[virt-tools-list] [libosinfo 4/5] InstallConfigParam props should map to entity params

[Michal Privoznik]

On 08.11.2012 18:24, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak) wrote:
> From: "Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)" <zeeshanak at gnome.org>
> 
> Without entity params usage, there is no real benefit of deriving from
> Entity class so this was very much intended from start.
> 
> This change also corrects the gobject property for 'policy':
> 
> 1. to be of its enum type. Although this means ABI "breakage", we must keep in
>    mind:
> 
>   a. The property getter (the API used by apps) was treating the string
>      value as enum, i-e it was broken for apps so if any app is using this
>      API, they were totally screwed anyways.
> 
>   b. Its doubtful that this new API is used by any application out there.
> 
> 2. not be writable. This actually not only breaks ABI but also the API:
> we remove one argument of _new() function. As said above, the prop
> getter is the main part of this API that an app will be using if its
> using this API at all so I think its worth it to correct this while are
> are causing other breakage.
> ---
>  osinfo/osinfo_install_config_param.c | 80 ++++++++++++++++--------------------
>  osinfo/osinfo_install_config_param.h |  5 ++-
>  osinfo/osinfo_loader.c               | 30 +++++++-------
>  3 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)

While I am usually not real friend of API/ABI breakage, I think this
cannot achieved by any other means.

ACK if nobody objects.

Michal