Re: [gtkmm] porting projects from gtkmm-1.2 to gtkmm2

[Leandro Fanzone <leandro hasar com>]

Murray Cumming wrote:

> I think it's fairly well understood that gtkmm 1.2 and gtkmm2 are
> different, independent, but similar, APIs. 

Clearly it was not that well understood. It's obvious that people tend 
to think those are two versions of the same product, and expect to 
upgrade from one version to the next without big problems. So it is good 
to put it clear, and correct me if I'm wrong: you seem to imply that 1.2 
and 2.0 are different implementations of a C++ UI toolkit, and noone 
should expect them to be compatible. The term "porting" is in fact 
moving from one product to a different one. There was not API breakage 
neither unstability, because they are not the same product.
Finally, you seem unwilling to accept comments from people who do not 
develop inside gtkmm or donate money for those who do. The philosophy 
seems to be "do it yourself, pay, or shut up". I think noone of us is 
critizising the way you did things, nor implying we could just do it 
better than you, we're just trying to clarify things for those who will 
face the same problems we faced before. I, for myself, have no active 
participation on gtkmm because I work full time for a company (can't 
develop for another project) and I live in the third world (can't donate 
significant money). I expect to help others with my experience, though. 
We're not attacking you, so do not be defensive. All of us stated our 
admiration for this work, and we all want this project to have the best 
future.