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Gtk3/Gtk4: avoid redundant gtk_init when GTK is already initialized by the host #25

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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions LuaGObject/override/Gtk3.lua
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Expand Up @@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ local log = LuaGObject.log.domain('LuaGObject.Gtk3')

assert(Gtk.get_major_version() <= 3)

-- Initialize GTK.
Gtk.disable_setlocale()
if not Gtk.init_check() then
return "gtk_init_check() failed"
-- Initialize GTK, unless a host application already did so.
if not Gdk.Display.get_default() then
Gtk.disable_setlocale()
if not Gtk.init_check() then
return "gtk_init_check() failed"
end
end

-- Gtk.Allocation is just an alias to Gdk.Rectangle.
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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions LuaGObject/override/Gtk4.lua
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Expand Up @@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ local log = LuaGObject.log.domain "LuaGObject.Gtk4"

assert(Gtk.get_major_version() == 4)

-- Initialize GTK.
Gtk.disable_setlocale()
if not Gtk.init_check() then
return "gtk_init_check() failed"
-- Initialize GTK, unless a host application already did so.
if not Gdk.Display.get_default() then
Gtk.disable_setlocale()
if not Gtk.init_check() then
return "gtk_init_check() failed"
end
end

-- Gtk.Allocation overrides --
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