kdefx/blitz options

[Matt Broadstone]

On 8/13/07, Matthew Woehlke <mw_triad at users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> David Faure wrote:
> > On Monday 13 August 2007, Matthew Woehlke wrote:
> >> 3. remove from kdelibs (move to kdesupport)
> >>    + allows full removal later (e.g. 4.1), BC
> >>  [...]
> >> 4. remove from kdelibs, offer blitz in kdesupport
> >>    + blitz can be removed later (e.g. 4.1), BC
> >> [...]
> > I don't agree that we can remove a kdelibs dependency and claim that to be BC.
> > It will break for any app that was using kdefx (option 3) or blitz (option 4) directly,
> > and wasn't explicitely linking to it (but getting it via kdeui instead).
>
> True, but (thanks to people on IRC setting me straight) I see now how I
> failed to express myself correctly.
>
> The difference between 1/2 and 3/4 is that 3/4 say "kdelibs does not
> link to kdefx/blitz". So I should have written "remove -->use of<--
> kdefx from kdelibs" (and either use pure Qt, or copy code (until 4.1) if
> there is absolutely no other option). Sorry for the confusion! :-)
>
> The "BC" part means that "KDE 4.1" and later will not depend on
> kdefx/blitz (obviously KDE 4.0 apps may still require it, but that is
> for packagers to deal with).
>
> --
> Matthew
> People say I'm going insane. I say, "what do you mean, 'going'?".
>
>
Just a quick question: Zack, do you plan on putting KImageFX in svn
somewhere anytime soon? Or will it remain a git repo on ktown until
this is all resolved?

Matt