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diff --git a/doc/bugs/bestlink_returns_deleted_pages.mdwn b/doc/bugs/bestlink_returns_deleted_pages.mdwn index 59e9dbcb5..035023c7d 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/bestlink_returns_deleted_pages.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/bestlink_returns_deleted_pages.mdwn @@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ However, find_del_files() does not remove the deleted page from %links (and %pag Since find_del_files removes the deleted page from %pagesources and %destsources, won't it make sense for bestlink() to check %pagesources first? --[[harishcm]] +> This same problem turned out to also be the root of half of ikiwiki's +> second-oldest bug, [[bestlink_change_update_issue]]. +> +> Fixing it is really a bit involved, see commit +> f1ddf4bd98821a597d8fa1532092f09d3d9b5483. The fix I committed fixes +> bestlink to not return deleted pages, but only *after* the needsbuild and +> scan hooks are called. So I was able to fix it for every case except the +> one you gave! Sorry for that. To fix it during beedsbuild and scan, +> a much more involved approach would be needed. AFAICS, no existing plugin +> in ikiwiki uses bestlink in needsbuild or scan though. +> +> If the other half of [[bestlink_change_update_issue]] is fixed, +> maybe by keeping a copy of the old backlinks info, then that fix could be +> applied here too. --[[Joey]] ---- |