[Qgis-developer] Shipping SAGA with QGIS

[Amit Kulkarni]

It seems very strange coming from OpenBSD to split packages. In OpenBSD
packages are bundled together as far as possible which makes sense (less
hassle to maintain).

IMHO, the plugins and functionality which is thought to be core, should be
included in a default install. But not for something whose target audience
is very small. This way it keeps it simple for most users.

However, if a plugin install is complex, and it can be solved by installer,
the plugin should be pushed to default install. This is very helpful for
testing and less hassle for development, you will also avoid emails hitting
the mailing lists about such issues.

--amit

On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Victor Olaya <volayaf at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the feedback
>
> I agree that it is better to keep things separate, but at the same
> time, the easier it is to have it all installed, the better for the
> final user.
>
> I am planning to improve the checkings that are performed before an
> external algorithm is run, not just to check if the software is there
> or if a folder is configured (which can be a wrong folder), but to
> actually run a small algorithm, like a unit test. Maybe the first time
> that a SAGA or OTB algorithm is run, we can show the user a notice
> saying "Do you want SEXTANTE to check that the external application is
> correctly installed and configured?". and in case it is not, tell the
> user how to install it.
>
> I think this will avoid having users trying to run an algorithm that
> is not prepared to be run. From all the questions and reports I get
> about issues in SEXTANTE, some are caused by bugs in SEXTANTE or some
> data problem, but most are due to wrong setting of external apps or,
> in most cases, people not even knowing that you have to install them
> separately. I do not know how to easily solve this, but it clearly
> should be a priority...
>
> Thanks again
>
> 2013/2/23 skampus <stefano.campus at regione.piemonte.it>:
> > Hi victor, i agree with you.
> > I do prefer to use sextante also for basic operations already present in
> > qgis menu.
> > It seems to me it is faster and i  more appreciate  temporary results
> > instead of the duty of creating definitive layers.
> > I don't know if it is correct, but could it be possible to include saga
> in
> > osgeo installer package?
> >
> >
> >
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