Re: Abysmal state of GTK build

[Po Lu]

Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:

> Is using Mate running with GTK 3 tantamount to using GNOME 3?
> Or is it still like  GNOME 2?

It is still like GNOME 2.

> Another question: do programs that use GTK 2 work well with Mate
> if Mate uses GTK 3?

Yes, as long as GTK+ 2.x is installed.  Those programs generally work
well everywhere.

> Another question: do Mate programs ever get screwed by surprise calls
> to _exit inside GTK 3?

Yes, they do.