KDE 4 modules structure (again)

[David Faure]

On Wednesday 17 March 2004 19:27, Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> So, I proposed: let's keep big cvs modules.
> But let's organize the basic modules slighty different to decrease 
> dependancies. Let's move more or less all libs (and important ioslaves etc.) 
> into kdelibs (which might be split into core libs and application level libs)
I don't see the point in splitting the libs into two modules?

> Let's separate the "real" applications in kdebase (konsole, konqy, kfind) into 
> from the desktop applications (kwin, kicker, ksmserver, khotkeys, kxkb) in 
> kdebase. Not konqy, konsole, etc. each one in its own module, they all 
> together in one "base apps" module.
> This would make it possible to install e.g. konqy without installing kwin, 
> kicker, ksmserver etc.
I think this is a valid idea; although splitting kdebase into two tarballs could
also be done at release time.

-- 
David Faure, faure at kde.org, sponsored by Trolltech to work on KDE,
Konqueror (http://www.konqueror.org), and KOffice (http://www.koffice.org).