Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-02-07 Thread Vincent Picavet
Hi, what exactly do you mean by autopackaging ? The new repo now offers API for uploading new versions of plugins - automatic deployment with a script should not be a problem anymore. I have got a patch for Plugin-Builder plugins which adds a plugin_upload.py script (using repo API), and a

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-01-16 Thread Martin Dobias
Hi Maxim On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 11:00 PM, Maxim Dubinin s...@gis-lab.info wrote: We've been asked why don't we move our plugins to official repo. The reason  is  that  autopackaging is unavailable. We maintain 16 plugins and it will be a pain to switch to manual. If someone doesn't like the

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-01-16 Thread Maxim Dubinin
MD On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 11:00 PM, Maxim Dubinin s...@gis-lab.info wrote: We've been asked why don't we move our plugins to official repo. The reason  is  that  autopackaging is unavailable. We maintain 16 plugins and it will be a pain to switch to manual. If someone doesn't like the idea  

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-01-14 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 13/01/2012 18:26, Paolo Cavallini ha scritto: I think we should come out with an unified solution, and make it available in the easiest possible way for plugin developers. Ticket opened: http://hub.qgis.org/issues/4811 All the best. -- Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia www.faunalia.eu Full

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-01-14 Thread Maxim Dubinin
We've been asked why don't we move our plugins to official repo. The reason is that autopackaging is unavailable. We maintain 16 plugins and it will be a pain to switch to manual. If someone doesn't like the idea for some reason, it would make sense to add on/off switch for

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-01-13 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 11/01/2012 08:58, Alexander Bruy ha scritto: Right, there is a simple solution for SVN at GIS-Lab, description can be found here http://gis-lab.info/qa/qgis-repo-update.html (sorry, only Russian now, but Google translate available from right panel). There is another solution for SVN

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-01-11 Thread Gary Sherman
On Jan 10, 2012, at 8:54 PM, Tim Sutton wrote: Bash hater :-) Ok yes we could rewrite it in python easily enough I think. Not sure when I will get around to it. Regards Tim Not me, I use it all the time. But we have to keep your 100,000 Windows users happy... -gary

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-01-10 Thread Tim Sutton
Hi On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Paolo Cavallini cavall...@faunalia.it wrote: 8snip- - also, an autopackaging script should be activated (see other thread) You mean like this? https://github.com/timlinux/VectorTransparency/blob/master/release.sh 8snip- Regards

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-01-10 Thread Gary Sherman
On Jan 10, 2012, at 10:29 AM, Tim Sutton wrote: Hi On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Paolo Cavallini cavall...@faunalia.it wrote: 8snip- - also, an autopackaging script should be activated (see other thread) You mean like this?

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-01-10 Thread Tim Sutton
HI On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 2:08 AM, Gary Sherman gsher...@geoapt.com wrote: On Jan 10, 2012, at 10:29 AM, Tim Sutton wrote: Hi On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Paolo Cavallini cavall...@faunalia.it wrote: 8snip- - also, an autopackaging script should be activated (see

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-01-10 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 11/01/2012 06:54, Tim Sutton ha scritto: Bash hater :-) Ok yes we could rewrite it in python easily enough I think. Not sure when I will get around to it. There are already solutions for this around, at least in Faunalia and GIS-Lab I think. Please let's share them and come out with a

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-01-10 Thread Alexander Bruy
Right, there is a simple solution for SVN at GIS-Lab, description can be found here http://gis-lab.info/qa/qgis-repo-update.html (sorry, only Russian now, but Google translate available from right panel). There is another solution for SVN published at GIS-Lab blogs [0] (in Russian). And finally I

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2012-01-01 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 28/12/2011 16:15, Paolo Cavallini ha scritto: Hi all. I recently realized that even core QGISsers do not have the plugin situation clear in mind. No surprise, as I think we all find it quite complex. I think with a reasonable effort we can simplify it, with obvious advantages both for

[Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2011-12-28 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Hi all. I recently realized that even core QGISsers do not have the plugin situation clear in mind. No surprise, as I think we all find it quite complex. I think with a reasonable effort we can simplify it, with obvious advantages both for developers and users. These are the necessary steps.

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2011-12-28 Thread Anita Graser
+1 on both infrastructure suggestions and guidelines. Both will help users and developers alike. Users will get more consistent plugins and they should be able to report bugs/crashes much more easily than is currently possible. Developers should get better feedback, nice automation (such as the

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2011-12-28 Thread Sandro Santilli
On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 04:15:05PM +0100, Paolo Cavallini wrote: - add on individual plugin pages on http://plugins.qgis.org: ... . user rating I was thinking that a download count could probably serve as an automatic user rating indication. --strk; ,--o-. | __/ |Thank you

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2011-12-28 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 28/12/2011 17:25, Sandro Santilli ha scritto: I was thinking that a download count could probably serve as an automatic user rating indication. downloads are a measure of interest, rating is a measure of appreciation. a plugin with a very attractive name, who suggests a general use, will

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2011-12-28 Thread Gary Sherman
One of the shortcomings is the lack of documentation for individual plugins. This needs to be addressed since a plugin with no documentation often is not usable. Some simple plugins can be completely documented in a single line of description, however, I have found others that require more

Re: [Qgis-developer] Let's simplify the plugin situation

2011-12-28 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 28/12/2011 18:32, Gary Sherman ha scritto: One of the shortcomings is the lack of documentation for individual plugins. This needs to be addressed since a plugin with no documentation often is not usable. Some simple plugins can be completely documented in a single line of description,