[Qgis-developer] testing core python plugins from build tree

[Sandro Santilli]

On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 05:52:39PM +0200, Sandro Santilli wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 05:16:29PM +0200, Giuseppe Sucameli wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Sandro Santilli <strk at keybit.net> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 05:11:21PM +0200, Sandro Santilli wrote:
> > >> On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 06:08:04PM +0300, Alexander Bruy wrote:
> > >> > But it is still possible to symlink core plugin dir to ~/.qgis/python/plugins/
> > >> > create temporary makefile to compile ui and start hacking.
> > >>
> > >> "create temporary makefile" doesn't seem that straightforward, but
> > >> sounds like the shortest path. Hopefully I can just symlink the Makefile
> > >> in the build tree...
> > >
> > > Well, it wasn't enough:
> > >
> > >   ImportError: No module named ui_DlgDbError
> > 
> > which makefile are you using?
> 
>  Makefile -> ../../../b/python/plugins/db_manager/Makefile
> 
> Where ../../../b is my build tree, so the Makefile generated
> by cmake.

So I think the ui_DlgDbError is being generated but in _build_ tree,
while the icon are only in _source_ tree. As a consequence there's
no way to find a directory with everything needed in it to use
for testing purposes. Is then the only solution to have the plugins
installed under the output/ dir at build time ?  What's blocking
that fix ? Can I help in any way ?

--strk;