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I think it's a good move from Apple's part. It's not uncommon for users that rely on X11 support to update to the latest XQuartz release by themselves, anyway.
by TheCoreh 15y ago
I think it's a good move from Apple's part.
It's not uncommon for users that rely on X11 support to update to the latest XQuartz release by themselves, anyway. Perhaps this will even bring more attention to the project, which is always good.
It's also one less thing for them to worry about, since they're moving to a faster release cycle.
Now, IMO, most people that need XQuartz need it to run GTK apps, like the GIMP. Is there a technical reason why GTK doesn't support OS X natively? Or is it only because noone ever did it, really? Perhaps now that can also happen?
It would be really nice to have GTK apps using the menu bar and displaying native OS X widgets.
- bri3d 15y agohttp://www.gtk.org/download/macos.php http://www.gtk.org/download/macos.php There's been a Quartz backend for GTK+ for quite some time. Working GIMP builds for native OSX have been available since 2011, and for most projects it's just a matter of finicking with the build system until it works.
- simcop2387 15y agoActually GTK does have a Quartz backend. It's just likely that the programs compiled aren't using it. http://www.gtk.org/download/macos.php http://www.gtk.org/download/macos.php