Re: _gtk_quartz_framework_init

[John Ralls <jralls ceridwen us>]

On May 2, 2013, at 7:29 AM, Michael Natterer <mitch gimp org> wrote:

> On Thu, 2013-05-02 at 15:41 +0200, Benjamin Otte wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > I recently found this magic call to _gtk_quartz_framework_init() in
> > the Quartz initialization code and after asking people on IRC it seems
> > it's no longer used by anyone (was it ever?). So in my pursuit of code
> > clarity I was wondering if I can just remove it. Can I?
>
> I have never noticed this before, but a "framework" is a programming
> API and library packed up as a proper bundle, and known to the compiler
> on a higher level than just -L or -I.
>
> The call was added by Richard, and iirc he also did a framework,
> haven't heard about that in a while though.

He did a sort-of framework, but it was a bitch to maintain, so I didn't. Besides, it didn't work in that
one couldn't put -framework Gtk on the compile line and get your app to build. Instead you had to pass
horrible fixed-path -I and -L directives, and there is no m4 macro to discover them.

If you want to look at at, it's at https://github.com/jralls/gtk-osx-framework

Benjamin, I have no problem with you deleting those calls.

Regards,
John Ralls