[Qgis-user] migrating plugins from mac to windows

[William Kyngesburye]

Copying the Python site-packages is not a good idea as there are probably some binary modules (anything with a .so extension) in there that are Mac specific.  They would need to be reinstalled with Windows builds.

On Mar 16, 2011, at 4:19 AM, Noli Sicad wrote:

> Hi Maning,
> 
> Yes. You can do that, copy the plugin directory. The only problem is
> the package dependencies (e.g pyspatialite, etc). Copy as well your
> python site packages to solve this problem.
> 
> Noli
> 
> On 3/16/11, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Apologies for such an a very basic question.  I will be installing
>> qgis to several windows machine on a remote location (possibly without
>> an internet).  Is it possible then to simply copy all my plugins
>> within the .qgis/python/plugins directory and save them in windows
>> machine?  I am using qgis 1.6 on my machine and will be installing 1.6
>> to the windows machines.
>> 
>> I am also not planning to include plugins that require certain
>> dependecies (like R, etc.)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> cheers,
>> maning
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