Downloadable scripts - is it possible?

[PrzemoF]

I just updated script to build FreeCAD on fedora 28/28/29 [1]. Is there a way to make it a downloadable file?

[1] https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Compile ... .2F28.2F29

[vocx]

I just updated script to build FreeCAD on fedora 28/28/29 [1]. Is there a way to make it a downloadable file?

[1] https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Compile ... .2F28.2F29

I think the only way to make it downloadable is to upload the script into the wiki using the Special:Upload page.

https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Special:Upload

According to that page, currently it only allows uploading image files, png, svg, jpg, etc.

So, the wiki administrators would need to change the configuration of the wiki to allow other file types.

According to the MediaWiki manual

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:C ... file_types

It seems the relevant code in the configuration is this

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$wgFileExtensions = array( 'png', 'gif', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'svg', 'pdf'
);

Then, to create a link directly to the file you'd use the Media: namespace. So, in the wiki

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[[Media:Install_script.sh|Install script]]

Nevertheless, allowing the upload of actual code, either Bash or Python scripts, may be a security hazard. You would be allowing any wiki editor to add malicious code and make it downloadable to unsuspecting users. Therefore, I'm not so sure it's such a big advantage to have downloadable scripts.

Another problem with the wiki is that the information contained in the pages becomes obsolete. Unless someone periodically keeps the pages updated, the old information will remain. This is also true for uploaded content like images, and in this case it would also be true for scripts. If nobody changes the links to the scripts, users may be downloading old scripts that don't work with a new version of FreeCAD.

Also think about the translations, if changes are made to the English page, but the page is not set for translation, the English page may be using an up-to-date link to a script, while the translations may be using the older, obsolete link.

[PrzemoF]

Thank you very much for the explanation! Now I know I don't want it

[mario52]

hi

and as the forum

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I tried but failed (in the past)

mario