kdevelop only available in version 4 ?
Hi Ubuntu folks,
as i do not know where to put this, i hope someone will shed some light on this topic for me.
Currently, only Kdevelop4 is distributed with Ubuntu (yes, Ubuntu - the gnome one. I have been running kdev in Ubuntu for over a year without a problem).
My question is, why does a stable version of Ubuntu (9.10) ONLY deploy a BETA version of a software (as of Nov 4, kdev is in beta6). Deployed in 9.10 is beta5, from august '09 (73 known bugs which are fixed to beta6, and probably more to be found)
The reason why i am bringing this up is that kdev is (currently) breaking any development which has been previously been done with kdev 3.5. Since this is not offered anymore, anybody wishing to develop with 9.10. Firstly, there is no automake to cmake conversion, and the automake module for kdev has not been compiled in (because it is beta - go figure). So the cmake files have to be written manually - for a bigger project (like mine) this is a total pain (but i have done it - and they kind of work by now - after a day of reading cmake manuals - and no, the scripts supplied on the cmake page DO NOT work correctly). Secondly, the bugs still in the current version are pretty heavy (example: when pressing F9 for debuging, it does not work. In addition, F9 is also assigned to another random function, rendering it ambiguous for the next time until it is manually deleted from the shortcuts - this is REALLY annoying)
So, why does a beta version get distributed in a stable version of ubuntu without the option of using the "old" or "stable" one or in other words - why is there no kdevelop3.5 package ?
PS: i bet nobody answers this
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Calvin: I don't know, but I refuse to find out!
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