[Kde-pim] Re: kdepimlibs and kdateedit

[Allen Winter]

On Saturday 27 November 2010 2:54:05 pm Tom Albers wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > A Dissabte, 27 de novembre de 2010, Kevin Ottens va escriure:
> > > On Thursday 4 November 2010 10:08:45 Kevin Ottens wrote:
> > > > On Thursday 4 November 2010 09:52:41 John Layt wrote:
> > > > > I'd like to see all the date/time widgets in KDE reviewed and
> > > > > amalgamated as much as possible in kdelibs, or at least made
> > > > > consistent in behaviour and appearance. I just didn't have the
> > > > > time
> > > > > in 4.6. Unless you really want to move them to kdepimlibs for
> > > > > 4.6,
> > > > > I'd be happy to make it one of my priority items for 4.7.
> > > >
> > > > I think I've the most refined copy in zanshin. I was planning to
> > > > push it
> > > > in kdelibs for 4.6 but couldn't find the time. Actually I was also
> > > > waiting for some feedback of the Skrooge guys who have yet another
> > > > copy,
> > > > but I didn't hear from them... I should poke the relevant person
> > > > again I
> > > > think. :-)
> > >
> > > OK, turns out I could sit with Stephane Mankowski today during the
> > > KDE
> > > Hacking Session in Toulouse and we made KDateEdit ready for
> > > inclusion in
> > > kdelibs. Timing wise it's rather unfortunate since we're after the
> > > freeze.
> > > For sure we can land this improved version in kdelibs 4.7, but if
> > > the
> > > release team agrees to an exception I could take the time to make it
> > > into
> > > 4.6.
> > >
> > > @Release team: Go, No-Go?
> > 
> > That's what Allen told me on a patch i wanted to add
> > 
> > ****************
> > 
> > The Hard API Freeze doesn't occur until 20 December.
> > So you really don't need an exemption -- all you really need is the
> > approval
> > of the core devs for this one, which you have it seems.
> > 
> > However, we are in Soft API Freeze so you should CC the kde-bindings
> > folks on
> > your commit.
> > 
> > ****************
> > 
> > So i guess you need to seek approval of k-c-d and that would be it?
> 
> My intention with api freeze was to allow polishing of existing api. New classes in kdelibs are new features imho. I don't see an urgent reason for an exception tbh. Beta1 is already released.
> 
Right.
Unfortunately, we'll need to wait for 4.7.
Hopefully someone will also move ktimeedit for 4.7