[Gambas-devel] desktop compatibilities problems using gb.form.xxx

[Benoit Minisini]

On lundi 23 juillet 2007, José Luis Redrejo wrote:
> 2007/7/23, Benoit Minisini <gambas at ...1...>:
> > On lundi 23 juillet 2007, José Luis Redrejo wrote:
> > > 2007/7/23, Benoit Minisini <gambas at ...1...>:
> > > > On lundi 23 juillet 2007, José Luis Redrejo wrote:
> > > > > Hi, Benoît, there is a problem I've been following since some time
> >
> > ago,
> >
> > > > > hoping to find an answer, but I've not been able.
> > > > > When compiling the whole gambas source tree,  and compiling
> > > > > gb.form, gb.form.dialog, etc. it's compiled using qt (or gtk in the
> > > > > testing
> >
> > svn
> >
> > > > > version), then when using that component in the applications, if
> >
> > it's a
> >
> > > > gtk
> > > >
> > > > > app and gb.form is compiled with qt, or is a qt application and
> > > > > gb.formis compiled with gtk, you don't have a chance to solve it,
> > > > > unless you recompile gb.form.xx again. And for my own pc, that
> > > > > could
> >
> > be
> >
> > > > > a minor problem, but if you want to distribute the application to
> >
> > many
> >
> > > > > users...
> > > >
> > > > do
> > > >
> > > > > you have a solution for this problem, or have I some concept error
> >
> > and
> >
> > > > the
> > > >
> > > > > problem does not exist?
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards.
> > > > > José L.
> > > >
> > > > Actually the components used by a component project are only used
> > > > when running
> > > > it as a project. When used as a component, its dependencies are the
> >
> > one
> >
> > > > specified in the component-specific tabs of the project property
> >
> > dialog.
> >
> > > > In other words, even if the gb.form project uses gb.qt, the
> > > > gb.formcomponent requirement are any GUI component (gb.qt, gb.qte, or
> > > > gb.gtk).
> > > >
> > > > The project dependencies are written in the .project file, and are
> > > > managed by
> > > > the IDE, not by the interpreter.
> > > >
> > > > The components loaded by a project are just what you see in the
> >
> > component
> >
> > > > tab
> > > > of the project property dialog, and do not depend on the components
> >
> > used
> >
> > > > by
> > > > the component project.
> > > >
> > > > I hope it was clear - it was difficult to explain that clearly in
> > > > english.
> > >
> > > almost clear ;-), let's see if I have understood it right:
> > >
> > > you mean that any of these components, as gb.form don't take into
> >
> > account
> >
> > > if they were compiled with gb.qt or gb.gtk. So even if it has been
> >
> > compiled
> >
> > > with qt, it will load without any problem in a qt-free pc, or viceversa
> > > with gtk. is it right?
> > >
> > > In that case, when building the packages for these compoentes, the
> > > dependencies will be gb.qt | gb.gtk , and I don't care how they were
> > > compiled.
> > >
> > > If that's the way it works, I only can say one word:
> > > Chapeau!
> >
> > That's it.
> >
> > Formerly, components do not have hard dependencies on other components.
> >
> > They just have a file (*.component) that tells the IDE that if the user
> > chooses it, then it must choose other components.
> >
> > I will make a void component (maybe named "gb.gui") that will just load
> > gb.qt
> > or gb.gtk depending of which desktop is currently running. This way, an
> > application using this component will use the QT library when run on KDE,
> > and
> > the GTK+ libraries when run on Gnome. Cool, isn't it ? :-)
>
> I'm looking forward to see such feature!!
>
> Two last questions:
> - For the gambas2-gb-db-form package these seem to be the right
> dependencies:
>  gambas2-gb-db , gambas2-gb-form  gambas2-gb-qt-ext  | gambas2-gb-gtk , is
> it right?

gb.db.form does not relies on gb.qt.ext anymore.

>
> - When editing menus, objects properties, etc. the ide always show stock
> icons, but if you don't use gb.form, they can not be loaded, so shouldn't
> gtk and qt always load gb.form and disable its unload unless gtk or qt are
> unloaded?

gb.form takes memory, and so should be optional. But the IDE should not show 
stock icons when gb.form is not used.

Regards,

-- 
Benoit Minisini