Re: libgswitchit: from virtual module to separate library

["Sergey Udaltsov" <sergey udaltsov gmail com>]

Davyd,

This is a very good question. Since API was always considered as
"internal" (and all its usage was controlled by me) - I never actually
looked at it from the quality side. I slighly improved it for 2.15 -
but I realize it is very far from being nice. So as a part of the
separation process, I would try to do the API cleanup (and I would
appreciate any help/advice/review).

Thanks,

Sergey

On 7/5/06, Davyd Madeley <davyd madeley id au> wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-07-05 at 15:53 +0100, Sergey Udaltsov wrote:
>
> > Currently, libgswitchit (not same as libxklavier!) is used as a
> > virtual module in the gnome-control-center and gnome-applets. There is
> > a plot to use it in the gnome-screensaver as well. There are 2
> > options:
> > - Again, use it a virtual module
> > - Finally, create separate module with its own build system, headers
> > and (shared) library (as if GNOME does not have enough libraries).
> >
> > I am considering the second option. Any comments?
>
> The second option makes sense, but what can we do to decrease the amount
> of API churn that is seen throughout the keyboard switching code? It
> always seems to be breaking compatibility. Especially if the number of
> users is getting up to three+ (maybe gdm would like it too?).
>
> --d
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