RE: API compatibility question

[Murray Cumming Comneon com]

[snip]
> i'd 
> like to make gnome_icon_lookup, that takes a GnomeIconTheme 
> take a GtkIconTheme instead. To secure ABI backwards 
> compatibility the new gnome_icon_lookup looks at 
> GNOME_IS_ICON_THEME (icon_theme), and automatically gets the 
> wrapped GtkIconTheme if you pass in a GnomeIconTheme.

Personally, I'd prefer a new function in this case. But we have done similar
sneaky things in GTK+ which cause minor API breaks without causing ABI
breaks.

Murray Cumming
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