Re: compile error wiith gtk_text_new(NULL, NULL)

[Tim Müller <zen18864 zen co uk>]

On Wednesday 12 November 2003 04:05, chenjun1 egr msu edu wrote:

> But I met the below error when compiling my code.
>
> [root localhost GTK]# gcc scrollview.c -o scrollview `pkg-config --cflags
> --libs gtk+-2.0`
> scrollview.c: In function `main':
> scrollview.c:55: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a
> cast

> /tmp/cc5tJ3iP.o(.text+0x23b): In function `main':
> : undefined reference to `GTK_TEXT'
> /tmp/cc5tJ3iP.o(.text+0x2a3): In function `main':
> : undefined reference to `GTK_TEXT'
> /tmp/cc5tJ3iP.o(.text+0x2dd): In function `main':
> : undefined reference to `GTK_TEXT'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>
> Is it because of the version of my GTK files are too old? Or something
> else?

The reason for this can be found in the API reference:

    http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/GtkText.html

--- quote -------------------------------------

WARNING

GtkText is deprecated and unsupported. It is known to be buggy. To use it, you 
must define the symbol GTK_ENABLE_BROKEN prior to including the GTK+ header 
files. Use GtkTextView instead.

--- quote end -------------------------------------

In other words: if you do

#define GTK_ENABLE_BROKEN
#include <gtk/gtk.h>

it will compile fine.

Cheers
-Tim