Re: Need a comprehensive C++ library

[Benjamin Lau Wei Yii <blwy10 yahoo com sg>]

Next time CC it to gtkmm-list gnome org, it does
pertain them mostly. And on another note, it isn't
exactly a real waste of time per se, as most of the
basic stuff is syntactically alike, except probably
for the scripting and the database.

--- Chris Thomas <chris alex thomas gmail com> wrote:
> not wanting to start a flame war, but why after 2
> years, are you
> leaving Qt to come to GTK ? sounds like a waste of a
> _lot_ of work?
> 
> On 4/26/05, Francisco Santiago Capel Torres
> <santiagocapel yahoo es> wrote:
> > Hello list:
> > 
> > I have been developing for 2 years with Qt. I have
> developed a GPL report
> > engine http://reports.sourceforge.net
> > Now, I want to abandon my Qt develpment and port
> it to GTK-- and STL.
> > 
> > I will replace all the Qt container classes with
> the STL ones.
> > My program doesn't use a lot of windows, so this
> is not an important issue.
> > 
> > But there are a few issues that concern me, and I
> need your advice:
> > 
> > a) What is the basic String type in GTK--? Does it
> support unicode? Can I use
> > the STL string?
> > 
> > b) Are there Date, Time and DateTime classes?
> > 
> > c) Is there a nicely packed c++ library with all
> the elements that I used to
> > have with Qt, like XML, SQL, etc?
> >         c.1) If not, what library can I use for
> SQL? It should be really
> > light-weight, just a wrapper for the MySQL and
> PostGreSQL servers.
> >         c.2) For XML, I only need a SAX parser.
> > 
> > d) Is there a library for scripting like QSA? I
> don't need the signal/slots
> > mechanism of Qt, just a light-weight expressions
> evaluator. I have even
> > started to build my own one with lex and yacc.
> > 
> > I don't think these are big issues, I just need a
> bit of advise to start
> > quickly with the best options.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > --
> > Tengo que cambiar mi firma
> > ---------------------------------------------
> > Francisco Santiago Capel Torres
> > santiagocapel yahoo es
> > 
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