Bug 42849

Summary:	Export part interface so Kompare can be used as a part
Product:	[Applications] kompare	Reporter:	Julian Rockey <linux>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KDiff/Kompare bugs <bugs>
Status:	CLOSED WORKSFORME
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	esigra
Priority:	NOR
Version:	2.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Julian Rockey 2002-05-20 18:52:39 UTC

(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Package:           kompare
Version:           2.0 (using KDE 3.0.0 )
Severity:          wishlist
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources
Compiler:          gcc 2.96 (Mandrake 8.1)
OS:                Linux
OS/Compiler notes: Not Specified

Although Kompare is implemented as a KPart there is no facility for applications embedding this part to use the compare() method as Kompare's interface is exported as a KReadWrite part (and kompare_part.h is not exported). So openURL() can be used to open a .diff file but two files can't be opened for comparing. This make it unfortunately almost impossible to usefully embed Kompare in another application.


(Submitted via bugs.kde.org)

Comment 1 Otto Bruggeman 2002-10-14 23:59:45 UTC

Implemented in the make_it_cool branch in cvs, will be in 3.2 afaict.

Comment 2 Otto Bruggeman 2003-04-21 00:38:35 UTC

As soon as 3.2 is out can you tell me if this is what you wanted ? I know this takes a 
long time, but you can check the file in cvs in the mean time 
(kdesdk/kompare/interfaces/kompareinterface.h).

Comment 3 Julian Rockey 2003-04-21 14:27:44 UTC

Is this in CVS HEAD? There's no files in the interfaces directory. Did you add & commit it?!

Comment 4 Otto Bruggeman 2003-04-23 20:45:31 UTC

Like i said they are in the make_it_cool branch, cvs update -r make_it_cool in the 
kdesdk/kompare directory should work. (If you want head back in that repository, 
just execute cvs update -A again in that directory)

Comment 5 Julian Rockey 2003-04-26 11:43:08 UTC

Apologies. I've looked at the interface header in make_it_cool and it looks exactly what I 
require for KFS. Thanks. I guess it is planned to merge make_it_cool for 3.2?

Comment 6 Otto Bruggeman 2003-04-26 15:38:01 UTC

Yup that is the plan if i think that i have enough time to make everything stable but i 
think i will :)

Comment 7 Winfried Dobbe 2005-01-16 00:57:42 UTC

Any updates on this subject? To use the (very cool :-) ) komparepart, I copied the kompareinterface.h from the kompare sources to my own project, but I hope that is just temporarily....