FS#75651 - [kate] Split kate and kwrite 22.08

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by fsdsfd (BCD889) - Friday, 19 August 2022, 05:39 GMT
Last edited by Antonio Rojas (arojas) - Thursday, 25 August 2022, 05:17 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Antonio Rojas (arojas)
Felix Yan (felixonmars)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Hi

Why not split kate and kwrite 22.08?
kwrite don't use any plugins from kate or binary code from /usr/bin/kate

I tested a splitted package with only /usr/bin/kwrite and works very well.
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Closed by  Antonio Rojas (arojas)
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 05:17 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Comment by Antonio Rojas (arojas) - Friday, 19 August 2022, 05:47 GMT
Because kwrite is no longer a standalone program, it's a wrapper over Kate with some disabled options.
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 22:06 GMT
  • Field changed: Percent Complete (100% → 0%)
It's not a wrapper, it's a stand alone program that shares the same codebase, but is built differently. See https://kate-editor.org/post/2022/2022-03-31-kate-ate-kwrite/
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 22:06 GMT
@Scimmia, FYI @arojas had earlier denied reopening this task quoting the same article. Decision is probably the same, but let's see.
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 23:04 GMT
From that post:

"But don’t be mistaken, KWrite is still not Kate."

And

"They neither depend on each other as package nor do they clash, just like before.
They will not mess up each other settings either, they will behave like proper twins."

I don't use either one, so I don't have a dog in this fight; it's come up a few times and the reason for closing doesn't seem to be correct, so I figured it was worth another look.
Comment by Antonio Rojas (arojas) - Thursday, 25 August 2022, 05:17 GMT
/usr/bin/kwrite *is* a wrapper. Just look at the file size.

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