Hi,
I recommend that you clone the repository somewhere else on your
computer, and add the path in QGIS settings, in the System > Environment
variable section, in QGIS_PLUGINPATH (see capture below).
This way you will always be able to put the correct path to the plugin.
Because here for instance with this plugin
<https://github.com/tarot231/qgis-project-packager-plugin>, if you want
your method to work, you should put "ProjectPackager" directory in
C:\...AppData...\python\plugins\, which is one level inside the cloned repo.
(i.e. the plugin directory is the directory where the metadata.txt file
is, and not the whole directory from the repo).
I also recommend the use of the plugin "Plugin Reloader", so that you
can reload your python files without quiting/lauching QGIS each time (or
deactivating/reactivating the plugin).
Regards,
Jacky Volpes
Oslandia
Le 21/03/2023 à 14:57, Hugh Kelley via QGIS-Developer a écrit :
Hi,
could anyone share instructions for installing a plugin from the
source code on github instead of the plugin manager and subsequently
making changes and running the plugin to see the difference?
I've tried cloning the repo to:
C:\Users\hkelley\AppData\Roaming\QGIS\QGIS3\profiles\project-packager_dev\python\plugins\qgis-project-packager-plugin
and moved some things around to copy the set up of other installed
plugins.
The plugin appears in the "installed" list but doesn't work.
Maybe I need to compile it? but I would have thought for a python only
plugin that wouldn't be necessary.
I've also separately followed the instructions for building a plugin
from scratch using plug in builder and plugin reloader. It's not clear
to me how I would apply those steps to working with an existing plugin.
thanks for any guidance.
Hugh
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