How to modify .kdev4 file in script?

[Aleksey Midenkov]

On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 5:09 PM, Alvin Beach <alvinbeach at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 30/10/14 09:32, Aleksey Midenkov wrote:
>> I see now there is some strangely encoded multiline strings (though
>> IMO it would be better to make separate section for each multiline
>> string):
>>
>> [CustomDefinesAndIncludes][ProjectPath0]
>> Defines=\x00\x00\x00\x00
>> Includes=\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00`\x00/\x00h\x00o\x00m\x00e...
>> Path=.
>>
>> How to properly decode and encode them with bash/perl script?
>
> I asked about something along these lines before (i.e. BuildItems=@Variant(\x00\x00\x00...)). I too manipulate the .kdev4 project files via script.
>
> I was told that these are written by KConfig and was directed to look at kreadconfig and kwriteconfig. I've only had a quick look at those programs.
> In the end I just cleared the value (everything after the '='). This wouldn't be a solution if you would like to edit the values though.
>
> Perhaps you will have better luck with kreadconfig and kwriteconfig. If you figure it out, please do share.

Probably, we better ask authors of kreadconfig and kwriteconfig. It is
their fault to make such ugly design. Human-readable files must be
human-readable!

I'm totally in the mood of indignation of how much hope KDE3 given and
how much mutilation and perversion KDE4 brought.