1 GTK+ Object Builder (GOB)
3 Very simple preprocessor for making GTK+ objects with inline C code so that
4 generated files are not editted. Syntax is inspired by java and yacc or lex.
5 The implementation is intentionaly kept simple, and no C code parsing is done.
8 - C is a perfect (well mostly) language, no need for another language
9 - Writing a fully featured GTK+ object is a hassle
10 - Need for a generator that doesn't require changes to generated code
11 - I like how Java writes method code directly into the class
16 run "./configure;make"
19 run "make install" as root, or just take the gob binary and place
23 run gob with the .gob file on the command line
26 two (.c and .h) files named by the object name with words
27 separated by a hyphen (not neccessairly the .gob file prefix)
29 How to write .gob files?
30 1) read "man gob" for some documenation on how to use GOB
31 2) if you can't find what you need, read src/test.gob for an
33 3) If you still can't find what you need, read src/lexer.l
34 and src/parse.y (in other words: RTFS)
36 How to include gob inside your project:
38 Put the gob distribution into a subdirectory in your main
39 project directory. Use the AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS to include that
40 directory in your configure run. And finally add a file called
41 NOINST_GOB into your toplevel project directory (this can be done
42 inside your configure script in fact) so that gob doesn't install
43 itself. Then just use the made gob binary as you would other
49 - add warnings all over the place