tags/kdesupport-for-4.2

[Volker Krause]

On Sunday 04 January 2009 13:09:30 Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> On Saturday 03 January 2009, Tom Albers wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > In preparation of the release of 4.2.0, I've created the
> > tags/kdesupport-for-4.2. This tag of kdesupport should be used when you
> > compile the 4.2 branch in the future.  Trunk's version of kdesupport
> > should be used to compile KDE trunk (which would be KDE 4.3.0).
> >
> > At least Akonadi will probably commit some KDE 4.2.x incompatible changes
> > in kdesupport trunk as soon as KDE 4.2 is branched.
> >
> > Request to all kdesupport maintainers: add the version of your software
> > into that tag soon please.
> >
> > Toma
>
> Another request to all kdesupport maintainers:
> KDE 4.2 will require CMake 2.6.2.
>
> The different projects in kdesupport require different versions of CMake:
>
> CMake 2.4.5: qca
>              kdewin-installer
>              akonadi
>              automoc
>              eigen2/bench/btl/
>
> CMake 2.6.2: kdewin32
>
> All others require CMake 2.6.0.
>
> It would make it easier for us, if all the projects in kdesupport also
> would require CMake 2.6.2, then the same features we can use in KDE can be
> used also in kdesupport.
> Right now this is harder, since one always has to take care in which
> project of kdesupport you are editing and if you are allowed to use cmake
> 2.6 feature there or not. This will probably also introduce breakges from
> time to time if somebody adds something which requires 2.6.2 while the
> project says the minimum version is 2.4.5.
>
> So, if you think it's a good idea, please upgrade your minimum required
> version to 2.6.2.
>
> My guess is that it might be ok for the 2.6.0 projects to upgrade to 2.6.2,
> but I think the respective maintainers have to do this.

At least for Akonadi the reason is that noone of us touchs those (usually 
perfectly working) parts of the buildsystem unless absolutely necessary due 
to fear of breaking something. So, the 2.4.5 requirement is not intentional 
and I'm fine with upgrading to whatever KDE trunk needs anyway.

regards
Volker
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