Re: KDE Builder: request for review

On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 11:26 AM Kevin Kofler <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> [email protected] wrote:
> > I've been working on KDE Builder project. This is a reimplementation of
> > kdesrc-build in Python.
>
> What is the point of rewriting a tool originally written in a stable
> language that guarantees long-term backwards compatibility (since the
> originally planned incompatible "Perl 6" was renamed, as it should) and with
> a syntax close to C/C++ (i.e., what KDE software is mostly written in),
> rewriting it in a programming language that releases completely backwards-
> incompatible major versions every few years and whose syntax depends on
> whitespace (!)? Do we not have enough pointless porting busywork for the
> incompatible Qt major releases yet, so now we need the same for KDE Builder?

Yes.