Re: [RFC] Renaming the GtkSourceView namespace from GtkSource to Gsv
- From: Georges Basile Stavracas Neto <georges stavracas gmail com>
- To: gtk-devel-list gnome org, Ignacio Casal Quinteiro <icq gnome org>, Paolo Borelli <pborelli gnome org>, Jesse van den Kieboom <jessevdk gnome org>
- Subject: Re: [RFC] Renaming the GtkSourceView namespace from GtkSource to Gsv
- Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:05:45 +0000
My personal opinion is that it's a good move, even though it'll create some pain. Since the API itself won't change behavior-wise, adapting the code to the new change will be simple enough (a Search and Replace throughout the codebase will be enough, I think).
Hi,
For GtkSourceView 3.90, there is a plan to rename the namespace from
GtkSource to Gsv:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=755752
Because the current namespace (GtkSource, or gtk_source in lowercase)
conflicts with the GTK+ one.
But I have never heard complaints from GTK+ developers.
So the question is: does it worth the big API churn? Or do you think it
is OK to continue using the GtkSource namespace?
Another element to take into account: GtkSourceView doesn't show the
good example, although it is a widespread library, so external
developers might create other libraries that also conflict with the Gtk
namespace. Example: GtkSpell.
PS: it is not me who created GtkSourceView, I started contributing much
later, so the namespace conflict isn't my fault, I prefer to clarify.
--
Sébastien
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