[RFC] KDevelop configuration setup

[Matt Rogers]

On Friday 30 March 2007 17:10, Andreas Pakulat wrote:
> On 27.03.07 12:09:48, Matt Rogers wrote:
> > The project specific configuration returned by IProject should be the
> > local file. As mentioned on the wiki, there should be little to add
> > to the global project configuration file after the project is
> > created. If something in the global file needs to be changed, then we
> > should provide separate ways to do that, IMHO.
>
> One question still: Should the project configurations of the "other
> developers" be changed accordingly? That would create quite some
> complexity in the whole logic.
>
> In case I'm unclear: Lets say we have a project P, with the following
> project config file
>
> ProjectName=P
> ProjectManager=KDevQMakeManager
> IndenationConfig=CStyle
>
> Now Developer A and Developer B are checking out the project from vcs
> and opening it, this created <projectdir>/.kdev4/<projectname>.kdev4
> with the values from above. No both can change any of the settings and
> saving would save the in the hidden file.
>
> Lets say "the Boss" decides they should use IndenationConfig=OtherStyle
> and changes the P.kdev4 file. Both developers checkout the new file, but
> currently their local hidden file takes precedence. They'd need to go to
> the configuration dialog and select "Use defaults" for the indentation
> widget.
>

And this is the way it should be.

> Changing this to something like: When the project.kdev4 changed, write
> the new values to .kdev4/project.kdev4 regardless of the content there.
> However this would imply that for each property in the .kdev4 file we
> also store a version information, so we don't reset settings in the
> hidden file that weren't changed since the start of the project. And
> this is too complicated IMHO. OTOH its bad that the developers settings
> can't be overriden by "the Boss".
>
> Andreas

This is indeed a bad thing to do, so if we don't do this already, let's not do 
it.
-- 
Matt
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