trying to figure out how to make ikiwiki slightly more interactive

[ikiwiki.git] / doc / bugs / depends_simple_mixup.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/bugs/depends_simple_mixup.mdwn b/doc/bugs/depends_simple_mixup.mdwn
index 4fe69a90a616f81e4b58263bee19df17b0ecf4fb..a5910d02e83151092f98f177594f4017dc3fc2d9 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/bugs/depends_simple_mixup.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/depends_simple_mixup.mdwn
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ is modified to add the link, the regular dependency calculation code
 didn't notice, since the pagespec no longer matched.
 
 In this case, `depends_simple` needs to contain all pages
-that do *not* match `link_done)`, but before my change, it contained
+that do *not* match `link(done)`, but before my change, it contained
 all pages that *do* match. After my change, it contained all pages.
 
+----
+
 So, seems what is needed is a way for influence info to be manipulated by
 the boolean operations that are applied. One way would be to have two
 sets of influences be returned, one for successful matches, and one for
@@ -57,3 +59,30 @@ For failed `match_link`, the failed influence would be the page.
 Then, when NOTting a `*Reason`, swap the two sets of influences.
 When ANDing/ORing, combine the individual sets. Querying the object for
 influences should return only the successful influences.
+
+----
+
+Would it be possible to avoid the complication of maintianing two sets of
+influence info? 
+
+Well, notice that the influence of `pagespec_match($page, "link(done)")`
+is $page. Iff the match succeeds.
+
+Also, the influence of `pagespec_match($page, "!link(done)")` is
+$page. Iff the (overall) match succeeds.
+
+Does that hold for all cases? If so, the code that populates
+`depends_simple` could just test if the pagespec was successful, and
+if not, avoid adding $page influences, while still adding any other, 
+non-$page influences.
+
+----
+
+Hmm, commit f2b3d1341447cbf29189ab490daae418fbe5d02d seems
+thuroughly wrong. So, what about influence info for other matches
+like `!author(foo)` etc? Currently, none is returned, but it should
+be a content influence. (Backlink influence data seems ok.)
+
+----
+
+[[done]] again!