Re: libart_lgpl + glib: possible?
- From: "Gustavo J. A. M. Carneiro" <gjc inescporto pt>
- To: Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>
- Cc: gnome-devel-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: libart_lgpl + glib: possible?
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 14:29:26 +0000
A Seg, 2004-03-15 às 09:45, Alexander Larsson escreveu:
> On Sun, 2004-03-14 at 23:03, Gustavo J. A. M. Carneiro wrote:
> > There is a problem with libart as it is. It is not language-binding
> > friendly, since none of its types are GType registered.
> >
> > In gnome-python we have come accross this problem more than once.
> > First with the gnomeprint bindings, now also users complain that they
> > cannot use gnome.canvas.BPath, because the 'bpath' property is of type
> > pointer.
> >
> > We desperately need to add a glib dependency to libart_lgpl. Will
> > that be a problem? Or is it nothing but another political war?
>
> libart is not in active development anymore, and is scheduled for
> replacement by Cairo. The numerical stability issues in libart make it
> to not a good base for future graphical library work.
Glad to hear that. However, exactly when will Cairo replace libart?
If in gnome 2.8, then I'll forget about it. If later, I think it's
worth it, if the gnome community accepts it. I have most code ready and
everything, because of gnomeprint python bindings...
Anyway, doesn't the API compatibility requirement prevent libart from
ever being removed until gnome 3.0?
Thanks, and regards.
--
Gustavo João Alves Marques Carneiro
<gjc inescporto pt> <gustavo users sourceforge net>
The universe is always one step beyond logic.
[
Date Prev][
Date Next] [
Thread Prev][
Thread Next]
[
Thread Index]
[
Date Index]
[
Author Index]