[QGIS-Developer] Policy on compiled plugins

[Pedro Camargo]

Thanks, Alexandre.  That was what I thought...

I will keep the routine to download binaries for now.

Cheers,
Pedro

On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 1:29 AM Alexandre Neto <senhor.neto at gmail.com>
wrote:

> AFAIK, nothing has changed regarding the policy of distributing compiled
> libraries. The QGIS official repository can't distribute files that are not
> open.
>
> Some alternatives are:
>
> - create your own repository to distribute the plugin including the
> complide;
>
> - add a routine to download and install the compiled libraries on the
> first run of the plugin. With the consent of the user, ofc.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Alexandre Neto
>
> A qua, 26/12/2018, 04:59, Pedro Camargo <veigacamargo at gmail.com> escreveu:
>
>> Hi,
>>         I am about to release AequilibraE (the transportation modelling
>> plugin) for QGIS 3, but I would like to know what is the current policy on
>> compiled plugins.  While on QGIS 2, I was prompting the user to download
>> the binaries when they wanted to use the plugin, but that particular part
>> of the software proved to be a particular pain in the b***, and many users
>> reported being confused by the process.
>>
>> Is the process still the same?  Is there any process I could go through
>> to allow that piece of software to be delivered already with its binaries?
>>
>> Happy solstice and new year!!
>>
>> Pedro
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