[Zope-CMF] Re: [dev] After the goldrush....

[yuppie]

Hi!


Dmitry S. Makovey wrote:
> Silly question: how much API changed in 1.5 since 1.4 in terms of broken 
> applications? Any forseen problems? I'm going to put together 1.5b with all 
> the software I need but just in case I wouldn't test all the features it'll 
> be usefull to know.

Some things you should be aware of:

- permission changes (_checkPermission now checks for executable owner 
and proxy roles, DublinCore accessors are now protected by 'View', ...)

- exception changes (many string exceptions were replaced by class 
exceptions, ...)

- new Method Aliases: If you are using other Portal Types than those 
shipped with the release, have a look at the 'Aliases' tab of the Types 
Tool to see if Method Aliases are set correctly. If you maintain a 
product with factory_type_informations, make sure to define 'aliases'.


If you are using the CMFDefault ZPT skin:

- The skin depends on some new / changed / moved Actions. There is 
currently no easy way to update them. If you install CMFSetup, you can 
replace *all* old Actions by the new set of default Actions.

- If you customized the skin, parts of the skin might be broken.


Most other changes should be backwards compatible. You'll see some 
deprecation warnings if you use products not written for CMF 1.5.

As always: Make a backup before the update, read CHANGES.txt.


HTH, Yuppie