#8 gtk-- reimplementation or PERCEPS: pce

[Thomas Bryan]

Submitted by Karl Nelson on Sat, 08 Jan 2000
15:01:01 -0800

I am a long time perceps user. We have been using
it in Gtk-- for over a year. However, recently we
switched over to namespaces and perceps is very
unhappy. Reading here that perceps doesn't support
it and seeing the relative low traffic here I have
to wonder about the status of the project. I sent
several patches to fix template bugs and other
nasties but have not heard back.

Not hearing anything and still needing a perl
documentation generator (which is heavily modified
to handle our source files), I have just completed
a near total rewrite. The new version currently
dubbed "pce2" is located in the gtk-- module of the
gnome cvs under directory docgen.

It handles namespaces and embedded classes and has
a much more elegant object tree for storing its
internals. All the plugin functionality is there
still, but there is no output template support,
because I didn't need it. I don't plan to maintain
it beyond my limited use in gtk--, however it would
form a good base for a rewrite of perceps if there
are still interested users out there.

Thanks
--Karl Einar Nelson
Gtk-- Lead Developer