Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of TracPlugins

Timestamp:

Feb 21, 2016, 9:52:25 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

trac

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TracPlugins

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 From the user's point of view, a plugin is either a standalone .py file or an .egg package. Trac looks for plugins in Python's `site-packages` directory, the [TracIni#GlobalConfiguration global shared] `plugins` directory and the [TracEnvironment project environment] `plugins` directory. Components defined in globally-installed plugins must be explicitly enabled in the [[TracIni#components-section| [components] ]] section of the `trac.ini` file. Components defined in the `plugins` directory of the project environment are enabled, unless explicitly disabled in the `[components]` section of the `trac.ini` file.
 
-== Requirements for Trac eggs
+== Requirements for Trac eggs #Requirements
 
 To use egg-based plugins in Trac, you need to have [http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools setuptools] (version >= 0.6) installed.
@@ -25 +25 @@
 == Installing a Trac plugin
 
+The instructions below are applicable to a plugin packaged as an egg. Plugins implemented as a single `py` file should be downloaded and copied to the [TracEnvironment project environment] `plugins` directory or the [TracIni#GlobalConfiguration global shared] plugins directory.
+
 === For a single project
-
-Plugins are typically packaged as [http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/PythonEggs Python eggs]. That means they are .zip archives with the file extension `.egg`.
 
 If you have downloaded a source distribution of a plugin, and want to build the `.egg` file:
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 After installing the plugin, you must restart your web server.
+
+==== Upgrading the environment
+
+Some plugins may require an environment upgrade. This will typically be necessary for plugins that implement `IEnvironmentSetupParticipant`. Common reasons for requiring an environment upgrade are to add tables to the database or add configuration parameters to trac.ini. A notification will be displayed when accessing Trac for the first time after installing a plugin and restarting the web server. To upgrade the environment, run the command:
+
+{{{#!sh
+$ trac-admin /path/to/env upgrade
+}}}
+
+A database backup will be made before upgrading the environment, unless the `--no-backup` option is specified. For more information, refer to the documentation output by `trac-admin /path/to/env help upgrade`.
 
 ==== Uninstalling