[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #1116: Symlinks in plugin directory

[Quantum GIS]

#1116: Symlinks in plugin directory
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        Reporter:  otternase                        |         Owner:  nobody                                    
            Type:  enhancement                      |        Status:  new                                       
        Priority:  minor: annoyance or enhancement  |     Milestone:  Version 1.0.0                             
       Component:  Plugins                          |       Version:  HEAD                                      
      Resolution:                                   |      Keywords:  qgspluginmanager.cpp Pluginmanager Symlink
Platform_version:                                   |      Platform:  Linux                                     
        Must_fix:  No                               |   Status_info:  0                                         
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Comment (by aghisla):

 Hardlinks do work on QGIS 1.0 preview1 compiled on Debian Lenny (and
 previous versions), "symlinks" on Windows don't. As on Windows there is no
 UNIX-like hardlink concept, this can be a problem for Windows plugin
 developers who need to keep a SVN working copy somewhere else than in QGIS
 plugin folder. On Linux, simply create an hardlink using ln.

 Leave open for more technical comments.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1116#comment:1>
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