Changeset 7555

Timestamp:

05/28/08 15:31:03 (3 months ago)

Author:

ubernostrum

Message:

Big glaring warning in docs/flatpages.txt to remind people how response middleware works

Files:

• django/trunk/docs/flatpages.txt (modified) (1 diff)

django/trunk/docs/flatpages.txt

@@ -67 +67 @@
-For more on middleware, read the `middleware docs`_.
-
+.. admonition:: Ensure that your 404 template works
+    
+    Note that the ``FlatpageFallbackMiddleware`` only steps in once
+    another view has successfully produced a 404 response. If another
+    view or middleware class attempts to produce a 404 but ends up
+    raising an exception instead (such as a ``TemplateDoesNotExist``
+    exception if your site does not have an appropriate template to
+    use for HTTP 404 responses), the response will become an HTTP 500
+    ("Internal Server Error") and the ``FlatpageFallbackMiddleware``
+    will not attempt to serve a flat page.
+
-.. _SITE_ID: ../settings/#site-id
-.. _RequestContext: ../templates_python/#subclassing-context-djangocontext