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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Answer of Request to AdaCore on licensing Status of GtkAda 2.4.0
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:12:35 +0200
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On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:31:24 +0200, Alex R. Mosteo wrote:

> Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
> 
>> On 26 Jul 2006 14:54:00 +0200, michael bode wrote:
>> 
>>> The other question would be: would it make more sense to fork an
>>> independent GMGPL GtkAda or join the GNAVI/GWindows project and work
>>> on the GTK+ port of GWindows?
>> 
>> GtkAda could be reworked from scratch. It must be boring and a lot of
>> work, but not much complex. GtkAda is quite thin bindings. One could even
>> make stuff like Gtk_Widget_Record limited controlled and make GTK+
>> interfaces Ada interfaces...
> 
> Or maybe the people working on the C binding generator of SWIG could use
> some help, and start from there. 

Well, GTK+ is a quite weird thing. It tries to do OO in plain C. It is like
flying to the Moon on a bike. (:-)) A generator might break its teeth on
it. GtkAda has difficulties with all this. For example, GTK+ type extension
is not an extension of the corresponding Ada type. GTK+ interface isn't an
Ada interface. GTK+ virtual function isn't a primitive operation etc.

> I think that's the really critical Ada
> project waiting to happen.

SWIG or GTK+ bindings?

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de