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Re: [trinity-users] Porting an app from TDE 3.5.13.2 to TDE R14.0.1

From: Michele Calgaro <michele.calgaro@...>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 23:46:04 +0800
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On 2015/09/18 08:12 AM, midi-pascal wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I started to port an KDE 3.5 app (Kooldock) to TDE R14.0.1. I did it years ago for TDE 3.5.13 with minimal trouble
> and used it since then with no trouble at all. Kooldock is automake and configure based and was developed as a
> kdevelop project. I have now a new machine (Ubuntu 14.04 64 bits) on which I installed TDE 14.0.1 with the live TDE
> ISO. I installed all required Trinity development packages. I can run the automake and configure tools inside
> TDevelop (TDE-C++) successfully so I am ready to build the Kooldock project.
> 
> The build fails immediately because of the name of include files i.e. kpopupmenu.h -> tqpopupmenu.h and names of
> classes i.e QString -> TQString.
> 
> Is there a way (script or utility) to convert existing KDE 3.5 or TDE 3.5.x code to TDE 14.0.1? Or at least, a
> documented path to port apps to TDE 14.x.?
> 
> I am a developer, familiar with sed ands awk so I can manage converting the original sources if only I can get a 
> guidance about what becomes what with TDE 14.x.
> 
> After trying some manual modifications to the sources I feel some changes in include files are not this
> straightforward. For example some kxxxxxx.h files are now  txxxxxx.h, others are now tdexxxxxx.h so porting my
> favorite application would become a nightmare with no how-to or minimal help.
> 
> I would like to port the Baghira theme too (I did it for TDE 3.5.13 easily) but I am a bit reluctant to compile one
> line of code at a time, searching each include file/class name change.
> 
> I love TDE and will stick to it anyway but I ask for some help here - if possible -
> 
> Thanks for keeping TDE alive. It is the best DE I ever used (and I tried many, believe me!) And thanks for any
> feedback too.
> 
> midi-pascal
> 

Hi,
have a look here: http://trinity-devel.pearsoncomputing.net/?0::14570
If you still have problem, let us know.
BTW, once you convert some apps please let us know. Any improvement to TDE helps :-)
And if you want to join the dev team, doors are always open!

Cheers
  Michele

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