Comments on: HOWTO: KConfigXT with PyKDE4 http://www.dennogumi.org/2009/10/howto-kconfigxt-with-pykde4 On the web since 1999 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:49:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Einar http://www.dennogumi.org/2009/10/howto-kconfigxt-with-pykde4/comment-page-1#comment-12334 Einar Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:40:53 +0000 http://www.dennogumi.org/?p=687#comment-12334 @Will Stephenson: Would it be worth to get a SVN account just for this? I don't mind committing it there, just asking. @Richard Dale: Thanks for the pointer, I'll see if I can take at least a look. @Will Stephenson: Would it be worth to get a SVN account just for this? I don’t mind committing it there, just asking.

@Richard Dale: Thanks for the pointer, I’ll see if I can take at least a look.

]]> By: Richard Dale http://www.dennogumi.org/2009/10/howto-kconfigxt-with-pykde4/comment-page-1#comment-12331 Richard Dale Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:17:12 +0000 http://www.dennogumi.org/?p=687#comment-12331 "There is no such a tool (at least to my knowledge) that does the same job for bindings" There is actually a Ruby kconfig_compiler in kdebindings/ruby/korundum/tools/rbkconfig_compiler You might be able to adapt that to generate python. I think that would be easier than starting with the one that generates C++. I agree that the KConfigXT stuff is a bit hard to use with bindings though in the way it uses references to types - they are really hard to work with, and a nightmare to coordinate with garbage collection. I think this an area of the KDE api where it would have been a really good idea to involve language bindings guys at the start. In fact, as far as I can see using references to primitve types instead of just sticking to QVariant based get/set properties is more trouble than it is worth even in C++. The generated Ruby code uses the QVariant properties to change the values, but you still need a C++ reference to hold the actual data. “There is no such a tool (at least to my knowledge) that does the same job for bindings”

There is actually a Ruby kconfig_compiler in kdebindings/ruby/korundum/tools/rbkconfig_compiler

You might be able to adapt that to generate python. I think that would be easier than starting with the one that generates C++. I agree that the KConfigXT stuff is a bit hard to use with bindings though in the way it uses references to types – they are really hard to work with, and a nightmare to coordinate with garbage collection.

I think this an area of the KDE api where it would have been a really good idea to involve language bindings guys at the start. In fact, as far as I can see using references to primitve types instead of just sticking to QVariant based get/set properties is more trouble than it is worth even in C++. The generated Ruby code uses the QVariant properties to change the values, but you still need a C++ reference to hold the actual data.

]]> By: Will Stephenson http://www.dennogumi.org/2009/10/howto-kconfigxt-with-pykde4/comment-page-1#comment-12330 Will Stephenson Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:48:06 +0000 http://www.dennogumi.org/?p=687#comment-12330 Nice blog! Have you added the code to the kdeexamples module? If not, you should. Nice blog! Have you added the code to the kdeexamples module? If not, you should.

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