Index: eric4-4.4-snapshot-20091129/eric/KdeQt/__init__.py
===================================================================
--- eric4-4.4-snapshot-20091129.orig/eric/KdeQt/__init__.py
+++ eric4-4.4-snapshot-20091129/eric/KdeQt/__init__.py
@@ -20,19 +20,6 @@ import sys
 import Preferences
 
 if Preferences.getUI("UseKDEDialogs") and not sys.e4nokde:
-    try:
-        import PyKDE4
-        from PyQt4.QtCore import QString
-        
-        def __kdeIsKDE():
-            """
-            Public function to signal the availability of KDE4.
-            
-            @return availability flag (always True)
-            """
-            return True
-        
-    except (ImportError, RuntimeError):
         sys.e4nokde = True
 
 def __kdeKdeVersionString():
@@ -56,96 +43,29 @@ def __kdeKdeVersionString():
         return QString("unknown")
     
 def __kdePyKdeVersionString():
-    """
-    Public function to return the PyKDE4 version as a string.
-    
-    @return PyKDE4 version as a string (QString)
-    """
-    try:
-        try:
-            from PyKDE4.kdecore import pykde_versionMajor, pykde_versionMinor, \
-                                       pykde_versionRelease
-            return QString("%d.%d.%d" % \
-                (pykde_versionMajor(), pykde_versionMinor(), 
-                 pykde_versionRelease()))
-        except (ImportError, AttributeError):
-            from PyKDE4 import pykdeconfig
-            try:
-                return QString(pykdeconfig.Configuration().pykde_version_str)
-            except AttributeError:
-                return QString("unknown")
-    except ImportError:
-        return QString("unknown")
+        return QString("PyKDE support is disabled")
     
 from PyQt4.QtCore import QString
 
 def __qtIsKDE():
-    """
-    Private function to signal the availability of KDE.
-    
-    @return availability flag (always False)
-    """
     return False
     
 def __qtKdeVersionString():
-    """
-    Private function to return the KDE version as a string.
-    
-    @return KDE version as a string (QString) (always empty)
-    """
     return QString("")
     
 def __qtPyKdeVersionString():
-    """
-    Private function to return the PyKDE version as a string.
-    
-    @return PyKDE version as a string (QString) (always empty)
-    """
     return QString("")
 
 ################################################################################
 
 def isKDEAvailable():
-    """
-    Public function to signal the availability of KDE.
-    
-    @return availability flag (always False)
-    """
-    try:
-        import PyKDE4
-        return True
-    except ImportError:
-        return False
+	return False
 
 def isKDE():
-    """
-    Public function to signal, if KDE usage is enabled.
-    
-    @return KDE support flag (always False)
-    """
-    if Preferences.getUI("UseKDEDialogs") and not sys.e4nokde:
-        return __kdeIsKDE()
-    else:
-        return __qtIsKDE()
+	return __qtIsKDE()
     
 def kdeVersionString():
-    """
-    Public function to return the KDE version as a string.
-    
-    @return KDE version as a string (QString) (always empty)
-    """
-    if isKDEAvailable():
-        return __kdeKdeVersionString()
-    else:
-        return __qtKdeVersionString()
+	return __qtKdeVersionString()
     
 def pyKdeVersionString():
-    """
-    Public function to return the PyKDE version as a string.
-    
-    @return PyKDE version as a string (QString) (always empty)
-    """
-    if isKDEAvailable():
-        return __kdePyKdeVersionString()
-    else:
-        return __qtPyKdeVersionString()
+	return __qtPyKdeVersionString()
Index: eric4-4.4-snapshot-20091129/eric/eric4.py
===================================================================
--- eric4-4.4-snapshot-20091129.orig/eric/eric4.py
+++ eric4-4.4-snapshot-20091129/eric/eric4.py
@@ -32,13 +32,12 @@ restartArgsList = ["--nokde", "--nosplas
 restartArgs = [arg for arg in sys.argv[1:] if arg.split("=", 1)[0] in restartArgsList]
 
 # disable the usage of KDE widgets, if requested
-sys.e4nokde = False
+sys.e4nokde = True
 if "--nokde" in sys.argv:
     del sys.argv[sys.argv.index("--nokde")]
     sys.e4nokde = True
 else:
-    sys.e4nokde = os.getenv("e4nokde") is not None and os.getenv("e4nokde") == "1"
-
+	print "PyKDE support has been disabled. Enable 'kde' useflag to bring it back"
 if "--debug" in sys.argv:
     del sys.argv[sys.argv.index("--debug")]
     logging.basicConfig(level = logging.DEBUG)