Re: Gtk2 xor Gtk3

[Guy Harris <guy () alum mit edu>]

On Jul 29, 2015, at 11:03 AM, Bill Meier <wmeier () newsguy com> wrote:

> Seen on gtk-list () gnome org
>
> From ebassi () gmail com
>
> <snip>
>
> Having said that, I must also warn you: do not try to support GTK+ 2
> and GTK+ 3 in the same code base. It was doable back when GTK+ 3 was
> new, four years ago, but the code base, requirement, assumptions, and
> API have been diverging to the point of being a massive waste of time
> — for you, for packagers, for users, and for people answering your
> questions.
>
> Either stick with GTK+ 2.24, or port to GTK+ 3.

Or kick both of them to the curb, as we're doing in the trunk. :-)

Of course, we're supporting both Qt 4 and Qt 5 in the Qt version; I'm not sure how much of a pain that will turn out to 
be, but I think the Qt folks aren't quite as eager to Change Stuff Incompatibly as are the GTK+ people.
___________________________________________________________________________
Sent via:    Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev () wireshark org>
Archives:    https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev
Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev
             mailto:wireshark-dev-request () wireshark org?subject=unsubscribe