Wouldn't it be better if there was a central place where people can find the different versions to download? If you are a Windows user, it's pretty difficult to find a recent version unless you really know the way. Suppose you're a Windows user, new to this whole thing, and you're trying to find out whether there is any open source pano program. You go to SF, search, and you find hugin. The only choice you have is 0.7 or the source. The source is no good without the SDK, which you can't find there. And even with the SDK building your own is way too complicated for 99.9% of Windows users. Only if you find this list, and search through the messages, will you find a more recent version. I think it's easier to get people involved in testing and bug reporting if the beta/alpha/snapshot releases are easy to find.
It just wasn't clear to me whether this situation is created deliberately or it just wasn't a priority yet to create an infrastructure that is more likely get more people involved. Just to make sure: this is not meant as criticism, it's just a suggestion. I really appreciate all the work that's been done, and I'm glad I can (finally) be of help just a tiny bit. I'm not sure I'll be able to fix the little bugs in the installer, as I know very little about such things. Educated guesses combined with trial and error are my only weapons at the moment. allard On Feb 18, 5:39 pm, "Guido Kohlmeyer" <[email protected]> wrote: > During labor pains of hugin 0.7.0 I prepared shapshots without any > installer for the development community in loose intervals. This was done > by some other developers too. I used the panotools server which was kindly > provided by the guys here and published the new download link here in the > group, like I've done for the SDK. > Additionaly I prepared the windows setup for 0.7.0 which can be downloaded > on sourceforge. As you mentioned, some modifications were necessary to > build a setup, but if you have any questions about the original files, > maybe ask Yuval for support. He built the initially files in SVN. > > Guido > > > > > Hi guys, > > > I also made my build available for the world. See > >http://www.allardkatan.net/misc/hugin/index.html. I built an > > installer from the 'package' in the SDK. I had to change a few minor > > things in the CMAKELISTS.TXT file because it would name the program > > and install directory Cmake, instead of hugin. And it does not install > > the start menu items correctly, only the uninstaller is included in > > the menu. But for the rest it works fine.. > > > BTW, what is the policy regarding making development snapshots > > available to the public? I had not made my build available because I > > (wrongly?) assumed earlier you'd prefer to keep this limited until a > > stable release is planned. If not, why are there no development > > snapshots or betas available from SF? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hugin and other free panoramic software" group. A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
