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GTK+ — The GTK toolkit
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======================
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General information
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-------------------
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GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.
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Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging
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from small one-off projects to complete application suites.
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GTK+ is free software and part of the GNU Project. However, the
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licensing terms for GTK+, the GNU LGPL, allow it to be used by all
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developers, including those developing proprietary software, without any
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license fees or royalties.
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The official download location
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- https://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk+
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The official web site
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- https://www.gtk.org
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The official developers blog
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- https://blog.gtk.org
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Information about mailing lists can be found at
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- http://www.gtk.org/mailing-lists.php
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Building and installing
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-----------------------
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In order to build GTK+ you will need:
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- a C99 compatible compiler
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- Python 3
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- [Meson](http://mesonbuild.com)
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- [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org)
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You will also need various dependencies, based on the platform you are
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building for:
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- [GLib](https://download.gnome.org/sources/glib)
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- [GdkPixbuf](https://download.gnome.org/sources/gdk-pixbuf)
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- [GObject-Introspection](https://download.gnome.org/sources/gobject-introspection)
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- [Cairo](https://www.cairographics.org)
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- [Pango](https://download.gnome.org/sources/pango)
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- [Epoxy](https://github.com/anholt/libepoxy)
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- [Graphene](https://github.com/ebassi/graphene)
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- [ATK](https://download.gnome.org/sources/atk)
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- [Xkb-common](https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon)
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If you are building the X11 backend, you will also need:
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- Xlib, and the following X extensions:
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- xrandr
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- xrender
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- xi
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- xext
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- xfixes (optional)
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- xcursor (optional)
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- xdamage (optional)
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- xcomposite (optional)
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- [atk-bridge-2.0](https://download.gnome.org/sources/at-spi2-atk)
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If you are building the Wayland backend, you will also need:
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- Wayland-client
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- Wayland-protocols
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- Wayland-cursor
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- Wayland-EGL
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Once you have all the necessary dependencies, you can build GTK+ by using
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Meson:
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```sh
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$ meson _build .
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$ cd _build
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$ ninja
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```
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You can run the test suite using:
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```sh
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$ meson test
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```
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And, finally, you can install GTK+ using:
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```
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$ sudo ninja install
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```
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Complete information about installing GTK+ and related libraries
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can be found in the file:
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```
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docs/reference/gtk/html/gtk-building.html
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```
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Or [online](https://developer.gnome.org/gtk4/stable/gtk-building.html)
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How to report bugs
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------------------
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Bugs should be reported to the GNOME [bug tracking system](https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gtk%2b).
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You will need an account for yourself.
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In the bug report please include:
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* Information about your system. For instance:
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- which version of GTK+ you are using
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- what operating system and version
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- for Linux, which distribution
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- if you built GTK+, the list of options used to configure the build
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And anything else you think is relevant.
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* How to reproduce the bug.
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If you can reproduce it with one of the test programs that are built
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in the tests/ subdirectory, that will be most convenient. Otherwise,
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please include a short test program that exhibits the behavior.
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As a last resort, you can also provide a pointer to a larger piece
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of software that can be downloaded.
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* If the bug was a crash, the exact text that was printed out
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when the crash occurred.
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* Further information such as stack traces may be useful, but
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is not necessary.
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Contributing
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------------
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Patches should also be submitted to the bug tracking system. If the patch
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fixes an existing bug, add the patch as an attachment to that bug report;
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otherwise, enter a new bug report that describes the patch, and attach the
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patch to that bug report.
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Patches should be in Git-formatted form. You should use `git format-patch`
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to generate them. We recommend using [git-bz](http://git.fishsoup.net/man/git-bz.html).
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For more information on the recommended workflow, please read
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[this wiki page](https://wiki.gnome.org/Git/WorkingWithPatches).
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Please, follow the `CODING_STYLE` document in order to conform to GTK+'s
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coding style when submitting a code contribution.
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Release notes
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-------------
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The release notes for GTK+ are part of the migration guide in the API
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reference. See:
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- [3.x release notes](https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/unstable/gtk-migrating-2-to-3.html)
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- [4.x release notes](https://developer.gnome.org/gtk4/unstable/gtk-migrating-3-to-4.html)
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Licensing terms
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---------------
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GTK+ is released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License,
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version 2.1 or, at your option, any later version, as published by the Free
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Software Foundation.
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Please, see the `COPYING` file for further information.
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