r56741 - Code Review

Index: trunk/phase3/includes/DefaultSettings.php
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--- trunk/phase3/includes/DefaultSettings.php	(revision 56740)
+++ trunk/phase3/includes/DefaultSettings.php	(revision 56741)
@@ -648,6 +648,8 @@
  * main database.
  * For backwards compatibility the shared prefix is set to the same as the local
  * prefix, and the user table is listed in the default list of shared tables.
+ * The user_properties table is also added so that users will continue to have their
+ * preferences shared (preferences were stored in the user table prior to 1.16)
  *
  * $wgSharedTables may be customized with a list of tables to share in the shared
  * datbase. However it is advised to limit what tables you do share as many of
@@ -656,7 +658,7 @@
  */
 $wgSharedDB     = null;
 $wgSharedPrefix = false; # Defaults to $wgDBprefix
-$wgSharedTables = array( 'user' );
+$wgSharedTables = array( 'user', 'user_properties' );
 
 /**
  * Database load balancer
Index: trunk/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
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--- trunk/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES	(revision 56740)
+++ trunk/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES	(revision 56741)
@@ -289,11 +289,13 @@
   revisions when --delete is not passed
 * (bug 13172) GPS coordinates in image Exif data are now actually displayed
 * Overhaul of preferences system, includes the following bug fixes:
-* (bug 5363) Changes to default preferences now impact registered users.
-* (bug 14806) Hook to enable putting preferences in existing tabs.
-* (bug 17191) Registration date now listed on preferences page.
-* Note that this change will break some extensions which have not been adapted
-  for it.
+** (bug 5363) Changes to default preferences now impact registered users.
+** (bug 14806) Hook to enable putting preferences in existing tabs.
+** (bug 17191) Registration date now listed on preferences page.
+** The user_properties table (now used for storing preferences) has been added to 
+   $wgSharedTables.
+** Note that this change will break some extensions which have not been adapted
+   for it.
 * (bug 17020) Adding fallback encodings for Traditional and Simplified Chinese
   languages while the the text is typed as URLs.
 * (bug 17614) Prev / Next links are not shown if all results are shown