i18n and KFileMetaData

Luigi Toscano luigi.toscano at tiscali.it
Mon May 8 11:09:03 UTC 2017


Matthieu Gallien ha scritto:
> Hello,
> 
> Currently KFileMetaData is a tier 2 framework even when you remove all 
> optional dependencies on other frameworks due to a dependency on ki18n.
> 
> I would like to know if people think it would be possible to transition it to 
> depend on Qt for i18n so as to lower its tier ?
> 
> Currently, ki18n is used to provide localized name for properties on file.
> 
> I would like to get more people to use it outside core KDE software. For 
> example, people could use it for music players built on top of Qt. I believe 
> lowering the tier can help this.
> 
> What do you think ?

Even if the usage of KI18n is limited and it could be replaced with the Qt
native system (basic strings, no arguments), I'm not sure that you can
officially lower the tier with optional dependencies. Others may remember
better of course.

Ciao
-- 
Luigi


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