author="[[smcv]]"]]
-[[!template id=gitbranch branch=smcv/ready/transient-tag author="[[smcv]]"]]

 [[!tag patch]]
 
 [[!tag patch]]
 

+Related branches:
+
+* `ready/tag-test`: an extra regression test for tags
+  > merged --[[Joey]] 
+* either `transient-relative` or `transient-relative-api`: avoid using `Cwd`
+  on initialization
+  > merged the latter --[[Joey]]
+* `ready/transient-aggregate`: use for aggregate
+  > merged --[[Joey]]
+* `ready/transient-autoindex`: optionally use for autoindex,
+  which is [[!debbug 544322]] (includes autoindex-autofile from
+  [[todo/autoindex should use add__95__autofile]])
+  > merged. I do note that this interacts badly with ikiwiki-hosting's
+  > backup/restore/branch handling, since that does not back up the
+  > transientdir by default, and so autoindex will not recreate the
+  > "deleted" pages. I'll probably have to make it back up the transientdir
+  > too. --[[Joey]]
+* `ready/transient-recentchanges`: use for recentchanges
+  > merged --[[Joey]] 
+* `ready/transient-tag`: optionally use for tag (includes tag-test)
+  > merged --[[Joey]]
+

 I think this branch is now enough to be useful. It adds the following:
 
 If the `transient` plugin is loaded, `$srcdir/.ikiwiki/transient` is added
 I think this branch is now enough to be useful. It adds the following:
 
 If the `transient` plugin is loaded, `$srcdir/.ikiwiki/transient` is added


@@ -83,13 +105,21 @@ is blocked by working out what the desired behaviour is, on
 >> which aren't checked in and never have been? I've split the
 >> branch up in the hope that *some* of it can get merged.
 >>
 >> which aren't checked in and never have been? I've split the
 >> branch up in the hope that *some* of it can get merged.
 >>

+>>> I will be happy to merge transient-recentchanges when it's ready.
+>>> I see no obstacle to merging transient-tag either, and am not
+>>> really against using it for autoindex or aggregate either
+>>> once they get completed.
+>>> I just wanted to think through why configurability is needed.
+>>> --[[Joey]]
+>>

 >> One potentially relevant point is that configuration clutter only
 >> affects the site admin whereas commit clutter is part of the whole
 >> wiki's history. --[[smcv]]
 
 > Anyway, the configurability
 > appears subtly broken; the default is only 1 if a new setup file is
 >> One potentially relevant point is that configuration clutter only
 >> affects the site admin whereas commit clutter is part of the whole
 >> wiki's history. --[[smcv]]
 
 > Anyway, the configurability
 > appears subtly broken; the default is only 1 if a new setup file is

-> generated. With an existing setup file, the 'default' values in
+> generated. (Correction: It was not even the default then --[[Joey]])
+> With an existing setup file, the 'default' values in

 > `getsetup` don't take effect, so it will default to undef, which
 > is treated the same as 0. --[[Joey]]
 
 > `getsetup` don't take effect, so it will default to undef, which
 > is treated the same as 0. --[[Joey]]
 


@@ -97,6 +127,17 @@ is blocked by working out what the desired behaviour is, on
 >> defaults take effect whenever the setup file doesn't set a value, btw?
 >> It seems pretty astonishing to have them work as they do at the moment.) --s
 
 >> defaults take effect whenever the setup file doesn't set a value, btw?
 >> It seems pretty astonishing to have them work as they do at the moment.) --s
 

+>>> Well, note that default is not actually a documented field in
+>>> getsetup hooks at all! (It is used in IkiWiki.pm's own `getsetup()`, and
+>>> the concept may have leaked out into one or two plugins (comments,
+>>> transient)).
+>>> 
+>>> Running getsetup at plugin load time is something I have considered
+>>> doing. It would simplify some checkconfig hooks that just set hardcoded 
+>>> defaults. Although since dying is part of the getsetup hook's API, it
+>>> could be problimaric.
+>>> --[[Joey]]
+

 autoindex ignores pages in the transient underlay when deciding whether
 to generate an index.
 
 autoindex ignores pages in the transient underlay when deciding whether
 to generate an index.
 


@@ -117,6 +158,9 @@ Not done yet (in that branch, at least):
   >> you could give. Note that my branch wasn't meant to enable either
   >> by default, and now hopefully doesn't. --[[smcv]]
 
   >> you could give. Note that my branch wasn't meant to enable either
   >> by default, and now hopefully doesn't. --[[smcv]]
 

+  >>> Opened a new bug for this, [[bugs/removal_of_transient_pages]]
+  >>> --[[Joey]] 
+

 * Transient tags that don't match any pages aren't deleted: I'm not sure
   that that's a good idea anyway, though. Similarly, transient autoindexes
   of directories that become empty aren't deleted.
 * Transient tags that don't match any pages aren't deleted: I'm not sure
   that that's a good idea anyway, though. Similarly, transient autoindexes
   of directories that become empty aren't deleted.


@@ -129,6 +173,9 @@ Not done yet (in that branch, at least):
   transient underlay too (they'll naturally migrate over time). I haven't
   tested this yet, it's just a proof-of-concept.
 
   transient underlay too (they'll naturally migrate over time). I haven't
   tested this yet, it's just a proof-of-concept.
 

+  > Now renamed to `ready/transient-aggregate`; it does seem to work fine.
+  > --s
+

 > I can confirm that the behavior of autoindex, at least, is excellent.
 > Haven't tried tag. Joey, can you merge transient and autoindex? --JoeRayhawk
 
 > I can confirm that the behavior of autoindex, at least, is excellent.
 > Haven't tried tag. Joey, can you merge transient and autoindex? --JoeRayhawk
 


@@ -150,6 +197,8 @@ Not done yet (in that branch, at least):
 >>   > Is an unlink() really that expensive? But, OK, fixed in the
 >>   > `ready/transient-recentchanges` branch. --s
 
 >>   > Is an unlink() really that expensive? But, OK, fixed in the
 >>   > `ready/transient-recentchanges` branch. --s
 

+>>   >> It's not, but it's easy. :) --[[Joey]]
+

 >> * Similarly it's a bit worrying for performance that it
 >>   needs to pull in and use `Cwd` on every ikiwiki startup now.
 >>   I really don't see the need; `wikistatedir` should
 >> * Similarly it's a bit worrying for performance that it
 >>   needs to pull in and use `Cwd` on every ikiwiki startup now.
 >>   I really don't see the need; `wikistatedir` should


@@ -171,6 +220,27 @@ Not done yet (in that branch, at least):
 >>   > there's only any point in avoiding `Cwd` for runs that don't
 >>   > actually refresh, like simple uses of the CGI. --s
 
 >>   > there's only any point in avoiding `Cwd` for runs that don't
 >>   > actually refresh, like simple uses of the CGI. --s
 

+>>   >> Oh, right, I'd forgotten about the horrificness of File::Find
+>>   >> that required a chdir for security. Ugh. Can we just avoid
+>>   >> it for those simple cases then? (demand-calculate wikistatedir)
+>>   >> --[[Joey]] 
+
+>>   >>> The reason that transientdir needs to be absolute is that it's
+>>   >>> added as an underlay.
+>>   >>>
+>>   >>> We could avoid using `Cwd` by taking the extra commit from either
+>>   >>> `smcv/transient-relative` or `smcv/transient-relative-api`;
+>>   >>> your choice. I'd personally go for the latter.
+>>   >>>
+>>   >>> According to git grep, [[plugins/po]] already wants to look at
+>>   >>> the underlaydirs in its checkconfig hook, so I don't think
+>>   >>> delaying calculation of the underlaydir is viable. (I also noticed
+>>   >>> a bug,
+>>   >>> [[bugs/po:_might_not_add_translated_versions_of_all_underlays]].)
+>>   >>>
+>>   >>> `underlaydirs` certainly needs to have been calculated by the
+>>   >>> time `refresh` hooks finish, so `find_src_files` can use it. --s
+

 >> * Unsure about the use of `default_pageext` in the `change`
 >>   hook. Is everything in the transientdir really going
 >>   to use that pageext? Would it be better to look up the
 >> * Unsure about the use of `default_pageext` in the `change`
 >>   hook. Is everything in the transientdir really going
 >>   to use that pageext? Would it be better to look up the


@@ -187,6 +257,13 @@ Not done yet (in that branch, at least):
 >>   > viewer pages optionally be `html`, for better performance
 >>   > when there's a very large number of photos. --s
 
 >>   > viewer pages optionally be `html`, for better performance
 >>   > when there's a very large number of photos. --s
 

+>>   >> Oh, ugh, more File::Find... Couldn't it just assume that the
+>>   >> transient page has the same extension as its replacement?
+>>   >> --[[Joey]]
+
+>>   >>> Good idea, that'll be true for web edits at least.
+>>   >>> Commit added. --s
+

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