Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of TracPlugins


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Apr 4, 2012, 2:28:19 PM (12 years ago)
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    44Since version 0.9, Trac supports [trac:PluginList plugins] that extend the built-in functionality. The plugin functionality is based on the [trac:TracDev/ComponentArchitecture component architecture].
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    6 Plugins can be either installed globally, in a shared plugins directory  (see [TracIni#GlobalConfiguration Global Configuration]) or locally for specific TracEnvironment, in its `plugins` directory.
    7 Except for the later case, the components defined in a plugin should be explicitly enabled in the [[TracIni#components-section| [components] ]] section of the trac.ini file.
    85
    96== Requirements ==
     
    1815If the `ez_setup.py` script fails to install the setuptools release, you can download it from [http://www.python.org/pypi/setuptools PyPI] and install it manually.
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    20 Plugins can also consist of a single `.py` file dropped into either the environment or the shared plugins directory.
     17Plugins can also consist of a single `.py` file dropped into either the environment or global `plugins` directory ''(since [milestone:0.10])''. See TracIni#GlobalConfiguration .
    2118
    2219== Installing a Trac Plugin ==
     
    3532Then you will have a *.egg file. Examine the output of running python to find where this was created.
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    37 Once you have the plugin archive, you need to copy it into the `plugins` directory of the [wiki:TracEnvironment project environment]. Also, make sure that the web server has sufficient permissions to read the plugin egg. Then, restart the web server (this requirement was not previously mentioned in this document, but in my tests it began working only after I did so).
     34Once you have the plugin archive, you need to copy it into the `plugins` directory of the [wiki:TracEnvironment project environment]. Also, make sure that the web server has sufficient permissions to read the plugin egg.
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    3936To uninstall a plugin installed this way, remove the egg from `plugins` directory and restart web server.
     
    4138Note that the Python version that the egg is built with must
    4239match the Python version with which Trac is run.  If for
    43 instance you are running Trac under Python 2.5, but have
    44 upgraded your standalone Python to 2.6, the eggs won't be
     40instance you are running Trac under Python 2.3, but have
     41upgraded your standalone Python to 2.4, the eggs won't be
    4542recognized.
    4643
     
    5653}}}
    5754
    58 If `easy_install` is not on your system see the Requirements section above to install it.  Windows users will need to add the `Scripts` directory of their Python installation (for example, `C:\Python24\Scripts`) to their `PATH` environment variable (see [http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#windows-notes easy_install Windows notes] for more information).
     55If `easy_install` is not on your system see the Requirements section above to install it.  Windows users will need to add the `Scripts` directory of their Python installation (for example, `C:\Python23\Scripts`) to their `PATH` environment variable (see [http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#windows-notes easy_install Windows notes] for more information).
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    6057If Trac reports permission errors after installing a zipped egg and you would rather not bother providing a egg cache directory writable by the web server, you can get around it by simply unzipping the egg. Just pass `--always-unzip` to `easy_install`:
     
    6461You should end up with a directory having the same name as the zipped egg (complete with `.egg` extension) and containing its uncompressed contents.
    6562
    66 Trac also searches for plugins installed in the shared plugins directory ''(since 0.10)'', see TracIni#GlobalConfiguration. This is a convenient way to share the installation of plugins across several but not all environments.
     63Trac also searches for globally installed plugins ''(since 0.10)'', see TracIni#GlobalConfiguration.
    6764
    6865==== From source ====
     
    7067`easy_install` makes installing from source a snap. Just give it the URL to either a Subversion repository or a tarball/zip of the source:
    7168{{{
    72 easy_install http://svn.edgewall.com/repos/trac/plugins/0.11/spam-filter
     69easy_install http://svn.edgewall.com/repos/trac/sandbox/spam-filter
    7370}}}
    7471
    7572==== Enabling the plugin ====
    76 Unlike plugins installed per-environment, you'll have to explicitly enable globally installed plugins via [wiki:TracIni trac.ini]. This also applies to plugins installed in shared plugins directory, i.e. the path specified in the `[inherit] plugins_dir` configuration option.
    77 
    78 This is done in the `[components]` section of the configuration file, for example:
     73Unlike plugins installed per-environment, you'll have to explicitly enable globally installed plugins via [wiki:TracIni trac.ini]. This also applies to plugins installed in the path specified in the `[inherit] plugins_dir` configuration option. This is done in the `[components]` section of the configuration file, for example:
    7974{{{
    8075[components]
     
    156151=== Did you get the correct version of the Python egg? ===
    157152
    158 Python eggs have the Python version encoded in their filename. For example, `MyPlugin-1.0-py2.5.egg` is an egg for Python 2.5, and will '''not''' be loaded if you're running a different Python version (such as 2.4 or 2.6).
     153Python eggs have the Python version encoded in their filename. For example, `MyPlugin-1.0-py2.4.egg` is an egg for Python 2.4, and will '''not''' be loaded if you're running a different Python version (such as 2.3 or 2.5).
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    160155Also, verify that the egg file you downloaded is indeed a ZIP archive. If you downloaded it from a Trac site, chances are you downloaded the HTML preview page instead.