On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 7:28 AM <christina.ratcl...@csiro.au> wrote: > Hi QGIS dev list, > > I have just uploaded a new QGIS 2.18.x plugin called PAT - Precision > Agriculture Tools. It relies on VESPER, a Windows only bit of software so > therefore I went ahead writing a Windows only plugin using QGIS 2.18.x and > the non-QGIS Python dependencies of rasterio, Fiona, geopandas and our > pyprecag package. > > The majority of our users are Windows users and are the likes of Farmers > and Ag consultants with no programming experience and very little QGIS > experience which also led to the decision of making PAT a Windows only > plugin. I have developed a series of dependency checks based on the Windows > environment and create a Windows batchfile that the user can launch to > install the Python dependencies correctly for use with QGIS. > > On uploading to the QGIS repository I have been advised by @pcav (see > https://github.com/CSIRO-Precision-Agriculture/PAT_QGIS_Plugin/issues/7 ) > that PAT must support Linux and OSX operating environments. I have had a > look on https://plugins.qgis.org/ and I cannot find where this is listed > in bullet points under *how to add your plugin to this repository* as a > requirement for the approval of plugins. @pcav advised that I email this > list regarding this issue. > > Is it acceptable to add a line in the metadata.txt file clearly pointing > out that this plugin is to be used in Windows only and will it still be > approved for the QGIS plugin repository? > > If not what are my options? > Are there any guides on how to best setup and test QGIS plugins for Linux > and OSX environments? I only have access to Windows at the moment and I am > a novice at Python programming in these other environments. > >
Hi Christina, I'm not sure if I get your questions right, but one of the best things of Python is that is very portable across different operating systems, if you want to set up a testing environment for your plugins you could start with a Linux Ubuntu 18.04 virtual machine and install QGIS inside it. -- Alessandro Pasotti w3: www.itopen.it
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