Update some documentation to reflect change of default GTK version for configure
Make some other feeble attempts to update these very outdated files, including dropping '+' from GTK, and most references to GTK 1.
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Paul Cornett
@@ -23,34 +23,26 @@ platforms and ports.
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@section page_port_wxgtk wxGTK
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wxGTK is a port of wxWidgets using the GTK+ library. It makes use of GTK+'s
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wxGTK is a port of wxWidgets using the GTK library. It makes use of GTK's
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native widgets wherever possible and uses wxWidgets' generic controls when
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needed. GTK+ itself has been ported to a number of systems, but so far only the
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original X11 version is supported. Support for other GTK+ backends is planned,
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such as the new DirectFB backend.
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needed.
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All work is being done on GTK+ version 2.0 and above. Support for GTK+ 1.2 will
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be deprecated in a later release.
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You will need GTK+ 2.6 or higher which is available from:
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You will need GTK 2.6 or higher which is available from:
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http://www.gtk.org
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The newer version of GTK+ you use, the more native widgets and features will be
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The newer version of GTK you use, the more native widgets and features will be
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utilized. We have gone to great lengths to allow compiling wxWidgets
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applications with the latest version of GTK+, with the resulting binary working
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on systems even with a much earlier version of GTK+. You will have to ensure
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applications with the latest version of GTK, with the resulting binary working
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on systems even with a much earlier version of GTK. You will have to ensure
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that the application is launched with lazy symbol binding for that.
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In order to configure wxWidgets to compile wxGTK you will need use the
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In order to configure wxWidgets to compile wxGTK you will need to use the
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@c \--with-gtk argument to the @c configure script. This is the default for many
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systems.
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GTK+ 1.2 can still be used, albeit discouraged. For that you can pass
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@c \--with-gtk=1 to the @c configure script.
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Support for GTK+ 3 is available starting with wxWidgets 2.9.4, use @c configure
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option @c \--with-gtk=3 to enable it.
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Support for GTK 3 is available starting with wxWidgets 2.9.4, and is the default
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starting with 3.1.4. Use @c configure option @c \--with-gtk=2 to use GTK 2.
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@subpage plat_gtk_install "Build and Install Instructions"
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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wxWidgets for GTK+ installation {#plat_gtk_install}
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wxWidgets for GTK installation {#plat_gtk_install}
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-------------------------------
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[TOC]
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ IMPORTANT NOTE:
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When sending bug reports tell us what version of wxWidgets you are
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using (including the beta) and what compiler on what system. One
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example: wxGTK 3.0.0, GCC 4.8.1, Fedora 19
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example: wxGTK 3.0.5, GCC 9.3.1, Fedora 31
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Installation {#gtk_install}
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============
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@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ If you want to remove wxWidgets on Unix you can do this:
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> make uninstall
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> ldconfig
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Note that by default, GTK+ 2.x is used. GTK+ 3 can be specified
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with --with-gtk=3.
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Note that by default, GTK 3 is used. GTK 2 can be specified
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with --with-gtk=2.
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The expert case {#gtk_expert}
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-----------------
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If you want to do some more serious cross-platform programming with wxWidgets,
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such as for GTK+ and Motif, you can now build two complete libraries and use
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such as for GTK and Motif, you can now build two complete libraries and use
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them concurrently. To do this, create a separate directory for each build
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of wxWidgets - you may also want to create different versions of wxWidgets
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and test them concurrently. Most typically, this would be a version configured
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with --enable-debug and one without.
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For building three versions (one GTK+, one Motif and a debug version of the GTK
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For building three versions (one GTK, one Motif and a debug version of the GTK
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source) you'd do this:
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mkdir buildmotif
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@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ The simplest errors {#gtk_errors_simple}
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For any configure errors: please look at config.log file which was generated
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during configure run, it usually contains some useful information.
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configure reports, that you don't have GTK+ 1.2/2.0/3.0 installed although you
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configure reports, that you don't have GTK 1.2/2.0/3.0 installed although you
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are very sure you have. Well, you have installed it, but you also have another
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version of the GTK+ installed, which you may need to remove including other
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version of the GTK installed, which you may need to remove including other
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versions of glib (and its headers). Or maybe you installed it in a non-default
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location and configure can't find it there, so please check that your PATH
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variable includes the path to the correct gtk-config/pkg-config. Also check
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that your LD_LIBRARY_PATH or equivalent variable contains the path to GTK+
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that your LD_LIBRARY_PATH or equivalent variable contains the path to GTK
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libraries if they were installed in a non-default location.
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You get errors from make: please use GNU make instead of the native make
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@@ -122,18 +122,12 @@ Now create your super-application myfoo.cpp and compile anywhere with
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GUI libraries {#gtk_libs_gui}
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---------------
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wxWidgets/GTK+ requires the GTK+ library to be installed on your system. It has
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to be a stable version, preferably GTK+ 2.x.y, where x is an even number.
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GTK+ version 1.2 is highly discouraged, but if you decide to still use it,
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please use version 1.2.10 (at least 1.2.3 is required, 1.2.7 is strongly recommended).
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wxWidgets/GTK requires the GTK library to be installed on your system.
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You can get the newest version of the GTK+ from the GTK+ homepage at:
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You can get the newest version of GTK from the GTK homepage at:
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http://www.gtk.org
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We also mirror GTK+ at my ftp site. You'll find information about downloading
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at my homepage.
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Additional libraries {#gtk_libs_misc}
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----------------------
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@@ -202,9 +196,9 @@ you download wxGTK, it will default to --with-gtk etc. But
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if you use the git repository you have to choose a toolkit.
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You must do this by running configure with either of:
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--with-gtk=2 Use the GTK+ 2.0. Default.
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--with-gtk=3 Use the GTK+ 3.
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--with-gtk=1 Use the GTK+ 1.2.
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--with-gtk=3 Use GTK 3. Default.
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--with-gtk=2 Use GTK 2.
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--with-gtk=1 Use GTK 1.2.
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The following options handle the kind of library you want to build.
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