Re: [JPP-Devel] More thoughts on supporting plug-in dependencies...

2007-02-25 Thread Stefan Steiniger
Question: i thought if i want to use a plugin missing some classes it will result in an error and the system will either hang up or just do nothing (rather the latter). So what is the point? The person needs simply to remove the plugin. Apart from this, I included in the template for plugin de

Re: [JPP-Devel] More thoughts on supporting plug-in dependencies...

2007-02-23 Thread Sunburned Surveyor
Larry, Thank you for your comments. I want to respond, but please remember I'm not trying to be argumentative. I want to encourage this discussion so we can consdier all sides of the issue at hand. I always value your input. Larry wrote: "Plugins are hard enough to write. I don't think we should

Re: [JPP-Devel] More thoughts on supporting plug-in dependencies...

2007-02-23 Thread Larry Becker
Hi Sunburned, Plugins are hard enough to write. I don't think we should add additional requirements. Besides, you method does nothing for all existing plugins unless they are rewritten. Another solution is to simply have an XML file be present for each plugin that lists the major classes that

[JPP-Devel] More thoughts on supporting plug-in dependencies...

2007-02-22 Thread Sunburned Surveyor
I've added some more thoughts about supporting plug-in dependencies to my blog: http://openjump.blogspot.com/ SS - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the c