Feature list for 4.0

[Vladimir Prus]

On Wednesday 28 May 2008 11:18:28 Andreas Pakulat wrote:
> On 28.05.08 08:37:46, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> > On Tuesday 27 May 2008 23:36:28 Andreas Pakulat wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I'v finally finished the collection of feature ideas (and also "bugs")
> > > that should be done before we can release KDevelop 4.0.
> > > 
> > > Please everybody have a look at
> > > 
> > > http://www.kdevelop.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=KDevelop_4/Feature_Plan
> > > 
> > > If anybody wants to discuss any of the items and wether they really need
> > > to be done for 4.0, please do so here or directly in the wiki - whatever
> > > fits you better.
> > > 
> > > I tried to put not too much into the 4.0 list, but I'm not sure I've
> > > suceeded at that :)
> > 
> > There are few items that I think are missing:
> > 
> > 1. Multiple window support, which is totally broken right now.
> > 
> > 2. Implement the launchers framework.
> > 
> > 3. Finish porting debugger.
> 
> Yeap, will add that later, unless you beat me :)

Please go ahead -- you are thereby declared the official todo
list keeper :-)

> 
> > 4. Unmess shorcuts?
> 
> Oh right. I'll ping Alex about this, but we'll have to wait until KDE
> 4.1 is released to commit his patch.
> 
> > 5. C++ support. I think there are few things to be added to
> >    reach usable feature parity with other IDEs:
> > 
> > 	- Outline of the current class/quick open of method
> > 	in current class. Presently, there's no easy way
> > 	to do this.
> > 
> > 	- Find all uses of a symbol. Build call graph (which
> > 	functions call this one)
> 
> I have those on my list, but under KDevelop 4.x (x>0) because I don't
> think they're really _that_ important for the 4.0 release. For me its
> fine if we reach feature-completeness for C++ compared to KDevelop3.5

Dunno. Maybe you're right.

> 
> > I also plan, personally, to implement support for Boost.Build.
> 
> As a new Buildsystemmanager plugin?

Yes. And probably as language plugin, too.

- Volodya