KConfig XT: kconfig_compiler & friends

[Ian Reinhart Geiser]

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On Wednesday 01 October 2003 11:08 pm, Benjamin Meyer wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 October 2003 10:57 pm, Ian Reinhart Geiser wrote:
> > On Wednesday 01 October 2003 08:34 pm, Benjamin Meyer wrote:
> > > On that topic does anyone else thing that having a compiler, config
> > > files, more files in kdelibs _just_ so developers don't have to type
> > > the default value of a setting in two places seem silly to anyone else?
> > > For applications with a very large number of settings putting them all
> > > of the default values in one file is a very nice thing to have, but I
> > > see no other benefit.
> >
> > One word "Sysadmin"
> >
> > These guys maintain more than one desktop at a time, im sure any admin
> > who you can provide an easy way to roll out a desktop change to more than
> > 5 systems in an automated way would love you... or at least not hate you.
> >
> > Just my 2c as a recovering systems admin :)
> >
> > Cheers
> > 	-ian reinhart geiser
>
> How does this system benifit them at all?  It is all compiled in the
> binary.
>
> Currently the way of running x app, modifing the settings, exiting and
> distributing the config file to all of the machines is still the only way
> that I know of.  Did I miss some feature of the new skeleton system?

AFAIK this was all suppose to be connected by an application that would 
generate these files the source cfg files and the end files with default 
values.  ideally even documentation (zack?)  these files could then be edited 
and distributed.

while we can sorta do that now, im not sure how realistic it is.  the cfg 
files would provide a source so that all options can be exposed that are 
currently hidden in C code.  at least this is my understanding of this system 
from the sidelines.

will anyone care to correct my misbelifs?

cheers
	-ian reinhart geiser

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