Re: Missing gui component

[Kevin Ritch <kevin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Does this mean that any programs built before the new release will fail 
in the field and cause a Chareback on people's Bank Accounts by buyers?

-------------------------------------- Please tell me that it ain't so.

On 2026-08-15 2:27 pm, Bruce Steers wrote:

> A user on my forum just had an error trying to get a program to compile 
> that he made 9 years ago.
>
> The problem was the program was set to explicitly use gb.gtk but his 
> new system did not support gtk2.
>
> I post this mail because of his error message that was something like 
> "cannot find Frame"
>
> It basically failed to find any controls and gave that error.
>
> Shouldn't it fail with a message about gb.gtk component not being 
> found?
>
> Can the compiler/ide detect and give an error message if the toolkit is 
> explicitly chosen (not a gui switcher) but the system is missing that 
> toolkit?
>
> Respects
> BruceS