[Geany-devel] [RFC] Releasing Geany-Plugins

[Frank Lanitz]

On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:05:34 +0100
Enrico Tröger <enrico.troeger at uvena.de> wrote:

> On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:51:22 +0100, Dominic wrote:
> 
> >Am Sonntag, den 16.01.2011, 13:37 +0100 schrieb Frank Lanitz:
> >> On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:57:12 +0100
> >> Dominic Hopf <dmaphy at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >> > Hey guys,
> >> > 
> >> > while talking with hyperair on IRC about the Geany-Plugins
> >> > release this week, we realized that there we're some small
> >> > things which could have been better and improved in the release
> >> > process. I suggested to write the steps down which have to be
> >> > done and the result is... call it "check list", "guidelines" or
> >> > "piece of text" or $somewhat
> >> > 
> >> > Check it out here and feel free to improve:
> >> > http://typewith.me/i1NkZGwVq5
> >> > 
> >> > The idea is to add this text to SVN repository of Geany--Plugins
> >> > as soon as everyone is okay with it.
> >> 
> >> Maybe we could also add some part for hacking a plugin. Some docu
> >> is already avaialble at e.g.
> >> http://www.geany.org/manual/reference/howto.html but still some
> >> parts e.g. of integrating with build system, GCC-compiler flags for
> >> debugging, gdb, .... might be missing. 
> >
> >Then we'd call the document rather something like "Geany-Plugins
> >guidelines" or "Geany-Plugins HowTo", because it wouldn't just to the
> >releasing process, of course.
> >
> >I appreciate any improvement, feel free to just add it to the text
> >there. I prepared a new paragraph where it may could be placed
> >then. :)
> 
> Great ideas so far.
> I would suggest to split the content into two documents as they
> address different people:
> 
> the release process could go into a file called 'making-a-release' as
> we already have it for Geany (thanks to Nick). This file is mostly
> useful for the release manager, aka Chow.
> 
> The writing a plugin howto stuff could go into some file like
> 'plugin-guidelines' or just HACKING. Or whatever you prefer :).

Yepp, good point. 
For collecting fact I'd nevertheless keep them in one 'file' and split
them later. 

Cheers, 
Frank 
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