Fix a typo reported by Laurent Lemaitre. Tweak the GType section on instiable objects and update the change list.

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Mathieu Lacage 2004-06-10 11:00:53 +00:00
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@ -541,15 +541,23 @@ The class initialization process is entirely implemented in
<para>
As many readers have now understood it, the base initialization/finalization process is
very similar to the C++ Constructor/Destructor paradigm. However, it is very different
in that, in C++, class constructors are automatically edited at compile
time by the compiler to ensure that classes are correctly initialized before
running the user-provided constructor code itself. With GObject, users must provide both
the class and instance initialization functions.
Similarly, GTypes have no instance destruction mechanism. It is
very similar to the C++ Constructor/Destructor paradigm. The practical details are quite different
though and it is important not to get confused by the superficial similarities. Typically, what
most users have grown to know as a C++ constructor (that is, a list of
object methods invoked on the object instance once for each type of the inheritance hierachy) does
not exist in GType and must be built on top of the facilities offered by GType. Similarly,
GTypes have no instance destruction mechanism. It is
the user's responsibility to implement correct destruction semantics on top
of the existing GType code. (this is what GObject does. See
<xref linkend="chapter-gobject"></xref>)
<xref linkend="chapter-gobject"/>)
</para>
<para>
For example, if the object B which derives from A is instantiated, GType will only invoke the
instance_init callback of object B while a C++ runtime will invoke the constructor of the object
type A first and then of the object type B. Furthermore, the C++ code equivalent to the base_init
and class_init callbacks of GType is usually not needed because C++ cannot really create object
types at runtime.
</para>
<para>

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@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ all the objects manipulated by the programmer. This so-called <emphasis>dynamic
</footnote>
library is then
used by special generic glue code to automatically convert function parameters and function caling conventions
used by special generic glue code to automatically convert function parameters and function calling conventions
between different runtime domains.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
The greatest advantage of the solution implemented by GType is that the glue code sitting at the runtime domain