[Qt5-feedback] TLC for QtService...moving it into Qt5

[Craig.Scott at csiro.au]

On 08/06/2011, at 8:12 AM, Thiago Macieira wrote:

> Em Tuesday, 7 de June de 2011, às 14:10:34, BRM escreveu:
>>> Why  does it need to be in QtCore?
>> 
>> I would put it in QtCore primarily b/c that is where QCoreApplication and
>> QApplication live, and it should be as available to everyone as those to
>> are. However, I am not deadset on doing so - that is part of the reason for
>> this discussion. It could be in a QtService module.
>> My primary concern is that it is easily available on all Qt installations as
>> a native part of Qt.
> 
> Assume that there is a place that makes it easily available to all Qt 
> installations and users. Do you need in QtCore for any special reason?
> 
> If not, I recommend starting as an outside module. Move to QtCore if it's 
> necessary or if too many applications require it.


I agree with Thiago here, and in fact I don't think you even have a choice. On non-Windows platforms, QtService requires QtNetwork, so the code can't be part of QtCore.

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Dr Craig Scott
Computational Software Engineering Team Leader, CSIRO (CMIS)
Melbourne, Australia