From mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi Sat Dec 18 20:46:42 2004 X-Original-To: fnaumann@mail.boerde.de Delivered-To: fnaumann@mail.boerde.de Subject: Re: [MiNT] gtk progress? (was: Re: Glib2 RPMs now available....) From: Mark Duckworth To: Standa Opichal Cc: Mint List In-Reply-To: <41C46DC3.1070803@systinet.com> References: <41C46DC3.1070803@systinet.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-UItfVvxkNvGVlaVLUaSz" Organization: Atari-source.com Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 14:45:07 -0500 Message-Id: <1103399107.25042.1.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi Errors-To: mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi X-original-sender: mduckworth@atari-source.com Precedence: bulk List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-Id: X-List-ID: X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at relay.boerde.de X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on relay.boerde.de X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.4 tagged_above=-50.5 required=3.8 tests=AWL, BAYES_00 X-Spam-Level: --=-UItfVvxkNvGVlaVLUaSz Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's actually all done, but largely untested. Once I found that pretty much all the gtk2 apps didn't work with the GEM X server, it was tough for me to move on from there. Thanks, Mark On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 12:49 -0500, Standa Opichal wrote: > Hi Guys! >=20 > Any progress on the libgtk port? Perhaps there is really the time to=20 > make it stand on top of VDI/AES instead of just X windows. We can=20 > utilize WinDom for the windowing and other widget things. >=20 > STanda >=20 >=20 > Keith Scroggins wrote: > > http://www.radix.net/~kws/mint/glib2-2.2.3-1.m68kmint.rpm > > http://www.radix.net/~kws/mint/glib2-2.2.3-1.src.rpm > > http://www.radix.net/~kws/mint/glib2-devel-2.2.3-1.m68kmint.rpm > >=20 > > The packages require: pkgconfig pth-devel libiconv > >=20 > > I have also uploaded them for possible inclusion in the Sparemint > > repository (if appropriate at this time). > >=20 > > Basically, they suffer from 2 issues, but, otherwise, the library seems= to > > have over 90% of the functionality working. > >=20 > > This is from a note included in the spec: > >=20 > > --- > >=20 > > 2 test programs (out of 30) currently fail with this build: > >=20 > > mainloop-test fails in glib2 due to the pthread implemetation we are > > using, which is pth. This is supposedly due to the fact that pth is > > cooperative library only, and glib2 wants a pre-emptive thread > > implemetation. > >=20 > > strtod-test looks like it fails due to the size of the integers being > > processed (just a wild guess). Could also be a problem with Glib2 usin= g > > it's own 'trio' support instead of native support. More research neede= d. > >=20 > > --- > >=20 > > Since writing those notes, I have found out that the native printf is n= ot > > adequate for the second test, which is the reason it is using a > > replacement (trio, part of the package), but this causes a bus error. > >=20 > > Anyway, we feel it is time to unleash this library, Mark D and I are > > currently still trying to get a working GTK2. Hopefully ATK and a few > > other packages will follow soon. (GTK2 requires ATK, PANGO, GLIB2, > > PKGConfig, and most likely FontConfig and a newer FreeType2) > >=20 > > As for the status of GTK2, I have been able to successfully build it, a= nd > > get it to display, unfortunately, the displays do not include any text. > > We are puzzling about that problem right now, Mark has lots of ideas, i= f > > only we could build faster! :) > >=20 > > If anyone wishes to dig deeper into the currebt Glib2 woes, be my guest= , I > > figured it was best to come back to it after our current issue with GTK= 2 > > showing test is resolved. Basically, get a rough set of working > > libraries, and then polish them up later. > >=20 > > Sorry to be so long winded! > >=20 > > Keith --=20 Mark Duckworth Atari-source.com --=-UItfVvxkNvGVlaVLUaSz Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBBxIjDCWL0o+zoNvwRApIyAJ9t5aSO1q64rfqLmscqr9ylZqvPdwCfQepW oSm69KypYnVoa3RRwExMWA4= =eAUl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-UItfVvxkNvGVlaVLUaSz--