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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