[Kexi-devel] [MacPort] Porting Predicate to Qt5 let it begin

Fri Jan 2 16:29:04 UTC 2015

Just my opinion regarding porting to qt5. It's easy and fun :) When I woke
up today I had no idea how to do it :)
It's Qt in the end not three-letter frameworks.... ;)

2015-01-02 17:25 GMT+01:00 Jaroslaw Staniek <staniek at kde.org>:

> On 2 January 2015 at 17:20, Wojciech Kosowicz <pcellix at gmail.com> wrote:
> > @Staniek I pushed another commit sqlite should be working I guess. Could
> you
> > run tests? I'm going outside for few hours
> > Would be cool if you could test it out.
> > I know coding would require coding-style etc still I would like to do it
> as
> > the last thing when I have it working
> > In  main CMakeLists.txt set qt5CmakeDirectory variable accordingly and it
> > should work. If you could do this and let me
> > know about result would appreciate it :)
>
> OK thanks I plan to do that.
>
> @Boud yeah our idea is to also be as native as possible, no hacky
> layers/environments on Mac/Windows.
>
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Wojtek
> >
> > 2015-01-02 17:14 GMT+01:00 Jaroslaw Staniek <staniek at kde.org>:
> >>
> >> @Wojciech OK, for review please join (fixup) commits into bits that
> >> are functional and keeps coding standards.
> >> Can fail to link or compile though. No problem.
> >>
> >> @Boud Do you have recommendations you'd use during porting?
> >>
> >> @Wojciech For example things such as $QTBasicLibs are not typical.
> >>
> >> When porting let's look at KF5 libs for buildsystem standards and
> >> practices.
> >> I think guildelines from techbase  such as
> >> https://community.kde.org/Frameworks/Porting_Notes
> >>
> >> Look at example:
> >>
> >>
> http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=ktexteditor.git&a=blob&h=dd0dbf31f3b982ee9ca8a0f0b5891d6f0ad7843f&hb=fddd268459c301d92521b74a07fd84a1aff05a2d&f=src%2FCMakeLists.txt
> >>
> >> I know Predicate is Qt-only but a lot is in common.
> >> Also, there must be a few 3rd-party Qt5 libs that we can use as a
> >> reference too already.
> >>
> >> On 2 January 2015 at 16:57, Wojciech Kosowicz <pcellix at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > Ok when I finish with sqlite Predicate (i am very close) will start
> >> > sending
> >> > for review
> >> > For now I work on branch qt5-kosowicz and want to run tests after
> sqlite
> >> > is
> >> > activated
> >> > I'm very close. When it's done will start reviewing and working on
> more
> >> > official branch
> >> > Having sqlite working would give opportunity to start parallel work.
> As
> >> > if I
> >> > understand
> >> > correctly this a core :)
> >> >
> >> > Best Regards,
> >> > Wojciech Kosowicz
> >> >
> >> > 2015-01-02 16:52 GMT+01:00 Jaroslaw Staniek <staniek at kde.org>:
> >> >>
> >> >> BTW, let's have a porting plan, i.e. document/record what scripts are
> >> >> to be executed, step by step.
> >> >>
> >> >> On 2 January 2015 at 16:39, Wojciech Kosowicz <pcellix at gmail.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > Another commit pushed, 3 things remaining for sqlite predicate port
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > work:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >     In SqliteDriver.cpp:36 commented out need to figure it out
> >> >> >     Predicate/Driver.h Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE need to figue out
> >> >> >     Predicate/EscapedString.h changes of qbool
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 2015-01-02 16:06 GMT+01:00 Wojciech Kosowicz <pcellix at gmail.com>:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Just made first commit at branch qt5-kosowicz of predicate
> >> >> >> repository.
> >> >> >> After making change in CMake setting one variable accordingly to
> >> >> >> your
> >> >> >> system. It should built
> >> >> >> Any idea how will do review here? :)
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> 2015-01-02 14:04 GMT+01:00 Wojciech Kosowicz <pcellix at gmail.com>:
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Ok I got round 40% compiling I push it to branch on Predicate
> >> >> >>> qt5-kosowicz branch now with this as initial commit
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> 2015-01-02 13:33 GMT+01:00 Jaroslaw Staniek <staniek at kde.org>:
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> On 2 January 2015 at 13:02, Jaroslaw Staniek <staniek at kde.org>
> >> >> >>>> wrote:
> >> >> >>>> > On 2 January 2015 at 12:56, Wojciech Kosowicz
> >> >> >>>> > <pcellix at gmail.com>
> >> >> >>>> > wrote:
> >> >> >>>> >> Hello,
> >> >> >>>> >> Today I'm starting to port Predicate to Qt5. As I see there
> are
> >> >> >>>> >> no
> >> >> >>>> >> KDElibs
> >> >> >>>> >> required therefore only might appear issues of introducing
> >> >> >>>> >> changes
> >> >> >>>> >> from qt5.
> >> >> >>>> >> After it builds on Linux I'll start building it on Mac Os.
> >> >> >>>> >
> >> >> >>>> > Cool!
> >> >> >>>> > Please use your branch such as qt5-kosowicz.
> >> >> >>>> > A good verification after porting (except for "it compiles and
> >> >> >>>> > links")
> >> >> >>>> > is to:
> >> >> >>>> > 1. run "ctest" in the build dir.
> >> >> >>>> > 2. try manual tests at tests/features/.
> >> >> >>>> >
> >> >> >>>> > First please check if these tests work for you in case of Qt4
> >> >> >>>> > version.
> >> >> >>>> >
> >> >> >>>> > CC'd to calligra-devel, as this is a part of porting-to-Qt5
> >> >> >>>> > activity.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> ^Forgot to CC.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> --
> >> >> >>>> regards, Jaroslaw Staniek
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> KDE:
> >> >> >>>> : A world-wide network of software engineers, artists, writers,
> >> >> >>>> translators
> >> >> >>>> : and facilitators committed to Free Software development -
> >> >> >>>> http://kde.org
> >> >> >>>> Calligra Suite:
> >> >> >>>> : A graphic art and office suite - http://calligra.org
> >> >> >>>> Kexi:
> >> >> >>>> : A visual database apps builder - http://calligra.org/kexi
> >> >> >>>> Qt Certified Specialist:
> >> >> >>>> : http://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaniek
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> regards, Jaroslaw Staniek
> >> >>
> >> >> KDE:
> >> >> : A world-wide network of software engineers, artists, writers,
> >> >> translators
> >> >> : and facilitators committed to Free Software development -
> >> >> http://kde.org
> >> >> Calligra Suite:
> >> >> : A graphic art and office suite - http://calligra.org
> >> >> Kexi:
> >> >> : A visual database apps builder - http://calligra.org/kexi
> >> >> Qt Certified Specialist:
> >> >> : http://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaniek
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> regards, Jaroslaw Staniek
> >>
> >> KDE:
> >> : A world-wide network of software engineers, artists, writers,
> >> translators
> >> : and facilitators committed to Free Software development -
> http://kde.org
> >> Calligra Suite:
> >> : A graphic art and office suite - http://calligra.org
> >> Kexi:
> >> : A visual database apps builder - http://calligra.org/kexi
> >> Qt Certified Specialist:
> >> : http://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaniek
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> regards, Jaroslaw Staniek
>
> KDE:
> : A world-wide network of software engineers, artists, writers, translators
> : and facilitators committed to Free Software development - http://kde.org
> Calligra Suite:
> : A graphic art and office suite - http://calligra.org
> Kexi:
> : A visual database apps builder - http://calligra.org/kexi
> Qt Certified Specialist:
> : http://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaniek
>
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