RFC: Removal of KAutoConfig / KAutoConfigDialog

[Benjamin Meyer]

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On Thursday 30 October 2003 5:01 am, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> I would like to see KAutoConfig / KAutoConfigDialog / KCAutoConfigModule
> removed before KDE 3.2 gets released since more complete functionality is
> offered by KConfigDialogManager / KConfigDialog and kconfig_compiler.
> Having both set of classes unnecessarily fragmentates the KDE API.
>
> Note that there is no replacement for KCAutoConfigModule yet. At the moment
> it only seems to be used by kopete though.
>
> Most KAutoConfig usage has been converted to use KConfigDialog. Still to be
> done are:
>
> kdebase/kicker/applets/clock
> kdeaddons/kicker-applets/kbinaryclock
> kdenetwork/kopete
> kdemultimedia/kaudiocreator
>
> Cheers,
> Waldo

We are in string freeze and you want to modify kdelibs?  Anyone else see that 
as stupid?    There are a number of classes in KDE that are marked as volital 
do the same.  I would have to say that kconfig_compiler uncesessarily 
fragmented the KDE API _in a freeze_ not the other way around.  As even you 
yourself point out there are still apps that use it and the 
KCAutoConfigModule functionality can't be replaced.  The KDE clock is a 
pretty prominent application and I think there are many who will agree with 
me.  Mark the classes as volital and move on.

- -Benjamin Meyer

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