Index: backuplib.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/backup/backuplib.php,v
retrieving revision 1.179.2.32
diff -u -r1.179.2.32 backuplib.php
--- backuplib.php	2 Jul 2008 22:46:33 -0000	1.179.2.32
+++ backuplib.php	1 Sep 2008 21:01:04 -0000
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
                 $backupids_rec->backup_code = $backup_unique_code;
                 $backupids_rec->table_name = "user";
                 $backupids_rec->old_id = $backupable_user->id;
-                $backupids_rec->info = $backupable_user->info;
+                $backupids_rec->info = serialize(addslashes($backupable_user->info));
 
             /// TODO: Change this call inserting to a standard backup_putid() call
             /// And read data acordingly with backup_getid() when needed.
Index: lib.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/backup/lib.php,v
retrieving revision 1.89.2.7
diff -u -r1.89.2.7 lib.php
--- lib.php	12 Jun 2008 11:06:57 -0000	1.89.2.7
+++ lib.php	1 Sep 2008 21:01:04 -0000
@@ -529,8 +529,8 @@
             //Only if status (record exists)
             if (!empty($status->info)) {
                 if ($status->info === 'needed') { 
-                    // TODO: ugly hack - fix before 1.9.1 
-                    debugging('Incorrect string "needed" in $status->info, please fix the code (table:'.$table.'; old_id:'.$old_id.').', DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
+                    // MDL-16298 backuplib.php in version <= 1.9.2 might save plain unserialized value
+                    // return it as is
                 } else {
                     ////First strip slashes
                     $temp = stripslashes($status->info);