On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 12:18:22PM +0100, Georg Baum wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 6. Dezember 2006 19:25 schrieb Andre Poenitz:
> 
> > When I see the conversion orgies in the frontend I am tempted to
> > suggest using QtCore as platform abstraction layer instead of boost::fs
> > + boost::foobar + homegrown vegetables.
> 
> I am really sursprised to read that from the person who wrote only 6 weeks 
> ago:
> 
> 
> As a matter of fact I will strongly oppose any change that will
> lead to
> 
> (a) using any QWhateverStuff in src/*, src/inset/* src/mathed/*
>      src/support/*
> 
> (b) using any src/* stuff in src/frontends/qt4/*
> 
> i.e. the interface between the core and the frontend is
> src/frontend/* and only that.

I am able to change my opinion when reality proves me wrong.

> Coincidentally I am seriously thinking to use QFile::encodeName for the 
> implementation of FileName::toFilesystemEncoding, because it does exactly 
> what is needed.

The whole file name business is pretty much reinventing the wheel,
and so is the session stuff and preference management.  Same goes for
external processes when I think about it, but that does not seem to
suck much resources nowadays...

Andre'

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