[SOLVED] How to delete module from Module Manager?

[Sonya]

I would like to prevent any new installation of my module from forge since I do not support it any more. One week ago I have changed the description of module in forge into "This module is not supported any more" and deleted the last XML file released. But in Module Manager I can still see the module with old description and I can still install it. I do have reseted local cache of repository data many times. But no changes are there. How can I delete my module from Module Manager?

Thank you for your help.

[Sonya]

I have seen there is an issue with other modules as well. E.g. there is a module Polls Made Simple http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/projects/polls Last version 0.2.2 has been released on 2008-11-19. In my Module Manager however I still see the version 0.2.0.

Another example: Guestbook module http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/projects/gastbuch with newest release 1.1.10 on 2008-01-28. In Module Manager I see the version 1.10.9 released on 2007-02-22 (more than 2 years ago).

I have CMS Made Simple 1.5.3 "Arecibo" installed some weeks ago (not before 2008-11-19!), preferences of Module Manager are not customized. I have reseted URL and local cache of Module Manager many times, but no updates are there.

It is a big issue since deprecated and not supported modules (such as iCMSUser) and old versions of other modules are distributed instead of actual releases. Is there an issue with my installation or with forge?

[RonnyK]

Sonya,

the ModuleManager will only show the last available and correct XML. Not all modules have an XML of later versions, and also sometimes the XML is corrupt. This XML wont show up then.

A notice is showing above the MM, to explain that not allways the last version is showing in MM.

Ronny

[Sonya]

Sonya,

the ModuleManager will only show the last available and correct XML. Not all modules have an XML of later versions, and also sometimes the XML is corrupt. This XML wont show up then.

A notice is showing above the MM, to explain that not allways the last version is showing in MM.

Ronny

Thank you, RonnyK! It explains partly the issues with Guestbook and PollsMadeSimple. However I can load latest XML files of these two modules from forge and install them manually without any issue. In this case XML files are not corrupted 

But what about module iCMSUser http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/projects/icmsms ?

1. This module has description in forge: "This project is no more supported."
In Module Manager there is an old description without any comment to deprecated status of the module.

2. There is no XML for the latest version 1.1.3, but the version is shown up in Module Manager and can be installed!

[RonnyK]

The repository from MM, pulls XMLs to itself, meaning, that deleted files in the Forge, wont automatically be deleted in the MM-repository.

When an XML works in Forge, but isnt showing in MM, then either the MM-repository isnt updating, or there was an issue during the XML-transfer to the MM-repository.

For the removal of the XML file in the repository, you'd better ask Ted/Calguy in the IRC to remove it, as it has to be done manually in the MM-repository.

Ronny

[Sonya]

Thank you again. I was not aware that there are two repositories (Forge and MM-Repository which has to be synchronized). Now it's clear for me how these discrepancies can occur.