30 Jun 2011

Extra modules available in all platforms

Tags: Good to know

?Is there a list of contrib modules added by default in all 6.x and 7.x platforms, even in my custom platforms created in the /static directory?

!The list of extra contrib modules available in all 6.x and 7.x platforms can be modified with every new BOA release/upgrade, and for latest HEAD version you can find it below. All those extra modules coming by default with our 6.x and 7.x platforms will be automagically added (symlinked) also in all your custom platforms – but only when there is at least one site already created in the custom platform. This automated magic takes place every morning, so it is probably a good idea to create a dummy site in your custom platform one day before you plan to start working on it, to have all those extra modules included.

?Why all those extra contrib modules are symlinked in the platform core modules directory and not in the sites/all/modules or in the profiles?

!For 6.x platforms the extra contrib modules are symlinked in the platform root modules/o_contrib directory and for 7.x platforms in the platform root modules/o_contrib_seven directory. We did it for two reasons – to not modify original, built-in contrib space normally located in the platform root profiles/name/modules space and to give you possibility to override them with your own copies/versions either in the platform-wide space sites/all/modules or site-specific space sites/domain/modules. It is possible thanks to Drupal native logic, where platform-wide space takes precedence over profiles and core modules space, while site-specific space takes precedence over platform-wide space. One warning however – never upload your copy of the cache-6.x-1.x-dev module, or you will cause WSOD on your admin pages. We also recommend to never use sites/domain/modules, as this space is never checked by Aegir for compatibility on upgrade/migrate between platforms and may even cause some serious problems during clone/migrate tasks.

Modules added to all 6.x platforms:

Modules added to all 7.x platforms:

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