Re: glib/iconv : delayed dependency
- From: Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>
- To: gtk-devel-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: glib/iconv : delayed dependency
- Date: 13 May 2001 11:03:53 -0400
Hans Breuer <hans breuer org> writes:
> the attached new file adds truely dynamic linking of iconv.dll
> to glib for win32. It is simply wrapping the three used
> iconv functions, to resolve them not at compile time, but
> at runtime.
>
> This gives the opportunity to distribute recent Gtk+ binary
> versions without just another 0.5 MB dependency.
>
> Every program not using the gconvert facility will not
> notice the difference (while the internet providers
> providing slow timebased connections will :-)
>
> Programs using the gconvert facility should check the return
> values of the convert functions, cause these functions now may
> fail because of a missing iconv.dll. (It is spitting a g_warning
> then.)
>
> If the iconv.dll is available everthing will work as before.
>
> Ok to commit ?
Well, the best way of handling iconv on Win32 is up to you
and Tor.
However, if g_iconv() doesn't work and provide a reasonably
range of conversions, you don't have a working copy of
GLib/GTK+.
[ The word "reasonable" is intentionally left undefined here for now. ]
Owen
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