GNU bug report logs - #3043
23.0.92; GtkFileSelection is deprecated

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Sven Joachim <svenjoac <at> gmx.de>

Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:55:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 3043 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Sven Joachim <svenjoac <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 3043 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.92; GtkFileSelection is deprecated
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:48:31 -0400

> Emacs uses GtkFileSelection in gtkutil.c which has been deprecated in
> GTK+ 2.12.  That means that it will not build with a future GTK+ 3.0,
> or with -DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED in a current GTK+ 2.x.

Actually, Emacs does support the new GTK file chooser.  It's used if
HAVE_GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_DIALOG_NEW is defined, which is set by configure
upon checking the existence of the function gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new.
Is it not available on your system?
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