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Re: [MiNT] gtk progress? (was: Re: Glib2 RPMs now available....)



It's actually all done, but largely untested.  Once I found that pretty
much all the gtk2 apps didn't work with the GEM X server, it was tough
for me to move on from there.

Thanks,
Mark



On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 12:49 -0500, Standa Opichal wrote:
> Hi Guys!
> 
> Any progress on the libgtk port? Perhaps there is really the time to 
> make it stand on top of VDI/AES instead of just X windows. We can 
> utilize WinDom for the windowing and other widget things.
> 
> STanda
> 
> 
> Keith Scroggins wrote:
> > http://www.radix.net/~kws/mint/glib2-2.2.3-1.m68kmint.rpm
> > http://www.radix.net/~kws/mint/glib2-2.2.3-1.src.rpm
> > http://www.radix.net/~kws/mint/glib2-devel-2.2.3-1.m68kmint.rpm
> > 
> > The packages require: pkgconfig pth-devel libiconv
> > 
> > I have also uploaded them for possible inclusion in the Sparemint
> > repository (if appropriate at this time).
> > 
> > Basically, they suffer from 2 issues, but, otherwise, the library seems to
> > have over 90% of the functionality working.
> > 
> > This is from a note included in the spec:
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > 2 test programs (out of 30) currently fail with this build:
> > 
> > mainloop-test fails in glib2 due to the pthread implemetation we are
> > using, which is pth.  This is supposedly due to the fact that pth is
> > cooperative library only, and glib2 wants a pre-emptive thread
> > implemetation.
> > 
> > strtod-test looks like it fails due to the size of the integers being
> > processed (just a wild guess).  Could also be a problem with Glib2 using
> > it's own 'trio' support instead of native support.  More research needed.
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > Since writing those notes, I have found out that the native printf is not
> > adequate for the second test, which is the reason it is using a
> > replacement (trio, part of the package), but this causes a bus error.
> > 
> > Anyway, we feel it is time to unleash this library, Mark D and I are
> > currently still trying to get a working GTK2.  Hopefully ATK and a few
> > other packages will follow soon.  (GTK2 requires ATK, PANGO, GLIB2,
> > PKGConfig, and most likely FontConfig and a newer FreeType2)
> > 
> > As for the status of GTK2, I have been able to successfully build it, and
> > get it to display, unfortunately, the displays do not include any text.
> > We are puzzling about that problem right now, Mark has lots of ideas, if
> > only we could build faster!  :)
> > 
> > If anyone wishes to dig deeper into the currebt Glib2 woes, be my guest, I
> > figured it was best to come back to it after our current issue with GTK2
> > showing test is resolved.  Basically, get a rough set of working
> > libraries, and then polish them up later.
> > 
> > Sorry to be so long winded!
> > 
> > Keith
-- 
Mark Duckworth <mduckworth@atari-source.com>
Atari-source.com

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