Does anyone have a comfortable setup or tips they would like to share? -- [[Jon]]
> I've just been setting `libdir` in an existing wiki's setup file. When the plugin's in a decent state, I copy it over to a git checkout and commit. For the plugins I've been working on (auth and VCS), this has been just fine. Are you looking for something more? --[[schmonz]]
+
+>> I think this suffers from two problems. Firstly, unless you are tracking git
+>> master in your existing wiki, there's the possibility that your plugin will
+>> not work with a more modern version of ikiwiki (or that it would benefit
+>> from using a newly added utility subroutine or similar). Second, sometimes I
+>> find that even writing a plugin can involve making minor changes outside of
+>> the plugin code (bug fixes, or moving functionality about). So, I think
+>> having some kind of environment built around a git checkout is best.
+>>
+>> However, this does not address the issue of the tedium writing/maintaining a
+>> setup file for testing things.
+>>
+>> I think I might personally benefit from a more consistent environment (I
+>> move from machine-to-machine frequently). -- [[Jon]]
> --[[Joey]]
[[patch]]
+
+>> Well, the COMMENTSLINK variable fits my needs. Sorry for
+>> the disturbance. [[done]] --[[intrigeri]]
>> multiple template directories is still present. Just put them in
>> the templates/ subdirectory of multiple underlay directories instead.
>> --[[Joey]]
+
+>>>Thanks, I didn't realize this was possible. Problem solved. -- Changaco
+
+>>>> We can consider this [[done]], then. For reference, the solution
+>>>> to the hierarchy I mentioned above would be:
+>>>>
+>>>> all your sites have $your_underlay as an underlay
+>>>>
+>>>> the blogs and wikis all have $blog_underlay or $wiki_underlay
+>>>> (as appropriate) as a higher priority underlay
+>>>>
+>>>> every ikiwiki in the world (/usr/share/ikiwiki/templates)
+>>>> \--- your site ($your_underlay/templates, or templatedir)
+>>>> \--- your blogs ($blog_underlay/templates)
+>>>> \--- travel blog ($srcdir/templates)
+>>>> \--- code blog ($srcdir/templates)
+>>>> \--- your wikis ($wiki_underlay/templates)
+>>>> \--- travel wiki ($srcdir/templates)
+>>>> \--- code wiki ($srcdir/templates)
+>>>>
+>>>> --[[smcv]]