[Qt-creator] Questions regarding the new implementation of run controls (QtC 4.4)

[Pascal COMBES]

Le 03/10/2017 à 18:26, André Pönitz a écrit :
> On Tue, Oct 03, 2017 at 06:40:09PM +0200, Pascal COMBES wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 	Thanks, André, for answering. I spent yesterday evening re-thinking to
>> the design of the plugin. I may not need the change in Qt Creator, but
>> this involves deeper changes in my plugin.
> 
> Changing Creator is neither forbidden nor impossible nor undesirable
> in principle.
> 
>> 	I have another question, because some new point came to my mind:
>> Is there still a way to trigger some actions before any run
>> control/worker starts running, like could be done with the signal
>> ProjectExplorer::ProjectExplorerPlugin::runControlStarted() ?
> 
> I dont't think there is anything doing what you want right now.
> 
> I'd emit some new 'runControlAboutToStart()' in
> ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::startRunControl()
> and connect to that. Two lines change.
> 
> Or:
> 
>> ProjectExplorer::ProjectExplorerPlugin::aboutToExecuteProject() is not
>> accurate enough: I don't know which run control is executed.
> 
> This could pass the RunControl, too. Or the RunControl instead of
> the Project, as the Project is implicit with the RunControl.
> 
> Andre'
> 
I think I will propose a patch with your last proposal, as soon a I find
how to do that properly. To my mind, it is the most consistant one.
Best regards,
Pascal.