Index: CHANGELOG.txt
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/CHANGELOG.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.256
diff -u -p -r1.256 CHANGELOG.txt
--- CHANGELOG.txt 20 Feb 2008 13:46:36 -0000 1.256
+++ CHANGELOG.txt 9 Mar 2008 23:41:41 -0000
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Drupal 7.0, xxxx-xx-xx (development vers
- Usability:
* Implemented drag-and-drop positioning for input format listings.
* Provide descriptions for permissions on the administration page.
+- Removed ping module:
+ * This module has been removed from the core download. Contributed
+ alternatives are available.
Drupal 6.0, 2008-02-13
----------------------
Index: INSTALL.txt
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/INSTALL.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.65
diff -u -p -r1.65 INSTALL.txt
--- INSTALL.txt 17 Feb 2008 19:29:06 -0000 1.65
+++ INSTALL.txt 9 Mar 2008 23:41:41 -0000
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ INSTALLATION
Many Drupal modules have periodic tasks that must be triggered by a cron
maintenance task, including search module (to build and update the index
used for keyword searching), aggregator module (to retrieve feeds from other
- sites), ping module (to notify other sites about new or updated content), and
- system module (to perform routine maintenance and pruning on system tables).
+ sites), and system module (to perform routine maintenance and pruning on
+ system tables).
To activate these tasks, call the cron page by visiting
http://www.example.com/cron.php, which, in turn, executes tasks on behalf
of installed modules.
Index: modules/ping/ping.info
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RCS file: modules/ping/ping.info
diff -N modules/ping/ping.info
--- modules/ping/ping.info 18 Feb 2008 19:19:46 -0000 1.5
+++ /dev/null 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-; $Id: ping.info,v 1.5 2008/02/18 19:19:46 dries Exp $
-name = Ping
-description = Alerts other sites when your site has been updated.
-package = Core - optional
-version = VERSION
-core = 7.x
Index: modules/ping/ping.module
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RCS file: modules/ping/ping.module
diff -N modules/ping/ping.module
--- modules/ping/ping.module 19 Dec 2007 17:45:42 -0000 1.52
+++ /dev/null 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-'. t('The ping module is useful for notifying interested sites that your site has changed. It automatically sends notifications, or "pings", to the pingomatic service about new or updated content. In turn, pingomatic notifies other popular services, including weblogs.com, Technorati, blo.gs, BlogRolling, Feedster.com, and Moreover.', array('@external-http-pingomatic-com' => 'http://pingomatic.com/')) .'';
- $output .= ''. t('The ping module requires a correctly configured cron maintenance task.', array('@cron' => url('admin/reports/status'))) .'
';
- $output .= ''. t('For more information, see the online handbook entry for Ping module.', array('@ping' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/ping/')) .'
';
- return $output;
- }
-}
-
-/**
- * Implementation of hook_cron().
- *
- * Fire off notifications of updates to remote sites.
- */
-function ping_cron() {
- global $base_url;
-
- if (variable_get('site_name', 0)) {
- if (db_result(db_query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {node} WHERE status = 1 AND (created > '". variable_get('cron_last', time()) ."' OR changed > '". variable_get('cron_last', time()) ."')"))) {
- _ping_notify(variable_get('site_name', ''), $base_url);
- }
- }
-}
-
-/**
- * Call hook_ping() in all modules to notify remote sites that there is
- * new content at this one.
- */
-function _ping_notify($name, $url) {
- module_invoke_all('ping', $name, $url);
-}
-
-/**
- * Implementation of hook_ping().
- *
- * Notifies pingomatic.com, blo.gs, and technorati.com of changes at this site.
- */
-function ping_ping($name = '', $url = '') {
-
- $result = xmlrpc('http://rpc.pingomatic.com', 'weblogUpdates.ping', $name, $url);
-
- if ($result === FALSE) {
- watchdog('directory ping', 'Failed to notify pingomatic.com (site).', array(), WATCHDOG_WARNING);
- }
-}
-
-
Index: modules/system/system.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/system/system.module,v
retrieving revision 1.592
diff -u -p -r1.592 system.module
--- modules/system/system.module 20 Feb 2008 13:46:41 -0000 1.592
+++ modules/system/system.module 9 Mar 2008 23:41:41 -0000
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function system_help($path, $arg) {
$output .= '- '. t('support for enabling and disabling modules. Drupal comes packaged with a number of core modules; each module provides a discrete set of features and may be enabled depending on the needs of your site. A wide array of additional modules contributed by members of the Drupal community are available for download at the Drupal.org module page.', array('@modules' => url('admin/build/modules'), '@drupal-modules' => 'http://drupal.org/project/modules')) .'
';
$output .= '- '. t('support for enabling and disabling themes, which determine the design and presentation of your site. Drupal comes packaged with several core themes and additional contributed themes are available at the Drupal.org theme page.', array('@themes' => url('admin/build/themes'), '@drupal-themes' => 'http://drupal.org/project/themes')) .'
';
$output .= '- '. t('a robust caching system that allows the efficient re-use of previously-constructed web pages and web page components. Drupal stores the pages requested by anonymous users in a compressed format; depending on your site configuration and the amount of your web traffic tied to anonymous visitors, Drupal\'s caching system may significantly increase the speed of your site.', array('@cache-settings' => url('admin/settings/performance'))) .'
';
- $output .= '- '. t('a set of routine administrative operations that rely on a correctly-configured cron maintenance task to run automatically. A number of other modules, including the feed aggregator, ping module and search also rely on cron maintenance tasks. For more information, see the online handbook entry for configuring cron jobs.', array('@cron' => url('admin/reports/status'), '@handbook' => 'http://drupal.org/cron')) .'
';
+ $output .= '- '. t('a set of routine administrative operations that rely on a correctly-configured cron maintenance task to run automatically. A number of other modules, including the feed aggregator, and search also rely on cron maintenance tasks. For more information, see the online handbook entry for configuring cron jobs.', array('@cron' => url('admin/reports/status'), '@handbook' => 'http://drupal.org/cron')) .'
';
$output .= '- '. t('basic configuration options for your site, including date and time settings, file system settings, clean URL support, site name and other information, and a site maintenance function for taking your site temporarily off-line.', array('@date-settings' => url('admin/settings/date-time'), '@file-system' => url('admin/settings/file-system'), '@clean-url' => url('admin/settings/clean-urls'), '@site-info' => url('admin/settings/site-information'), '@site-maintenance' => url('admin/settings/site-maintenance'))) .'
';
$output .= ''. t('For more information, see the online handbook entry for System module.', array('@system' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/system/')) .'
';
return $output;