[Qt-creator] Which plugins are you working on?

[Mateusz Loskot]

On 26 May 2015 at 09:42, Hunger Tobias <Tobias.Hunger at theqtcompany.com> wrote:
> On 22 May 2015 at 22:45, Hunger Tobias <Tobias.Hunger at theqtcompany.com> wrote:
>
>>> What can we do to make things easier for you?
>>
>> Help guiding through the review process, review the work we have
>> already submitted
>> to wip/boostbuildprojectmanager branch in Gerrit
>> https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/111798/
>
> My experience is that the review process is a huge help. Please give it a chance:-)

Yes, we will.

>>> Have you ever considered to contribute your plugins?
>>
>> Initially, I did not consider at all, until contributors/users asked for that.
>
> Why not? It does save you some time as we tend to fix in-tree plugins when
> refactoring (well, we at least keep them compiling;-).

Initially, the project was created as an experiment, proof of concept
and to learn
how to write a plugin for QtC. So, it wasn't intended for 'production'.

>>> What is keeping you from doing so?
>>
>> Lack of resources to maintain it, as I explained in the README
>
> Having the plugin upstream should save a few resources:-)

Yes, sounds good.

>> https://github.com/mloskot/qt-creator-plugin-boostbuild/blob/master/README.md
>> Then, I had number of doubts if I really want to go through the Gerrit
>> nightmare,
>> yes I still believe it's ridiculous to ask people to read the whole
>> bible of Gerrit
>> setup and intro, just to submit a patch.
>
> I agree.
>
> I recently started to work on our checkout wizards with the goal to be able to offer a "Qt Creator wizard" that does the setup for you. Not all stones are in place for that yet, but we will get there.

Sounds great.

Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz  Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net