Merge branch '1281-to-pixdata-docs' into 'master'

gresource: Document the `to-pixdata` option as being deprecated

Closes #1281

See merge request GNOME/glib!1826
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Philip Withnall 2021-01-04 12:58:42 +00:00
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@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ searched for in the <envar>PATH</envar>.
<varlistentry>
<term><envar>GDK_PIXBUF_PIXDATA</envar></term>
<listitem><para>
Deprecated since gdk-pixbuf 2.32, as <type>GResource</type> supports embedding
modern image formats without conversion.
</para><para>
The full path to the <command>gdk-pixbuf-pixdata</command> executable. This is
used to preprocess resources with the <literal>to-pixdata</literal> preprocessing
option. If this environment variable is not set, <command>gdk-pixbuf-pixdata</command>

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@ -76,12 +76,16 @@ G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE (GResource, g_resource, g_resource_ref, g_resource_unref)
* the xmllint executable, or xmllint must be in the `PATH`; otherwise
* the preprocessing step is skipped.
*
* `to-pixdata` which will use the gdk-pixbuf-pixdata command to convert
* images to the GdkPixdata format, which allows you to create pixbufs directly using the data inside
* the resource file, rather than an (uncompressed) copy of it. For this, the gdk-pixbuf-pixdata
* program must be in the PATH, or the `GDK_PIXBUF_PIXDATA` environment variable must be
* set to the full path to the gdk-pixbuf-pixdata executable; otherwise the resource compiler will
* abort.
* `to-pixdata` (deprecated since gdk-pixbuf 2.32) which will use the
* `gdk-pixbuf-pixdata` command to convert images to the #GdkPixdata format,
* which allows you to create pixbufs directly using the data inside the
* resource file, rather than an (uncompressed) copy of it. For this, the
* `gdk-pixbuf-pixdata` program must be in the `PATH`, or the
* `GDK_PIXBUF_PIXDATA` environment variable must be set to the full path to the
* `gdk-pixbuf-pixdata` executable; otherwise the resource compiler will abort.
* `to-pixdata` has been deprecated since gdk-pixbuf 2.32, as #GResource
* supports embedding modern image formats just as well. Instead of using it,
* embed a PNG or SVG file in your #GResource.
*
* `json-stripblanks` which will use the `json-glib-format` command to strip
* ignorable whitespace from the JSON file. For this to work, the