[Tickets #6559] Re: DIMP should fail gracefully if IMP not installed

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/6559
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 Ticket             | 6559
 Updated By         | php at ideacode.com
 Summary            | DIMP should fail gracefully if IMP not installed
 Queue              | DIMP
 Version            | HEAD
 Type               | Bug
 State              | Not A Bug
 Priority           | 1. Low
 Milestone          | 
 Patch              | 
 Owners             | 
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php at ideacode.com (2008-04-02 12:11) wrote:

> http://cvs.horde.org/co.php?r=1.12&f=dimp%2Fdocs%2FINSTALL
>
> IMP is the first prerequisite listed in the INSTALL file.  We are not 
> going to waste CPU cycles on every page load checking for mandatory 
> prerequisites that are clearly indicated in the documentation.

First, if a user can cause the application to emit a Fatal PHP Error, that
is most definitely a bug.

Second, IMP is not a prerequisite -- the documentation is wrong: you can
load the framework and run nag, mnemo, whups, and wicked without any
complaints from said applications.

Third, my suggestion was to prevent DIMP from be configured (under
Administration) if IMP is not first configured.  That would have a cost
only at administrative setup time, which is a most rare use case.

Finally, I strongly disagree that this ticket should be closed as "Not a
Bug".