SF.net SVN: geany:[4582] branches/geany-0.18.1

[ntrel at users.sourceforge.net]

Revision: 4582
          http://geany.svn.sourceforge.net/geany/?rev=4582&view=rev
Author:   ntrel
Date:     2010-01-28 17:09:35 +0000 (Thu, 28 Jan 2010)

Log Message:
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Backport:
Add gcc commands to build a plugin to the HowTo.

Modified Paths:
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    branches/geany-0.18.1/ChangeLog
    branches/geany-0.18.1/doc/plugins.dox

Modified: branches/geany-0.18.1/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- branches/geany-0.18.1/ChangeLog	2010-01-28 17:08:08 UTC (rev 4581)
+++ branches/geany-0.18.1/ChangeLog	2010-01-28 17:09:35 UTC (rev 4582)
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-01-18  Nick Treleaven  <nick(dot)treleaven(at)btinternet(dot)com>
+
+ * doc/plugins.dox:
+   Add gcc commands to build a plugin to the HowTo.
+
+
 2009-11-12  Nick Treleaven  <nick(dot)treleaven(at)btinternet(dot)com>
 
  * tagmanager/ctags.c, tagmanager/general.h:

Modified: branches/geany-0.18.1/doc/plugins.dox
===================================================================
--- branches/geany-0.18.1/doc/plugins.dox	2010-01-28 17:08:08 UTC (rev 4581)
+++ branches/geany-0.18.1/doc/plugins.dox	2010-01-28 17:09:35 UTC (rev 4582)
@@ -441,6 +441,21 @@
  *  some memory, you are right. But it should compile and load/unload in Geany nicely.
  *  Now you have the very basic layout of a new plugin. Great, isn't it?
  *
+ *  @section building Building
+ *
+ *  First make plugin.o:
+ *
+ *  @code gcc -c plugin.c -fPIC `pkg-config --cflags geany` @endcode
+ *
+ *  Then make the plugin library plugin.so (or plugin.dll on Windows):
+ *
+ *  @code gcc plugin.o -o plugin.so -shared `pkg-config --libs geany` @endcode
+ *
+ *  If all went OK, put the library into one of the paths Geany looks for plugins,
+ *  e.g. $prefix/lib/geany. See @ref paths "Installation paths" for details.
+ *
+ *  @section realfunc Adding functionality
+ *
  *  Let's go on and implement some real functionality.
  *
  *  As mentioned before, plugin_init() will be called when the plugin is loaded in Geany.
@@ -514,7 +529,8 @@
  *  memory once your plugin is unloaded, so you don't leave any memory leaks.
  *  Once this is done, your first plugin is ready. Congratulations!
  *
- *  The complete listing (without comments):
+ *  @section listing Complete listing (without comments)
+ *
  *  @code
 #include "geanyplugin.h"
 


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