[gtkmm] Re: [sigc] Doing a 'catch-code' library for the propesed functionality cuts in SigC++

[Brett Viren <bv bnl gov>]

Sounds good to me. 

One thing I would hope for is that libsigcx could be distributed with
and (with a configure time option) built along with libsigc++ proper.

-Brett.

Andreas Rottmann writes:
 > Hi!
 > 
 > Due to the recent discussion of cutting down functionality of SigC++,
 > I'd like to push the creation of the already mentioned SigC-extras
 > library. Since I have already started a library that originated in the
 > idea of extending libsigc++, suprisingly called libSigCX ;-) which is
 > part of my Yehia project (ucxx.sf.net), I'd like to propose the
 > following:
 > 
 > 1. Create a new SF project, called libsigcx
 > 
 > 2. Create a build infrastructure for the project in CVS
 > 
 > 3. Discuss what parts of my libSigCX should go into the new project
 >    (hopefully all ;-)
 > 
 > 4. See what murray really throws out of libsigc++ and put in the new
 >    project.
 > 
 > 5. Document the added stuff (note that my libSigCX is already
 >    documented, at least in part)
 > 
 > I volunteer maintaining this project and do 1. and 2. right now, if I
 > get positive feedback. Furthermore, I hereby would like start
 > discussion on 3. Here is a cut from
 > http://ucxx.sourceforge.net/docs/sigcx/sigcx_features.html#sigcx_features:
 > 
 > Features:
 > 
 >     * A full threading API, including classes for threads, semaphores,
 >       mutual exclusions and thread-private data.
 > 
 >     * A dispatcher class that provides an abstraction of a event loop
 >       and a stand-alone as well as a GTK+ based implementation.
 > 
 >     * A fully SigC++ compatible way of invoking slots in other
 >       threads, including creating proxy slots that will invoke the
 >       original slot in another thread.
 > 
 > Regards, Andy
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