The procedure for windows I would use... Add it to osgeo4w as a separate package. Change the QGIS express installer rules to include it. After that we can easily include it in the standalone installer which is repackaged from osgeo4w.
Thanks, Alex On 02/24/2013 05:38 AM, Victor Olaya wrote: > I agree that Linux should maybe be considered differently than Windows > and Mac OSX, and that in these two the experience would be much better > and much easier for the average user (that's basically why I was > proposing this) if SAGa is included by default. > > In case we decide to move in this direction, what is needed before we > can package SAGA with QGIS? I guess some expertise in Mac OS is > needed, and some extra testing for SEXTANTE. The Windows part is much > easier, since, as I metioned, there's nothing to do but copying the > executable in a folder know by SEXTANTE. > > Cheers > Victor > > 2013/2/24 Tim Sutton <[email protected]>: >> Hi >> >> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Victor Olaya <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Phil >>> >>> Thanks for you help. Unfortunately, I do not use Mac and cannot test >>> SEXTANTE in Mac. >>> >>> The psycopg library is used by algorithms connecting with PostGIS, and >>> I (wrongly) assumed it should be in all computers where QGIS is >>> installed. I will add some checking to ensure that it is found and, if >>> not, disable the corresponding algorithms but not the whole SEXTANTE >>> plugin >>> >>> Regarding the error you see when executing SAGA, In Mac it is >>> performing the same check than in Linux, but it seems that it is not >>> working fine, even if SAGA is actually installed. Making SEXTANTE run >>> a small test algorithm and check the result sounds like a better >>> option, which would work for all OS's >>> >>> Thanks again for your help. >>> >>> Victor >>> >>> 2013/2/23 Phil Hess <[email protected]>: >>>>>> I tried installing SEXTANTE just now on a Mac but it crashed with a >>>>>> missing >>>> "psycopg2" error message. >>>>>> This is not a standard Python package on Mac. >>>> >>>> I see now that psycopg2 is also provided as a Mac package here: >>>> >>>> http://www.kyngchaos.com/software/python >>>> >>>> Installing Psycopg2-2.4.5-2.dmg allows the SEXTANTE installation to >>>> complete >>>> successfully. >>>> >>>> However, SEXTANTE doesn't seem to know about my SAGA: >>>> >>>> "It seems that SAGA is not correctly installed in your system. >>>> Please install it before running SAGA algorithms." >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> -Phil >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> View this message in context: >>>> http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/Shipping-SAGA-with-QGIS-tp5036274p5036389.html >>>> Sent from the Quantum GIS - Developer mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Qgis-developer mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Qgis-developer mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> >> I would be very much in favour of shipping SAGA bundled in with the >> OSX and Windows standalone installers. It creates a much better 'out >> of the box' experience and works better in environments where there is >> little / no internet available. >> >> Regards >> >> Tim >> >> -- >> Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release Manager) >> ============================================== >> Please do not email me off-list with technical >> support questions. Using the lists will gain >> more exposure for your issues and the knowledge >> surrounding your issue will be shared with all. >> >> Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about: >> * QGIS programming and support services >> * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans >> * FOSS Consulting Services >> Skype: timlinux >> Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net >> ============================================== > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
