Re: [gtkmm] Glib::RefPtr construction

[Michael Johnson <michaelj maine rr com>]

Daniel Elstner wrote:
> On Mit, 2003-01-08 at 18:51, Michael Johnson wrote:
> > The current implementation works by keeping the GTK+ object alive at
> > least as long as there are references to the C++ object. That should
> > remain the case in the implementation I described, but hopefully in a
> > greatly simplified manner.
> >   
>
> GObject might be simple to deal with, but GtkObject refcounting
> semantics are from hell.  Yes, you could theorhetically make GtkObject
> behave like GObject by reffing and sinking it.  But GTK+ code seems to
> acquire references that are only dropped on gtk_object_destroy().  Also
> see the GtkWindow and GtkInvisible behaviour for more sources of
> annoyance.
>
> In short, it's not that simple.