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List: kde-core-devel
Subject: Fixing 49564 - dependency/BC problem?
From: Ravikiran Rajagopal <ravi () ee ! eng ! ohio-state ! edu>
Date: 2003-03-09 0:55:54
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Hello,
KConfigBackEnd::sync() returns nothing, and hence fails silently when the
user's local config file is not writable. As I understand it, we cannot have
kdecore dependent on kdeui. So we cannot use a UI element to make the user
aware of the situation.
The only alternatives I can think of:
1. Add a sync() function which indicates success or failure - not possible to
due to BC issues as sync() is virtual. Don't know whether changing a return
type is BC though.
2. Emit a signal saying it failed, and let the app take care of it. Does not
help existing binaries, and _all_ apps need to be ported.
3. Add a function canWeSaveConfig(). This has the same problem as #2.
4. If the user's local config file is not writable, try to make it writable.
Very invasive, and I don't like it.
Should I mark this bug as WONTFIX due to BC issues? If we do make a change and
#1 is ruled out, my inclination would be for #4. Why would someone outside of
the kiosk mode make use of read-only config files?
Ravi
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