On March 18, 2015, 11:26 a.m., David Rosca wrote:
> > Ah  see, it's the problem with the client-side installing the XML file, 
> > rather than the server-side. It means any new method will initially trigger 
> > "not implemented" compilation error in the server. Kills extensibility. But 
> > not really a choice here, the client-side being in a framework.
> > 
> > Maybe this is one case where the server should have its own copy of the xml 
> > file, instead of using the one from the framework.
> > Duplication, but this V2 / V3 thing is duplication is well, and actually 
> > more complex to maintain.
> > 
> > This change is still necessary for the existing plasma 5.2 to compile, but 
> > I would also change plasma in master to use its own copy of the xml file, 
> > so that the two xml files can be "upgraded" at different times, and without 
> > the need to define a new interface every time.

V2 is there intentionally for compatibility, because with V3 plasma5.2 would 
compile, but stop to work - kuiserver from plasma5.2 would export V2 interface 
but kjobwidgets would create invalid V3 interface and calls would fail.


- David


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On March 18, 2015, 11:09 a.m., David Rosca wrote:
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> (Updated March 18, 2015, 11:09 a.m.)
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> Review request for KDE Frameworks and David Faure.
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> Repository: kjobwidgets
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> Description
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> This fixes source compatibility from https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/122926/
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> It adds a new org.kde.JobViewV3.xml file. The DBus interface name is still 
> JobViewV2 to keep compatibility with apps still using org.kde.JobViewV2.xml.
> It also removes generating code from old org.kde.JobView.xml as it is not 
> used anywhere.
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> 
> Diffs
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>   src/CMakeLists.txt c539bdc 
>   src/kuiserverjobtracker.cpp 7f13a4d 
>   src/kuiserverjobtracker_p.h daf3902 
>   src/org.kde.JobViewV2.xml 245a5f0 
>   src/org.kde.JobViewV3.xml PRE-CREATION 
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> Diff: https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/122970/diff/
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> 
> Testing
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> plasma-workspace stable now builds fine
> changing V2 -> V3 in CMakeFiles.txt in master branch enable the new setError 
> method.
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> 
> Thanks,
> 
> David Rosca
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