Problem/Motivation

You download Drupal and there is no install.txt in the root folder, but rather inside /core.
Let's at least have a install.txt which points to the one in core/install.txt

Proposed resolution

Add INSTALL.txt at drupal root with one line to direct people to the core/INSTALL.txt file.

Remaining tasks

User interface changes

N/A

API changes

N/A

Data model changes

N/A

CommentFileSizeAuthor
#19 add-install-2961649-19.patch229 bytesankitjain28may
#16 add-install-2961649-16.patch229 byteskiruba karan
#12 add-install-2961649-12.patch229 bytesgawaksh
#11 add-install-2961649-11.patch0 bytesgawaksh
#10 Firefox_Screenshot_2018-04-18T09-20-24.752Z.png3.96 KBankitjain28may
#9 add-install-2961649-9.patch233 byteszuhair_ak
#3 add-install-2961649-3.patch181 byteszuhair_ak
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dawehner created an issue. See original summary.

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Issue tags: +First-Time Experience
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add-install-2961649-3.patch181 bytes

Added a symbolic link to core/INSTALL.txt

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Status: Active » Needs review
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cilefen CreditAttribution: cilefen at Institute for Advanced Study commented

Does that work on all file systems?

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True, It will not work in Windows.

I tried cloning a repo with symlinks in a Windows 7 machine and it gave a plain text file for symlinks.

I think you have to set core.symlinks to TRUE according to this SO answer - Clone repo with symlink in Windows , even then it was not working for me.

How will we proceed with linking the install file?

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I was more thinking about a one line file describing where you can find the information how to install drupal.

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That's what I thought as well.

Here's a start.

Please read core/INSTALL.txt for detailed installation instructions for your Drupal web site.

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add-install-2961649-9.patch233 bytes

Added INSTALL.txt with the above message. I hope people will easily get that INSTALL.txt with detailed instruction is inside the core folder.

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Status: Needs review » Needs work
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Firefox_Screenshot_2018-04-18T09-20-24.752Z.png3.96 KB

It looks like this.. I have attached the screenshot..

I think there should be one blank line at the top like in README.txt

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gawaksh CreditAttribution: gawaksh at OpenSense Labs for DrupalFit commented
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add-install-2961649-11.patch0 bytes

This patch will solve the issue.

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gawaksh CreditAttribution: gawaksh at OpenSense Labs for DrupalFit commented
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add-install-2961649-12.patch229 bytes
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triggering bots.

The last submitted patch, 11: add-install-2961649-11.patch, failed testing. View results

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cilefen CreditAttribution: cilefen at Institute for Advanced Study commented
Status: Needs review » Needs work

It should be “Drupal”.

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kiruba karan CreditAttribution: kiruba karan at DrupalPartners for Innoppl Technologies Pvt. Ltd commented
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add-install-2961649-16.patch229 bytes

I have changed "Drupal" word as per Cilefen suggest.

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File should be named with INSTALL.txt and have 80 characters in a line.

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Title: Add a /install.txt pointing to /core/install.txt » Add a /INSTALL.txt pointing to /core/INSTALL.txt

Let's name both in all CAPS. Re-titling as well.

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ankitjain28may CreditAttribution: ankitjain28may as a volunteer and at Google Summer of Code commented
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add-install-2961649-19.patch229 bytes

Added tha patch, Please review.

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Status: Needs review » Reviewed & tested by the community

All feedback addressed.

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  • Gábor Hojtsy committed 549960d on 8.5.x 
    Issue #2961649 by zuhair_ak, gawaksh, ankitjain28may, kiruba karan,...

  • Gábor Hojtsy committed 9b44e40 on 8.6.x 
    Issue #2961649 by zuhair_ak, gawaksh, ankitjain28may, kiruba karan,...
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Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Fixed

Thanks all! Hope this helps first time experience a tiny bit at least.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.