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You can always just use QMetaObject::invokeMethod it's a bit lame, but slots are never really non-public if you use the metaobject system INLINE COMMENTS > elvisangelaccio wrote in kconfigdialog.h:176 > If I'm not mistaken, moving a function from `protected` to `public` breaks > the ABI That's what https://community.kde.org/Policies/Binary_Compatibility_Issues_With_C%2B%2B says yes. REPOSITORY R265 KConfigWidgets REVISION DETAIL https://phabricator.kde.org/D17620 To: yurchor, #frameworks Cc: aacid, elvisangelaccio, kde-frameworks-devel, michaelh, ngraham, bruns