On 15 August 2018 at 20:43, Eike Ziller <eike.zil...@qt.io> wrote: > > >> On 14. Aug 2018, at 21:40, Szyk Cech <szykc...@spoko.pl> wrote: >> >> Hi >> I just read some docs "Extending Qt Creator Manual" and study >> qt-creator/src/app/main.cpp file. And I have question (maybe not very wise >> but important to me): >> >> What are advantages to have Core plugin over MainWindow?!? >> >> I mean MainWindow class which handle whole app skeleton (located in main app >> exe module). >> >> One reason for core plugin, from my point of view is that core plugin is >> shared object which can easily share its methods to other plugins - I think >> it is possible for exe (app exe module), but counter intuitive and >> cumbersome, and platform specific. >> >> There are some more reasons for create Core plugin? > > Handling it as just another plugin has the advantage that it uses the exact > same startup, shutdown, building, linking, .... semantics as anything else. > No need to invent something else :)
Really? like QtCreator's main() doesn't have special handling for the core plugin... Last time I checked, the core plugin was loaded explicitly and require (lot of) hand-crafted initialisation. If Core plugin is "just" another plugin, why it is not loaded as a result of being the root dependency of every other plugins? I understand Eike's point of view, but I agree with Szyk, the 'Core' plugin could very well be managed as a 'Core' Library. QtCreator will refuse to start without it. This IMHO contradicts the very definition of a plugin. Having say that, QtCreator is awesome, and it's even more awesome to be able to study its source code (and criticise it! ;)), I believe that many of us have learned a lot of things by studying it's architecture, at least I did. Thanks again. Chris PS: I remember reading some (old) slides that started with "QtCreator is actually just a plugin loader" or something along these lines. > > -- > Eike Ziller > Principal Software Engineer > > The Qt Company GmbH > Rudower Chaussee 13 > D-12489 Berlin > eike.zil...@qt.io > http://qt.io > Geschäftsführer: Mika Pälsi, > Juha Varelius, Mika Harjuaho > Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin, Registergericht: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, > HRB 144331 B > > _______________________________________________ > Qt-creator mailing list > Qt-creator@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/qt-creator _______________________________________________ Qt-creator mailing list Qt-creator@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/qt-creator