On Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:16:29 +0200 Thomas Martitz thomas.martitz@student.HTW-Berlin.de wrote:
I doubt a big release is nor useful nor feasible in the long run for a growing number of *independent* plugins. That way you need to re-release all plugins if a critical bug was fixed in one, or you wait for the release of 1 plugin to get the whole package released.
I don't think it's necessary to wait for a release of a single plugin. Generally plugin releases are already linked to some extent to a Geany release.
(Pressed Enter too early :( )
I actually think packages each separately, but combine them into such a meta or virtual package (whatever that is called) which is nothing but dependent on all plugins. That way the plugins keep independent but you can still get all plugins in one run.
Sounds interesting, but a combined release would be very useful for anyone building from source, plus it gives packagers more freedom - it seems to me that packaging all plugins together would be easier for the packager. Actually a combined release would probably be easier to split the separate plugins from even if doing separate packages.
Not to criticise your idea, just wanted to point out that a combined release is a very useful thing. Also it wouldn't be compulsory for plugin authors ;-)
Regards, Nick