[Portland] uni-conf

Dan Kegel dank at kegel.com
Sat Sep 2 20:32:22 PDT 2006


On 9/2/06, Hubert Figuiere <hubertf at xandros.com> wrote:
> UniConf heavily depends on WvStreams, so you would have to bring in most of
> the library (in C++) to use it.
>...
> As for API stability, that is where things gets tricky. WvStreams is a full
> fledged C++ library, and I must admit that its implement is even less
> protective than Qt or KDE when it comes to ABI compatibility. That means it
> is harder to maintain in that regard. UniConf itself can have a complete C
> API that would make binary compatibility easier, but this still does not
> address every problem that the portland project wants to avoid.

Indeed.  C++ is probably a dealbreaker, even for internal use, in Portland.
(The only exception being with KDE, where it's obviously required.)
- Dan


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