[gtkada] Using libglade2 with GtkAda 2.0.0

[Jacob Sparre Andersen]

Arnaud Charlet wrote:

> > the diff-and-patch based method of altering the generated files is
> > error-prone.
>
> Actually the method used by default is to use merge (as
> cvs does), if available, which is pretty reliable.

Only "pretty reliable".  I had several problems with it
yesterday.  :-(

> We also have plans to provide a fully integrated GUI
> builder/IDE/code generator, ala delphi. In this
> environment, being able to 'see' the generated code and to
> modify it has clearly advantages. So this explains why we
> are not pushing to use libglade, which is inherently less
> safe than generated code, since everything is done
> dynamically (interpreted), similarly to what tcl/tk does.

Exactly.  And a part of the reason for me to use GtkAda even
though tcl/tk appears to be available for more platforms.

Jacob
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