[Qgis-developer] Shipping SAGA with QGIS

[Victor Olaya]

Thanks for the feedback

I agree that it is better to keep things separate, but at the same
time, the easier it is to have it all installed, the better for the
final user.

I am planning to improve the checkings that are performed before an
external algorithm is run, not just to check if the software is there
or if a folder is configured (which can be a wrong folder), but to
actually run a small algorithm, like a unit test. Maybe the first time
that a SAGA or OTB algorithm is run, we can show the user a notice
saying "Do you want SEXTANTE to check that the external application is
correctly installed and configured?". and in case it is not, tell the
user how to install it.

I think this will avoid having users trying to run an algorithm that
is not prepared to be run. From all the questions and reports I get
about issues in SEXTANTE, some are caused by bugs in SEXTANTE or some
data problem, but most are due to wrong setting of external apps or,
in most cases, people not even knowing that you have to install them
separately. I do not know how to easily solve this, but it clearly
should be a priority...

Thanks again

2013/2/23 skampus <stefano.campus at regione.piemonte.it>:
> Hi victor, i agree with you.
> I do prefer to use sextante also for basic operations already present in
> qgis menu.
> It seems to me it is faster and i  more appreciate  temporary results
> instead of the duty of creating definitive layers.
> I don't know if it is correct, but could it be possible to include saga in
> osgeo installer package?
>
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