Re: [gtkmm] Convert Enum to GType

[pks timing com]

pks timing com writes:
 > An alternative would be to follow the error message's advice:
 >  > use g_type_init() prior to this function

this does raise a question, which may well have been asked before.
Please blow me off if you've dealt with it one too many times, and
forgive me for adding another copy!

why do we determine that the type system is uninitialized, complain,
then crash and burn, instead of just initializing it?