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Prerequisites

Compile and install the papaya package.

Compilation of Plugins

Create a symbolic link from the papaya-plugins directory called 'h' to the papaya/src/h directory.

For example:

ln -s ../papaya/src/h h

Then run:

./configure --with-interface=gnome --enable-all

If you used the GTK interface in the papaya package, then use:

./configure --with-interface=gtk --enable-all

And for gnome2:

./configure --with-interface=gnome2 --enable-all

Then type 'make' and hope.

The configure script will install the plugins into the same location as ../h/version.h defines PREFIX to be.

Type 'make install' (probably as root if you install in /usr/local)

When you start Papaya you will be asked if you want to enable each plugin, so don't worry about compiling them all.

Location of Plugins

Plugins can be installed in one of two locations:

$PREFIX/share/papaya/plugins
$HOME/.papaya/plugins

If one plugin is in both locations, behaviour may be erratic if both are enabled. You can enable/disable them individually by using the About->Plugins dialog.

Creation of Plugins

Anyone with some basic C++ programming knowledge can create a plugin for Papaya. See the API documentation in doc/PLUGIN and the existing plugins for help.

Plugins can also be created in Python, if the PythonPlugin is compiled and installed. See doc/PythonPlugin and the python plugins in contrib/ for help.

Submission of Plugins

If you have written a plugin you would like to see included in Papaya's plugin distribution, email the plugin source to c.allen@lancaster.ac.uk with the following information:

License under which the plugin is released.
Accompanying documentation - how to use the plugin.

If you have written a plugin, but don't want it in the main Papaya distribution and are able to host it on your own webpage, I can create a link to it from the main Papaya page.