[GRASS-dev] r.modis in GRASS 7 trunk

[Markus Neteler]

On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Glynn Clements
<glynn at gclements.plus.com> wrote:
>
> Moritz Lennert wrote:
>
>> > I suggest that modules should not simply be moved from addons to
>> > trunk, but that a developer has a close look at a module including
>> > testing before moving it to trunk.
>>
>> +1, but I see Martin's point about lack of dev power. So the trade-off
>> has to be between quality of code and value added of having a
>> functionality in trunk even if the code is not perfect.
>
> Relegating something to add-ons is a reliable way to reduce the amount
> of developer oversight it gets. E.g. currently you can't just "make"
> the add-ons/grass7 directory (it lacks a Makefile),

Now there is.

> so most developers
> won't even try to compile it. If the modules were in trunk, developers
> may notice errors or warnings as part of the normal build process.

Agreed.

I also think that we need the toolbox concept rather at GUI level than
at directory level.

Markus