[Twisted-Python] removing unsupported reactors in twisted 2.6:
Thomas HERVE
therve at free.fr
Mon Sep 25 08:48:18 EDT 2006
Quoting glyph at divmod.com:
>> The next QT version (4.2, currently in RC1) contains support for the
>> Glib eventloop. This has to be tested, but it promises use of the
>> gtk reactor with Qt application. Qt 4.2 (and PyQt) is not released
>> but should be by the time of Twisted 2.6; we could then write a
>> documentation about integration.
>
> That would be great. Is that going to be the default mainloop or an
> optional add-on?
It's optional. It seems C++ apps will have a command-line switch. I
don't know about PyQt, though.
>> The drawback is that you'll need glib (ie, python-gtk) to write a Qt app.
>
> Some might not call that a drawback ;).
Well, it might be a drawback if you want to use Qt under Mac :).
>> We also have a qt4 reactor
>> (http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/1770) that needs a maintener.
>> Last time I checked few things were needed to make the test suite
>> pass.
>
> Are you willing to have a crack at fixing that code?
I'm no Qt expert, but I work with some so it could help. Consider it assigned.
--
Thomas
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