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

[Sandro Santilli]

On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 06:43:37PM +0200, Sandro Santilli wrote:
> 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 ?

Wrong analysis, same problem when building in source tree:

  ImportError: No module named ui_DlgDbError

The only way to really try the plugin is by installing the whole qgis,
which is very unrecommended.

--strk;