Re: [ruby-gnome2-devel-en] GDL port

[Masao M. <mu...@hi...>]

Hi Bart,

On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:38:07 +0100
Bart Duchesne <bd...@dy...> wrote:

> >>Is there any intrest in a port of libgdl (the gnome development library) 
> >>it has a very very cool docking widget.
> >>(it is also the dock widget used in monodevelop but they reimplemented 
> >>it in C#; I just used libgdl and wrote the bindings)
> >>
> >>I already did 60% of the port ; the demo program already works in its 
> >>ruby version.

> I attached my bindings so far ; please have a look at the code and advise.
> I need to create bindings for other function but the sample/test-dock.rb 
> already works (ported from test-dock.c)

OK. Seems nice.

Here is 2 my comments:

1. Should GDL module be Gdl module?

   e.g.) GtkWidget -> Gtk::Widget, GdlDock -> Gdl::Dock not GDL::Dock.
 
2. test-dock.rb occurs error messages below:
   % ruby test-dock.rb
   test-dock.rb: line 2
   GLib-GObject-WARNING **:invalid cast from `GdlDockLayout' to `GtkObject'
   test-dock.rb: line 2
   Gtk-CRITICAL **:gtk_object_sink: assertion `GTK_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

   The patch below fix this problem. (I test gdl-0.6.0 not CVS version)

----------------------
--- rbgdldocklayout.c.old       2006-03-04 20:58:21.000000000 +0900
+++ rbgdldocklayout.c   2006-03-04 20:55:04.000000000 +0900
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 rbgdl_dock_layout_initialize(self,object)
                VALUE self,object;
 {
-       RBGTK_INITIALIZE(self,gdl_dock_layout_new(
+       G_INITIALIZE(self,gdl_dock_layout_new(
                GDL_DOCK(RVAL2GOBJ(object))
        ));
        return self;

----------------------


I agree ruby-gnome2 includes ruby-gdl.
But before including it, I need to confirm below:

1. Could you keep to develop ruby-gdl by yourself?
   libgdl seems unstable, we need to keep the latest version of libgdl.
   But at least, I don't have the time to spend libgdl now.

2. Could you release it sometimes by yourself?
   I think ruby-gdl should be follow ruby-gtkmozembed way.
   It means, 1 or 2, 3 times you release it as ruby-gdl-0.x.x by yourself.
   If it becomes stable, merge it ruby-gnome2 tree, then next time,
   it will be released a part of ruby-gnome2.

   Because, ruby-gnome2 is released once a half of a year now.
   If we include a library to ruby-gnome2, you can't release it
   by yourself. So you need to wait for it.

   So I recommand you release ruby-gdl by yourself.

3. Could you write API reference to our website?
   This is very important ... we've been distressed lack of API 
   documentations for a long time.

If you have no problem above question, tell me your SF account.
I'll give you the privillige to access our CVS.

Thanks in advance.
-- 
.:% Masao Mutoh<mu...@hi...>