- Patch #231437 by catch, Rob, freso et al: remove ping module from core.

CHANGELOG.txt

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Drupal 7.0, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
 - Usability:
     * Implemented drag-and-drop positioning for input format listings.
     * Provide descriptions for permissions on the administration page.
+- Removed ping module:
+    * This module has been removed from the core download. Contributed
+      alternatives are available.
 
 Drupal 6.0, 2008-02-13
 ----------------------

INSTALL.txt

@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ INSTALLATION
    Many Drupal modules have periodic tasks that must be triggered by a cron
    maintenance task, including search module (to build and update the index
    used for keyword searching), aggregator module (to retrieve feeds from other
-   sites), ping module (to notify other sites about new or updated content), and
-   system module (to perform routine maintenance and pruning on system tables).
+   sites), and system module (to perform routine maintenance and pruning on
+   system tables).
    To activate these tasks, call the cron page by visiting
    http://www.example.com/cron.php, which, in turn, executes tasks on behalf
    of installed modules.

modules/ping/ping.info

-; $Id$
-name = Ping
-description = Alerts other sites when your site has been updated.
-package = Core - optional
-version = VERSION
-core = 7.x

modules/ping/ping.module

-<?php
-// $Id$
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Alerts other sites that your site has been updated.
- */
-
-/**
- * Implementation of hook_help().
- */
-function ping_help($path, $arg) {
-  switch ($path) {
-    case 'admin/help#ping':
-      $output = '<p>'. t('The ping module is useful for notifying interested sites that your site has changed. It automatically sends notifications, or "pings", to the <a href="@external-http-pingomatic-com">pingomatic</a> service about new or updated content. In turn, <a href="@external-http-pingomatic-com">pingomatic</a> notifies other popular services, including weblogs.com, Technorati, blo.gs, BlogRolling, Feedster.com, and Moreover.', array('@external-http-pingomatic-com' => 'http://pingomatic.com/')) .'</p>';
-      $output .= '<p>'. t('The ping module requires a correctly configured <a href="@cron">cron maintenance task</a>.', array('@cron' => url('admin/reports/status'))) .'</p>';
-      $output .= '<p>'. t('For more information, see the online handbook entry for <a href="@ping">Ping module</a>.', array('@ping' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/ping/')) .'</p>';
-      return $output;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Implementation of hook_cron().
- *
- * Fire off notifications of updates to remote sites.
- */
-function ping_cron() {
-  global $base_url;
-
-  if (variable_get('site_name', 0)) {
-    if (db_result(db_query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {node} WHERE status = 1 AND (created > '". variable_get('cron_last', time()) ."' OR changed > '". variable_get('cron_last', time()) ."')"))) {
-      _ping_notify(variable_get('site_name', ''), $base_url);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Call hook_ping() in all modules to notify remote sites that there is
- * new content at this one.
- */
-function _ping_notify($name, $url) {
-  module_invoke_all('ping', $name, $url);
-}
-
-/**
- * Implementation of hook_ping().
- *
- * Notifies pingomatic.com, blo.gs, and technorati.com of changes at this site.
- */
-function ping_ping($name = '', $url = '') {
-
-  $result = xmlrpc('http://rpc.pingomatic.com', 'weblogUpdates.ping', $name, $url);
-
-  if ($result === FALSE) {
-    watchdog('directory ping', 'Failed to notify pingomatic.com (site).', array(), WATCHDOG_WARNING);
-  }
-}
-
-

modules/system/system.module

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function system_help($path, $arg) {
       $output .= '<ul><li>'. t('support for enabling and disabling <a href="@modules">modules</a>. Drupal comes packaged with a number of core modules; each module provides a discrete set of features and may be enabled depending on the needs of your site. A wide array of additional modules contributed by members of the Drupal community are available for download at the <a href="@drupal-modules">Drupal.org module page</a>.', array('@modules' => url('admin/build/modules'), '@drupal-modules' => 'http://drupal.org/project/modules')) .'</li>';
       $output .= '<li>'. t('support for enabling and disabling <a href="@themes">themes</a>, which determine the design and presentation of your site. Drupal comes packaged with several core themes and additional contributed themes are available at the <a href="@drupal-themes">Drupal.org theme page</a>.', array('@themes' => url('admin/build/themes'), '@drupal-themes' => 'http://drupal.org/project/themes')) .'</li>';
       $output .= '<li>'. t('a robust <a href="@cache-settings">caching system</a> that allows the efficient re-use of previously-constructed web pages and web page components. Drupal stores the pages requested by anonymous users in a compressed format; depending on your site configuration and the amount of your web traffic tied to anonymous visitors, Drupal\'s caching system may significantly increase the speed of your site.', array('@cache-settings' => url('admin/settings/performance'))) .'</li>';
-      $output .= '<li>'. t('a set of routine administrative operations that rely on a correctly-configured <a href="@cron">cron maintenance task</a> to run automatically. A number of other modules, including the feed aggregator, ping module and search also rely on <a href="@cron">cron maintenance tasks</a>. For more information, see the online handbook entry for <a href="@handbook">configuring cron jobs</a>.', array('@cron' => url('admin/reports/status'), '@handbook' => 'http://drupal.org/cron')) .'</li>';
+      $output .= '<li>'. t('a set of routine administrative operations that rely on a correctly-configured <a href="@cron">cron maintenance task</a> to run automatically. A number of other modules, including the feed aggregator, and search also rely on <a href="@cron">cron maintenance tasks</a>. For more information, see the online handbook entry for <a href="@handbook">configuring cron jobs</a>.', array('@cron' => url('admin/reports/status'), '@handbook' => 'http://drupal.org/cron')) .'</li>';
       $output .= '<li>'. t('basic configuration options for your site, including <a href="@date-settings">date and time settings</a>, <a href="@file-system">file system settings</a>, <a href="@clean-url">clean URL support</a>, <a href="@site-info">site name and other information</a>, and a <a href="@site-maintenance">site maintenance</a> function for taking your site temporarily off-line.', array('@date-settings' => url('admin/settings/date-time'), '@file-system' => url('admin/settings/file-system'), '@clean-url' => url('admin/settings/clean-urls'), '@site-info' => url('admin/settings/site-information'), '@site-maintenance' => url('admin/settings/site-maintenance'))) .'</li></ul>';
       $output .= '<p>'. t('For more information, see the online handbook entry for <a href="@system">System module</a>.', array('@system' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/system/')) .'</p>';
       return $output;