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diff --git a/doc/bugs/page_is_not_rebuilt_if_it_changes_extension.mdwn b/doc/bugs/page_is_not_rebuilt_if_it_changes_extension.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d5719744e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/page_is_not_rebuilt_if_it_changes_extension.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +Suppose a wiki has a source page a.mdwn, which is then moved to a.wiki. +(Suppose both the mdwn and wikitext plugins are enabled, so this changes how "a" is rendered.) +Currently, when the wiki is refreshed, ikiwiki doesn't notice the change +and the page is not rebuilt. + +I have a [[patch]] that fixes this. +The relevant commit on [my Github fork of ikiwiki](http://github.com/gmcmanus/ikiwiki/) is: + + b6a3b8a683fed7a7f6d77a5b3f2dfbd14c849843 + +The patch (ab)uses`%forcerebuild`, which is meant for use by plugins. +If, for some reason, a plugin deletes the page's entry in `%forcerebuild`, it won't be rebuilt. + +This patch uncovers another problem. +Suppose a wiki has a source page "a" (no extension) +which is then moved to "a.mdwn" (or vice versa). +ikiwiki fails when trying to create a directory "a" where there is a file "a" +(or vice versa). + +The same problem occurs if both "a" and "a.mdwn" exist in the wiki. |