[Qt-creator] qt-creator plugin installer

[André Pönitz]

On Thursday 26 August 2010 10:58:03 ext duan wenhui wrote:
> Hi, all
> Now, I have developed a plugin for qt-creator. how can I release it?
> How can I make a installer for a qt-creator plugin?
> Just copy the plugin to the /usr/lib/qtcreator/lib/Nokia/plugins  ?
> Is it necessary to package my plugin as a rpm ball?

Is this plugin something you want to have fully integrated into
Creator, or something you want to remain "yours"?

In the first case, you need to file a merge request on gitorious.org
to incorporate your sources into the Qt Creator sources.

If that merge would happen (which depends a bit on what your
plugin is actually doing, and whether this is useful for many people
etc) it would be distributed as any other of the core plugins.

In the more likely case that you want to keep the plugin for your
own or that it is not incorporated you can distribute the plugin
as you like. This can mean building Windows installers, or making
Linux distributors interested in the plugin. Distributors usually do
their own packaging, so having an .rpm already might not make
much of a difference in practice.

Best regards,
Andre'