Re: Confused by .la file removal vs static linking support
Hendrik Sattler, le Wed 05 May 2010 10:47:24 +0200, a écrit :
> Zitat von Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>:
>
> >Le mardi 04 mai 2010 à 10:31 +0200, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort a écrit :
> >>Sorry I don't know what you're talking about. If you can explain it
> >> I'll try to
> >>look at the problem.
> >
> >It’s not a problem, it’s a disagreement over a design choice.
> >
> >When you do that:
> > #include <gtk/gtk.h>
> >
> >you’re able to use gtk_* functions, but also g_* and pango_* functions,
> >because the headers are designed so.
> >
> >Therefore, when you link to GTK+, you need to link explicitly to Pango
> >and GLib. This is why Pango and GLib are in the Requires field for
> >gtk+-2.0.pc, and not in Requires.private.
>
> Only when you use symbols from Pango or Glib directly. Having
> prototypes through gtk/gtk.h is not relevant.
A lot of gtk headers use GObjectClass types, macros and such, which are
from Glib. You thus need both glib headers and libraries.
Samuel
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