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Hi everybody,

I have recently started learning about GObject, GType, and DBus.  It is a
nice system and seems very well
designed.  But it is a bit rough and so I was led to find Gob2.  It seems
like just about exactly what I needed
for my purposes and so I wanted to use it but I found one small problem: no
interface support.  I have spent
some time trying to add interface support to gob2.  Since I have very little
experience with GType it is a bit
challenging for me, however I think I have made some good progress.  At this
point I have a patch and wanted
to find out if anybody else is interested.  I think it is reasonably close
to useful but would like more experienced
GObject opinions on the matter (maybe help finish whatever is still broken)
before I move on to the next part of
my project. I  would also like to eventually get this functionality into the
main Gob2 source base if we can figure
out how to properly clean it up.  I had a look at the mailing list archives
and it seems they might be broken; or
is it just otherwise low activity?  I attach the patch in this email.  Best
regards,

Rudi

-- 
Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.

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Hi everybody,<br><br>I have recently started learning about GObject, GType, and DBus.&nbsp; It is a nice system and seems very well<br>designed.&nbsp; But it is a bit rough and so I was led to find Gob2.&nbsp; It seems like just about exactly what I needed
<br>for my purposes and so I wanted to use it but I found one small problem: no interface support.&nbsp; I have spent<br>some time trying to add interface support to gob2.&nbsp; Since I have very little experience with GType it is a bit
<br>challenging for me, however I think I have made some good progress.&nbsp; At this point I have a patch and wanted<br>to find out if anybody else is interested.&nbsp; I think it is reasonably close to useful but would like more experienced
<br>GObject opinions on the matter (maybe help finish whatever is still broken) before I move on to the next part of <br>my project. I&nbsp; would also like to eventually get this functionality into the main Gob2 source base if we can figure 
<br>out how to properly clean it up.&nbsp; I had a look at the mailing list archives and it seems they might be broken; or <br>is it just otherwise low activity?&nbsp; I attach the patch in this email.&nbsp; Best regards,<br><br>Rudi<br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.<br>Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.

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