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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: KConfig object-orientification
From:       Charles Samuels <charles () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-11-01 0:02:23
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On Wednesday 31 October 2001 03:35 pm, David Faure wrote:
> On Jeudi 1 Novembre 2001 00:21, Charles Samuels wrote:
> > Well, I've started on the arduous task of making KConfig::group() return
> > a temporary class (KConfigGroup) that has all the accessors (like
> > readEntry, writeEntry, etc).
>
> Great.
>
> > I'm also breaking compatiblity big-time with older versions.  As in,
> > major. KConfigGroupSaver is departing, and, well, all sorts of good
> > things.
>
> Why ?
> Why not keep it for compatibility ?
>
> > This involves also updating the rest of KDE, and is all very hairy
> > because every single thing in cvs will have to change.
>
> Why ? Why can't the code be moved to KConfigGroup, and the old code
> still be in place, calling KConfigGroup's method with the "current group"
> (the old notion we're trying to get rid of, but remaining for compat) ?


Alright, fine, you've convinced me </sarcastic> ;)

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