Please do not add anymore language support parts to the main tree

[Matt Rogers]

On Monday 04 September 2006 09:48, Erik wrote:
> Matt Rogers wrote:
> > On Monday 04 September 2006 09:12, Matt Rogers wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'd like to limit the main KDevelop tree to the current 4 language
> >> supports that we have now: C and C++, C#, Java, and Ruby.
> >>
> >> If developers are interested in adding support for other languages, they
> >> should do so outside the main kdevelop tree. This fits in line with our
> >> goal of providing a core set of functionality and letting others who are
> >> interested provide other support
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >
> > btw, there can, of course, be exceptions to this "rule". The goal is to
> > reduce the number of silly things in our tree. (pascal, ada, and bash,
> > anyone?)
>
> How do you define silly??? I can not think of any definition of silly
> that includes Ada, but not C#, Java or Ruby.
>

Ada is a niche language. That's what I mean by silly. C# and Java, at least, 
are mainstream languages. You are the only person that I know of in the 2 + 
years of being a kdevelop developer that really wants Ada. You are welcome to 
write it yourself. We'll be glad to help you.
-- 
Matt