02-04-2020, 08:56 PM
Installing script/plugins in Gimp is not that hard, it's just dropping a file in the appropriate directory. The only thing that could be easier is dropping the file on Gimp itself. The difficult parts:
- Discovering the script
- Figuring out how it works, because there are many authors, each with their own idiosyncrasies
- Making reasonably sure that we have the latest version
- Making sure that the script hasn't been altered in some mischievous way
- Keeping the script running when the Gimp core changes, which can require tracking the author or someone who can repair the problems.
- Support for one's favorite language, including extensions that may look totally irrelevant but end up being useful (for instance, an XML parser)
- Easiness of debugging
- Instant reload of new version
- Repository with decent statistics.