Re: Gnumeric automation using gnorba/goad/oaf/whatever?

[Jody Goldberg <jody gnome org>]

On Sun, Mar 10, 2002 at 05:29:06PM +0200, Tommi Hassinen wrote:
> Please don't tell me that this is an obsolete approach and I should build
> a new fancy bonobo component or something!  :)  I really need this and I'm
> ready to do what I can for this. So, can I configure gnumeric CVS version
> for gnome1.4, or is there a branch in CVS for gnome1.4? Is there any other
> program, simpler than gnumeric, that could provide an example of goad
> automation?

Sadly gnorba is just no lopnger supported.  You need not use bonobo,
but oaf has completely replaced gnorba.

> I use a debian "testing" box, and it seems to be impossible to link
> correctly those libgnorba functions. The libgnorba libs, both .a and .so
> ones, seem to be OK and they contain the strings.
>
> So, what's the problem here; is it debian, gnumeric, or just me?  :)
That test program has not been run in years, and predates a huge
amount of change in gnome.  Your best bet now is to have a look at
the development tree.  Thanks to JonKare we now have builtin support
for activation as a bonobo control.