> > Any benefit to non-developers? > > Yes - without it, applications written with certain frameworks won't > work. > > Essentially, GIR is used to generate language-bindings for glib-based > libraries, and is used by anyone using those libraries in languages > other than C. > > Compiled languages (C++, Java, etc) don't usually use the GIR metadata > directly - they use packages like gtkmm which are generated from the > GIR. But dynamic languages (Python, Javascript, Perl) typically use GIR > to generate library bindings at runtime... so if you don't have it, > they won't work. > > Mostly it's a Gnome thing, but other parts of the glib ecosystem may > also use it.
And seems like lots of stuff wants glib. OK, thanks Simon. Looks like I ought to include it in the future. -- Paul Rogers paulgrog...@fastmail.fm Rogers' Second Law: "Everything you do communicates." (I do not personally endorse any additions after this line. TANSTAAFL :-) -- http://www.fastmail.com - Access your email from home and the web -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
