Document libffi as new dependency

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Matthias Clasen 2011-08-08 23:16:07 +02:00
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@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Some of the mimetype-related functionality in GIO requires the
update-mime-database and update-desktop-database utilities, which
are part of shared-mime-info and desktop-file-utils, respectively.
GObject uses libffi to implement generic marshalling functionality.
The Nitty-Gritty
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@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ Installation
See the file 'INSTALL'
Notes about GLib 2.30
=====================
* GObject includes a generic marshaller, g_cclosure_marshal_generic.
To use it, simply specify NULL as the marshaller in g_signal_new().
The generic marshaller is implemented with libffi, and consequently
GObject depends on libffi now.
Notes about GLib 2.28
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@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ g_signal_query (guint signal_id,
* <code>super_class->signal_handler = my_signal_handler</code>. Instead they
* will have to use g_signal_override_class_handler().
*
* If c_marshaller is %NULL @g_cclosure_marshal_generic will be used as
* If c_marshaller is %NULL, g_cclosure_marshal_generic() will be used as
* the marshaller for this signal.
*
* Returns: the signal id