Re: GTK - reading data from database

["Vivien Malerba" <vmalerba gmail com>]

2008/7/31 Mathias Hasselmann <mathias hasselmann gmx de>:
> Am Donnerstag, den 31.07.2008, 02:33 -0700 schrieb paragasu:
>> but it is quite tough because this is my first time writing gtk
>> application (using c).
>
> Even more a reason to reuse existing code.
>
>> i prefer debian linux for developing the application but the real
>> environment the program will be run is windows XP. i am not confident
>> enough to use libgnomedb because i afraid the dependencies i have go
>> trough when i try to compile the application for windows.
>
> This fear is unjustified: Libgda only depends on glib and libxml2,
> libgnomedb only depends on libgda and GTK+. All other dependecy are
> optional: http://www.gnome-db.org/Dependencies
>
>> since the software is relatively simple (i afraid not). Is anyone develop a gtk
>> database application using c? i did search but most of application i
>> found so far either too complex(big) [...]
>
> I am aware of this problem. Guess why I suggest you to re-use existing,
> well-tested code, instead of reinventing the wheel? Setting up a build
> environment for libgda/libgnomedb that covers Windows XP will take
> significantly less time that writing __and testing__ all this DB/UI
> glue.
>

Also, as you are starting, I suggest you use the (still unstable but
reaching stability) 3.99.x version as it has a better API and works
better on Windows. If you have any problem, you can reach me directly
or through the Gnome-db mailing list.

Regards,

Vivien