upon further investigation, QD does indeed do different stuff for different version strings.

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/core/launcher/server.cpp b/core/launcher/server.cpp
index 0eaebcf..42186d3 100644
--- a/core/launcher/server.cpp
+++ b/core/launcher/server.cpp
@@ -374,40 +374,45 @@ void Server::systemMsg(const QCString &msg, const QByteArray &data)
         mkdir( "/tmp/rdiff" );
         QDir dir;
         dir.setPath( "/tmp/rdiff" );
         QStringList entries = dir.entryList();
         for ( QStringList::Iterator it = entries.begin(); it != entries.end(); ++it )
             dir.remove( *it );
     } else if ( msg == "sendHandshakeInfo()" ) {
         QString home = getenv( "HOME" );
 #ifndef QT_NO_COP
         QCopEnvelope e( "QPE/Desktop", "handshakeInfo(QString,bool)" );
         e << home;
         int locked = (int) ServerApplication::screenLocked();
         e << locked;
 #endif
     } else  if ( msg == "sendVersionInfo()" ) {
     /*
-     * QtopiaDesktop relies on the major number
-     * to start with 1.
-     * we need to fake at least 1.4 to be able
-     * to sync with QtopiaDesktop1.6
+     * @&$*! Qtopiadesktop relies on the major number
+     * to start with 1. (or 2 as the case of version 2.1 will be)
+     * we need to fake 1.7 to be able
+     * to sync with Qtopiadesktop 1.7.
+     * We'll send it Opie's version in the platform string for now,
+     * until such time when QD gets rewritten correctly.
      */
         QCopEnvelope e( "QPE/Desktop", "versionInfo(QString,QString)" );
-        QString opiename = "Opie";
-        e << QString(QPE_VERSION) << opiename;
+
+        QString opiename = "Opie "+QString(QPE_VERSION);
+        QString QDVersion="1.7";
+        e << QDVersion << opiename;
+
     } else if ( msg == "sendCardInfo()" ) {
 #ifndef QT_NO_COP
         QCopEnvelope e( "QPE/Desktop", "cardInfo(QString)" );
 #endif
         storage->update();
         const QList<FileSystem> &fs = storage->fileSystems();
         QListIterator<FileSystem> it ( fs );
         QString s;
         QString homeDir = getenv("HOME");
         QString homeFs, homeFsPath;
         for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
             int k4 = (*it)->blockSize()/256;
             if ( (*it)->isRemovable() ) {
             s += (*it)->name() + "=" + (*it)->path() + "/Documents " // No tr
                  + QString::number( (*it)->availBlocks() * k4/4 )
                  + "K " + (*it)->options() + ";";