[Qgis-developer] pre install run has no python plugins

[Sandro Santilli]

On Tue, Dec 06, 2011 at 07:28:34PM +0200, Alexander Bruy wrote:
> Hi Marco,
> 
> AFAIK when running from build directory QGIS don't have Python plugins
> and this is know and correct behavior. See Martin's email about this [0]

I wouldn't call it "correct behavior".
Why would you want a "pre-install" runtime to use "post-install" stuff ?

On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Martin Dobias <wonder.sk at gmail.com> wrote:
> There are few things I am aware of that
> do not work right now when run from build directory (though they work
> when installed):
> - python plugins included in source tree (fTools, installer, gdal
> tools, osm) are not visible. Their source files would need to be
> copied to some directory so that they see the generated files -
> otherwise they would fail to start

I think such copy or symlinking or whatever is needed should be
implemented somehow in a way to allow _full_ off-system runs.

Don't you agree ?

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