Hi
> > > I would like to know your opinion about this idea: removing Processing > > from the QGIS plugins repo. > > > > Rationale for this: we have always tried to release new version of > > Processing between releases of QGIS, to provide more updates when > > important fixes are made or interesting functionality is added. This > > sounds good in theory, but it has proven to be difficult to handle. > > The main reason for this is that having the same plugin in the > > installation folder and the user folder leads to strange behaviour > > sometimes, and confusion for users. The Plugin Manager doesn't seem to > > be prepared for this circumstance, and sometimes fails when updating. > > > > I think that maybe is a good idea to handle processing as a core > > plugin, and forget about releasing it outside of QGIS releases. > > Processing should not be in the plugins repo, to avoid confusion. > > Basically, what other core plugins do. > > > > I still see a lot of messages with installation issues and failures, > > and I think it is not a good thing. > > > > What are your thoughts on this? > > A big +1 from me too. There is another reason to adopt this approach - it is hard to build something relying that if the user has QGIS version X they will also have processing algorithm Y - which is something we are running into here with our plugin development. Regards Tim — Tim Sutton Co-founder: Kartoza Project chair: QGIS.org Visit http://kartoza.com <http://kartoza.com/> to find out about open source: Desktop GIS programming services Geospatial web development GIS Training Consulting Services Skype: timlinux IRC: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net Kartoza is a merger between Linfiniti and Afrispatial
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