With fewer words, it would be nice to have a "compile and build C++ plugins for (linux|osgeo4w|mac) for dummies" :-) giovanni
2009/10/21, G. Allegri <gioha...@gmail.com>: > Nice topic. > My two cents. We cannot ask a "power user" to release its tools > cross-platform as a requirement. This is a must for the official > development, but probably most of the power users work on a single > environment. > So we can kindly ask for the possibility to have a tool > cross-platform, but if the developer cannot accomplish it (at least > not immediatly) a clear "how-to" to compile by ourselves could fill > the time gaps between cross-platform releases. > > I think it would help a lot to make make an effort to standardize the > compile/build process for Linux (it's already quite easy), Windows > (not so easy!!!), Mac (I don't know...) to put an end-user, if he > wants, to compile plugins (both C++ and python) by itself. > I've tried with Windows... but I've given up, lost between nmake, > MSVC, different libraries flavours, manglings between OsGeo4W > libraries and the system's ones... Jurgen knows what I'm talking about > :-( > > Anyway, I'm on the research side of the story. I prefer to use then compile > :) > > giovanni > > 2009/10/21 Barend Köbben <kob...@itc.nl>: >> I'm all for that, but again, please note that >>> a compilation guide for users >> is a 'contradictio in terminis' , ie. an average user should not have to >> compile, with or without a guide.... >> >> -- >> Barend Köbben >> International Institute for Geo-Information >> Sciences and Earth Observation (ITC) >> PO Box 6, 7500AA Enschede, The Netherlands >> +31 (0)53 4874253 >> >> >> >> On 21-10-09 17:41, "Maxim Dubinin" <s...@gis-lab.info> wrote: >> >>> I guess we need policy written out for C++ plugins, how users are >>> going to get them under Linux, what devs should do to make user's life >>> easier, may be a compilation guide for users etc. >>> >>> Hackfest topic? >>> >>> Maxim >>> >>> Вы писали 21 октября 2009 г., 10:37:37: >>> >>> >>> PC> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:58:35 +0200, "G. Allegri" >>> <gioha...@gmail.com> >>> PC> wrote: >>> >>>>> I absolutely agree with you! I'm a geologist/soil scientist (as you), >>>>> and I prefer to concentrate on my research rather then learning build >>>>> systems and compile environments... I just do/try by myself in cases I >>>>> can't wait for a developer to build something for me >>> >>> PC> Sure. End users shouldn't build anything. >>> PC> Please note however that windows users have now an excellent >>> opportunity: >>> PC> installing qgis-dev from osgeo4w gives you the latest qgis from >>> previous >>> PC> day, precompiled. >>> PC> All the best. >>> >> >> >> International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation >> (ITC) >> Chamber of Commerce: 410 27 560 >> >> E-mail disclaimer >> The information in this e-mail, including any attachments, is intended for >> the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby >> notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or action in relation >> to the content of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have >> received this e-mail by mistake, please delete the message and any >> attachment and inform the sender by return e-mail. ITC accepts no >> liability for any error or omission in the message content or for damage >> of any kind that may arise as a result of e-mail transmission. >> > -- Inviato dal mio dispositivo mobile _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user