Re: libart_lgpl + glib: possible?
- From: Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>
- To: "Gustavo J. A. M. Carneiro" <gjc inescporto pt>
- Cc: gnome-devel-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: libart_lgpl + glib: possible?
- Date: 16 Mar 2004 09:35:38 +0100
On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 15:29, Gustavo J. A. M. Carneiro wrote:
> 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...
I have no idea. But do we really want to change libart now, potentially
destabilizing it more, and potentially getting more users of a
problematic library?
> Anyway, doesn't the API compatibility requirement prevent libart from
> ever being removed until gnome 3.0?
It won't be removed. Just deprecated and never changed.
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