Seems some of these functions have persistent references to them in a standard...

Seems some of these functions have persistent references to them in a standard install, so we better leave them in place.

lib/python/AccessControl/PermissionMapping.py

@@ -91,6 +91,19 @@ class RoleManager:
                 REQUEST,
                 manage_tabs_message='The permission mapping has been updated')
 
+    def _isBeingUsedAsAMethod(self, REQUEST =None, wannaBe=0):
+        try:
+            if hasattr(self, 'aq_self'):
+                r=self.aq_acquire('_isBeingUsedAsAMethod_')
+            else:
+                r=self._isBeingUsedAsAMethod_
+        except: r=0
+
+        if REQUEST is not None:
+            if not r != (not wannaBe): REQUEST.response.notFoundError()
+
+        return r
+
 InitializeClass(RoleManager)
 
 

lib/python/AccessControl/Role.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from cgi import escape
 
 from Acquisition import Acquired
 from Acquisition import aq_base
+from Acquisition import aq_get
 from AccessControl import ClassSecurityInfo
 from AccessControl.SecurityManagement import newSecurityManager
 from AccessControl.Permissions import change_permissions
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ from AccessControl.requestmethod import requestmethod
 
 DEFAULTMAXLISTUSERS=250
 
+def _isBeingUsedAsAMethod(self):
+    return aq_get(self, '_isBeingUsedAsAMethod_', 0)
+
+def _isNotBeingUsedAsAMethod(self):
+    return not aq_get(self, '_isBeingUsedAsAMethod_', 0)
+
 
 class RoleManager(Base, RoleManager):