Hi Frank,
Julien,
It sounds like you are in good shape for OSGeo4W integration
Good news !
and
careful repackaging of your ZIP as a .tar.bz file,
I read that on the packaging instructions, just could not call the
necessary tool from the python script which generates the package, so I
used 7z to make a ZIP.
I'll dig further.
possibly with some
post install or initialization scripts should be all that is needed.
From what I understand post install scripts are used to generate
standalone launchers that can be run from the desktop or start menu,
which is not needed here. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Some environment vars are configured in an etc/ini bat file, so
everything is ready to use from an OSGeo shell, or from desktop
applications loading the osgeo4w env.
So I guess the content of the zip package we provide should be really
close to the final result.
I understand I should move the python module part inside
apps/python25/site-package instead of apps/orfeotoolbox/python + setting
up the PYTHONPATH, but as efforts are being made towards python 27
migration, maybe its ok like this (everything isolated in
apps/orfeotoolbox) for the moment and I'll put it at the right place
once python 27 will be on.
I would
be happy to assist in any way I can to make this happen. For instance
arranging access to upload the package to the server, advice on
packaging, etc.
That would be much appreciated !
My first question would be :
Is there a recommended procedure to test the installation process of a
new package locally ?
I'm hanging out on IRC (#osgeo, #otb) so ping me when you have a few
minutes to give.
I will definitely use some help !
Packaging instructions are available at:
http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/wiki/PackagingInstructions
It sounds like the OrfeoToolbox is a "soft" dependency for QGIS.
That is, QGIS can take advantage of it if present, but does not require
it. Hopefully this means we don't need to make Orfeo a declared
dependency of QGIS.
Correct.
The Qgis package has no reason to depend on the OTB package.
Moreover, the OTB Python module has no dependency on Qgis.
Best regards,
Julien
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