Re: GLib.framework?

[Sven Neumann <sven gimp org>]

Hi,

Jon Willeke <willeke users sourceforge net> writes:

> I am interested in the prospect of building GLib as a framework for OS
> X.  I'm vaguely aware of ongoing efforts to port GTK+ to Quartz,
> Cairo, etc., but I'm primarily interested in GLib.  It is reasonably
> portable, and it makes C programming less painful.  The closest thing
> I could find is a framework version of GLib 1.2, as part of the
> GTK+OSX project.
>
> Can anyone comment on the feasibility / desirability of a
> GLib.framework?  The primary advantage I see is that a framework is
> self contained, which is nice if 'make install' makes you nervous.
> The disadvantage I see is that the autotools probably don't know what
> to do with a framework.

What the heck is a "framework" and why don't you just use glib on OS X?
It compiles and works just fine.


Sven