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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: kdatastream -- bool
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-07-26 16:42:29
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On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Simon Hausmann wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, David Faure wrote:
> > > Any objections against me changing that?
> >
> > No in theory. But it depends whether we want bin compatibility ?
> > This is almost like bin incompatible (old apps with new libs
> > won't work, if they use the marshalling for bool).
> > As long as everyone's aware of the consequences, I'm fine with the
> > change.
>
> Ahh, right. That's indeed a problem. Hmm........
>
> Let's see what the release dude says.

Please change this.. handwritten code has been using Q_INT8 for quite some 
time for bool (E.g. see sycoca). If we don't change it now it is bound to 
give trouble later on.

Cheers,
Waldo

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