GObject get_property question

[Tiago Katcipis <katcipis inf ufsc br>]

Hi, 

I'm developing a library using GObject and I'm having trouble 
creating a string property that does not makes a copy when g_object_get 
is called. I used g_value_set_static_string to avoid the string from 
being copied, but doing some debug it seems that g_object_get is copying
 my string anyway.

That is odd, because i see a lot of code using g_value_set_string on
 get_property, and that would produce a completely useless additional 
copy of the string (since g_object_get will copy it anyway). 

Sorry to bother with such a stupid question but the documentation just says: 

"In general, a copy is made of the property contents and the caller
is responsible for freeing the memory in the appropriate manner for
the type, for instance by calling g_free() or g_object_unref().
"

What would be "in general" ? Do i have some control of it ? (i was unable to find any) Am i understanding something wrong ?

Best regards,
Katcipis