Do you have the capability to build Kde3 on gcc 4.7 to test the kwrite issue. I don't know if you have the same capabilities to build KDE as you do TDE, but since I don't and since I haven't gotten a confirmation from the SuSE folks, I'm curious if building 3.5.10 will show the same crash. If you have the sources and build scripts for it, it is probably worth doing just to see if we can eliminate the tqtinterface code as a possible source. If it is the same crash in KDE as it is in TDE, then tqtinterface should be able to be eliminated.
In short, I have the capability, but I haven't tinkered with building 3.5.10 for a long time. Primary challenge is mental cobwebs. :-) Second, although I have a collection of most of the 3.5.10 patches needed, I don't have all and I don't have any of the 4.7 patches backported --- and stripped of the TQt layer.
Honestly I really wouldn't bother. Even if 3.5.10 builds and works, it won't help TDE one bit in fixing the problem. <snip>
Although Tim hasn't said anything, I suspect we won't release R14.0.0 without finding a solution. Further, we shouldn't release R14.0.0 without those patches because shortly thereafter other distros will be moving to GCC 4.7. Without a fix now, we would be forced into releasing R15 or R14.1.0. Better to fix the problem in R14.0.0 now to provide us breathing room in the upcoming months.
Here's my official statement: R14.0.0 will NOT be released until it builds and functions under gcc 4.7.
Tim