Re: Compiling guile-gobject experiences

[Andreas Rottmann <a.rottmann@gmx.at>]

Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com> writes:

> On Sat, 02 Aug 2003, Andreas Rottmann wrote:
>
>> I've just tried a rebuild of a new guile-gobject CVS checkout. The
>> build takes extremly long (I've cancelled it, after my machine started
>> heavy trashing). The problem is the generated guile-gnome-gw-gtk.c,
>> which has 154075 lines (:-O). 
>
> This happens for me too, but only on gcc-3.3. If you try make with
> gcc-3.2 (and even better with CC='ccache gcc-3.2'), the problem isn't
> near so bad.
>
> And my machine is low-end, these days anyway: a celeron 600 with 192
> megs of ram.
>
> But I do agree that it's a problem. I think reducing the size of the
> generated code is the best solution, personally.
>
> I'm glad to hear that you're compiling the code :-) I'd be pleased to
> have you on as a co-maintainer if you're still interested. My internet
> connection is spotty, and I'm about to go on holiday in a couple weeks,
> for the record.
>
Yes, I'm still interested (and have an ADSL connection :-), at least
until October, when I'll probably move to Vienna).

How should we go on about g-wrap? We really should have a CVS
repository of it, so since Rob Browning isn't responsive, we maybe
should set one up on savannah in the guile-gtk project temporarily[0]?

Regards, Andy

[0] Yes, I know forks are bad, but as a temporary measure...
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