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1 files changed, 36 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/running.sgml b/docs/reference/gtk/running.sgml index 5365173543..8b78fedd53 100644 --- a/docs/reference/gtk/running.sgml +++ b/docs/reference/gtk/running.sgml @@ -205,18 +205,42 @@ or <envar>DISPLAY</envar>; mostly to determine paths to look for certain files. </formalpara> <formalpara> - <title><envar>GTK_MODULE_PATH</envar></title> + <title><envar>GTK_PATH</envar></title> <para> - A list of directories to search for modules before the default module - directory, which is <filename><libdir>/gtk-2.0/modules</filename>. - (If <envar>GTK_EXE_PREFIX</envar> is defined, <libdir> is + Specifies a list of directories to search when GTK+ is looking for + dynamically loaded objects such as the modules specified by + <envar>GTK_MODULES</envar>, theme engines, and input method + modules. If the path to the dynamically loaded object is given + as an absolute path name, then GTK+ loads it directly. Otherwise, + GTK+ goes in turn through the directories in GTK_PATH, followed + by the directory <filename>.gtk-2.0</filename> in the user's home + directory, followed by the system default directory, + which is <filename><replaceable>libdir</replaceable>/gtk-2.0/modules</filename>. + (If <envar>GTK_EXE_PREFIX</envar> is defined, <replaceable>libdir</replaceable> is <filename>$GTK_EXE_PREFIX/lib</filename>. Otherwise it is the libdir - specified when GTK+ was configured, usually - <filename>/usr/local/lib</filename>.) - For each directory in the list, GTK+ actually looks first in - a subdirectory named after the version number of GTK+, then in the - directory itself and finally in the system-specific library path. + specified when GTK+ was configured, usually + <filename>/usr/lib</filename>, or + <filename>/usr/local/lib</filename>.) + For each directory in this list, GTK+ actually looks in a + subdirectory + <filename><replaceable>directory</replaceable>/<replaceable>version</replaceable>/<replaceable>host</replaceable>/<replaceable>type</replaceable></filename> + Where <replaceable>version</replaceable> is derived from the + version of GTK+ (use <literal>pkg-config + --variable=gtk_binary_version gtk+-2.0</literal> to determine this from a + script), <replaceable>host</replaceable> is the architecture on + which GTK+ was built. (use <literal>pkg-config + --variable=gtk_host gtk+-2.0</literal> to determine this from a + script), and <replaceable>type</replaceable> is a directory + specific to the type of modules; currently it can be + <literal>modules</literal>, <literal>engines</literal> or + <literal>immodules</literal> corresponding to the three types of + modules above. Either <replaceable>version</replaceable>, + <replaceable>host</replaceable>, or both may be omitted. GTK+ looks + first in the most specific directory, then in directories with + fewer components. + The components of GTK_PATH are separated by the ':' character on + Linux and Unix, and the ';' character on Windows. </para> </formalpara> @@ -229,19 +253,6 @@ or <envar>DISPLAY</envar>; mostly to determine paths to look for certain files. </para> </formalpara> -<formalpara id="im-module-path"> - <title><envar>GTK_IM_MODULE_PATH</envar></title> - - <para> - Specifies the path where GTK+ looks for IM modules. This environment - variable overwrites the <literal>im_module_path</literal> specified in the - RC files, which in turn overwrites the default - value <filename>$lt;libdir$gt;/gtk-2.0/immodules/<version></filename> - (where <version> is the GTK+ version, and <libdir> is as - explained above). - </para> -</formalpara> - <formalpara id="im-module-file"> <title><envar>GTK_IM_MODULE_FILE</envar></title> @@ -249,8 +260,8 @@ or <envar>DISPLAY</envar>; mostly to determine paths to look for certain files. Specifies the file listing the IM modules to load. This environment variable overwrites the <literal>im_module_file</literal> specified in the RC files, which in turn overwrites the default value - <filename><sysconfdir>/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules</filename> - (<sysconfdir> is the sysconfdir specified when GTK+ was configured, + <filename><replaceable>sysconfdir</replaceable>/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules</filename> + (<replaceable>sysconfdir</replaceable> is the sysconfdir specified when GTK+ was configured, usually <filename>/usr/local/etc</filename>.) </para> </formalpara> @@ -294,7 +305,7 @@ nevertheless. <para> Specifies the directory to look for GdkPixbuf loader modules. By default, GdkPixbuf looks for its loaders in - <filename><libdir>/gtk-2.0/<version>/loaders</filename>. + <filename><replaceable>libdir</replaceable>/gtk-2.0/<replaceable>version</replaceable>/loaders</filename>. </para> </formalpara> |