RFC: problems with splitting up kdebase

[Thiago Macieira]

Matthias Kretz wrote:
>> Compatible yes, but how do you add methods to the interface and still
>> compile with older versions of kdelibs? Won't work.
>
>Good point, the app implementing the interface wouldn't be able to use
> the xml file from kdelibs (after 4.0 at least - and if it supports
> compilation with older kdelibs). So such an app could ship its own
> interface file and overwrite the one from kdelibs (I guess packagers
> would hate that solution).

The original conception was that adaptor files (generated) would be added 
to the Subversion repository. They'd be re-generated only when the 
interface was updated.

It was not my idea to auto-generate adaptors during compilation.

But you can still do that. Just ship the .xml files with the source, but 
don't install them.

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