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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: KDE Applications December 2014 release: which apps are targeting Qt4/Qt5?
From:       Christoph Cullmann <cullmann () absint ! com>
Date:       2014-07-22 19:30:06
Message-ID: 288486148.988399.1406057406206.JavaMail.zimbra () absint ! com
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> On Monday 21 July 2014 13:26:32 Frank Reininghaus wrote:
> > * Many applications have an embedded terminal, which is provided by
> > the Konsole KPart. If Konsole does not release a Qt5-based version in
> > December, then any application which does will not have an embedded
> > terminal any more.
> > 
> > * All of Konqueror's functionality is provided by KParts that are
> > provided by libraries and applications and that are loaded at runtime.
> > If some of these KParts will not have a Qt5-based release, then the
> > functionality of a Qt5-based Konqueror would be severely limited.
> 
> Are we figuring out a way to co-install both sets of KParts and load the
> right
> one at runtime?
> 
> The Qt plugin mechanism should be enough to prevent the wrong .so file from
> being loaded, but it would be easier on the system if the files were on
> different paths on the filesystem.
Hi,

actually that already works, e.g. Kate KF5 version at the moment loads
KonsolePart KF5 version just fine, with Kate & Konsole 4.x installed, too.

(and without the KF5 KonsolePart installed, Kate still works, thought the
poor console window stays empty)

Greetings
Christoph

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