Hi, Emmanuelle, On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:29 PM, Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12 December 2017 at 18:19, Igor Korot <ikorot01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi, ALL, >> On the page https://developer.gnome.org/gtk4/stable/gtk4-General.html >> in the "Description" >> part in the sample code it is referencing the "gtk_init( &argc, &argv );". >> However, if you look at the actual function - >> https://developer.gnome.org/gtk4/stable/gtk4-General.html#gtk-init - >> it is documented as "void gtk_init(void);", i.e. it does not take any >> arguments. >> >> I am not sure which one is correct - just wanted to report this to you guys. > > The reference hasn't been updated, as we're still releasing developers > snapshots and we're churning on the API. By the time 4.0 is released, > the API reference will be updated. This probably means that you are aware of that, right? However you decision is not that good - for people who will want to port early at least. I don't know if I'm the only one or not, but... > >> Moreover, if the function is documented correctly, then there is no >> way to pass command-line >> arguments to the program. Or is there? > > First of all, the arguments vector you passed to gtk_init() were for > GDK and GTK *only*, not for your application; gtk_init() has always > removed the arguments it interpreted, and then gave the arguments > vector back to you, to do with it as you pleased. Historically, you > typically should have gotten the GOptionGroup from GDK and GTK, added > it to your GOptionContext, and then parsed the arguments vector using > g_option_context_parse(). Does this mean this will be changed? And I will have to rewrite this piece of code completely? > > In GTK+ 4.x, we removed the command line arguments for GDK and GTK, in > favour of settings and environment variables — the same ones we > already used, like DISPLAY, or G_DEBUG. This simplifies the > initialisation process, and it ensures that your application is in > charge of parsing the command line, not the library (or libraries) you > happen to use. > So there will be no more GOptionGroup/Context? Thank you. > Finally, you should not be using gtk_init()/gtk_main() in newly > written code even with GTK+ 3.x; use GtkApplication instead, as it's > the preferred way to create an application with modern GTK. > > Ciao, > Emmanuele. > > -- > https://www.bassi.io > [@] ebassi [@gmail.com] _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
