[Qgis-user] plugin installation

[Martin Dobias]

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Richard Duivenvoorde
<rdmailings at duif.net> wrote:
>  What about the idea that we all add a file 'version.txt' into the root
>  of the zip. Is it possible for the repository (and so for the python
>  plugin-installer) to serve that from the zip when people ask for it
>  like: http://spatialserver.net/pyqgis/plugins/mapserver_export.zip?version
>  or something like that?
>  In that way we can put some plugin details and version information in it
>  (a little more verbose then we do in the 'description'-field now. I'm
>  really missing this more verbose version information when stuff is not
>  working, and I want to know IF there is a newer version available, and
>  what is fixed in that one...)
>  On the upload of a plugin we can check for the existence of that file,
>  like we check the zip now isn't it?

This would be a nice addition...
Gary, is it possible to implement this to your plugin repository?
Basically if uploaded ZIP contains a specified file, e.g. README, it
will allow you to download it (without downloading the whole plugin)
or view it in plugin repository web.


>  Another idea-balloon (sorry if I'm firing to much idea's): what if we
>  ask maintainers of plugins to add a blog-item for every plugin. In that
>  way as a maintainer you can give some more information (screendumps)
>  about it, and other people can add comments on it, adding idea's patches
>  or help?

Actually, when uploading a plugin you can set a home page for it...
isn't this exactly what you mean?

Martin