[Geany-devel] Is the field "type" of struct GeanyProject used somewhere

[Johann SAUNIER]

Ok, I'll probibly file a bug report for project->type which is not used.

Thanks,
Johann

2011/12/31 Matthew Brush <mbrush at codebrainz.ca>:
> On 12/30/2011 08:28 AM, Johann SAUNIER wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to hack geanyprj plugin to add the current project's name
>> in the main window's title bar, the same way gproject does.
>>
>> What I plan to do is using the field "name" of the GeanyProject
>> structure. This struct contains a field named "type" that means
>> "Identifier whether it is a pure Geany project or modified/extended by
>> a plugin. " but I can't find out where it is used. Any idea ?
>>
>
> I don't think you're supposed to modify the members like `project->name`
> even though it's not documented or enforced. I'm not sure how GProject does
> it but a quick scan of the source suggests it doesn't modify this member (I
> didn't look too close though). Maybe Jiri can say for sure how GProject does
> it.
>
> For the `project->type` member, I have no idea what it's for, but it's not
> used by Geany or any plugins from what I can tell. I'd say just ignore it or
> file a bug report that it should be deprecated or better documented.
>
> Cheers,
> Matthew Brush
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