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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Problem with KFM on multiple machines
From:       Peter Putzer <pputzer () edu ! uni-klu ! ac ! at>
Date:       1999-06-10 13:58:23
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On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Dawit Alemayehu wrote:

> On Wed, 09 Jun 1999, David Faure wrote:
>
> > It means one can't use KDE-1.2 base apps (kpanel, kfm) with KDE-1.1.1 libs
> > (which was the point about keeping binary compatilibity, right ?)
> > I just stumbled upon that problem, and I can tell you it's very annoying
> > when the panel can't start anything.
> > (I'm glad we know have krun to prevent those problems !!)
> 
> > The question now is : do we want to revert this, in order to keep
> > compatilibity with 1.1.1 libs, or do we rely on anybody using kfm-1.2 to ALSO
> > have kdelibs-1.2 ?

I thought binary compatibility meant we could use an application compiled
against the 1.1.1 libs with the 1.1.2 libs, but not the other way round
 
> Ummm ... I just thought of a possible solution.  In order to keep binary
> compatiability, we can revert back to the original format and post
> the patch in the KFM Collection Page.  We can then cross-post message letting
> the necessary mailing lists ( kde-devel and kfm-devel ... )  to let people know
> so that you won't be getting unecessary bug-reports.   What do you think ??
> 
> Regards,
> Dawit A.
> 

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