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Release extra features and dataframes as official plugins #10322

@ryan-preble

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Compiling nushell from source is always a massive headache. While I can compile plugins and most smaller rust-based applications using the windows GNU toolchain without issue, I have only ever been able to successfully compile nushell using the MSVC toolchain. The binaries you guys distribute work well, but I would still like to have the choice of using any extra features or dataframes without having to build from source. The distributed binaries alone don't do that.

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Distribute dataframes and "extra" features as plugins, so that the end user can pick and choose what features they want without needing to compile any source code. I think this would also have benefits within shared systems where individual users would have different use cases and different needs.

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build-packageEverything concerning the CI build process and packaging of nushellcategory:enhancementNew feature or requestdeprecated:pr-pluginsDeprecated: use the A:plugins label insteadstatus:needs-designthis feature requires design

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