Re: [PATCH] Gtk2.xs (gtk_init): do gtk_init_check in PL_minus_c mode

[muppet <scott asofyet org>]

On May 24, 2009, at 2:49 PM, Torsten Schoenfeld wrote:

> [CC'ing the mailing list for input.]
>
> Alexey Tourbin wrote:
> > I'm not sure if this patch can be applied as is, but there is a  
> > problem
> > with gtk_init.
> > gtk_init will terminate the program if the GUI cannot be initialized.
> > This can make syntax check impossible, which is too bad a  
> > consequence.
> > Hack gtk_init to invoke gtk_init_check in syntax check mode.

> I'm ambivalent about this.  It fixes a real issue, but it does so by  
> altering behavior in a way that doesn't seem completely safe.  On  
> the other hand, I can't think of any case where this change would  
> cause undesired effects.  Can you, gtk-perl-list?

If we're in check mode, no code is supposed to execute.  Since it  
behaves this way currently, it's broken and unusable.  So, making the  
change would enable new stuff.  Good.

If we're not in check mode, which is how all existing code currently  
works, this should change nothing.  Good.

You could make the change explicit and give a special case for "-c":

        if (ix == 2) {
                RETVAL = gtk_init_check (...);

        } else if (PL_minus_c) {
                /* And here's a nice place to comment on the  
rationale... */
                warn ("In syntax check mode, calling gtk_init_check()  
instead of gtk_init()";
                RETVAL = gtk_init_check (...);

        } else {
                gtk_init (...);
        }


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