Re: [gtk-list] Re: Gtk-- versus GTK+

[Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer cs nmsu edu>]

   I know that (again) I should read the manual first, but before I do
   can anyone explain (I'm not asking for more than a three-liner) why
   gtk-- is needed if I can use all the gtk+ functions successfully in
   a C++ environment. Why isn't extern "C" {...} wrapping enough?

Of course, if you want, you can just use Gtk+ from the C environment,
using extern "C" as you say.  Gtk--, by wrapping widgets in classes,
just lends itself much more nicely to a C++ program.
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