annotate PROGRAMMING_NOTES @ 10654:f2e86683cafc

[gaim-migrate @ 12182] sf patch #1152664, from Richard Laager This patches does three things: First, it uses aliases in file transfer messages whenever possible. Second, it fixes the case where file transfer completion messages are not showing for MSN. Third, it makes the wording more consistent: Canceled is used to describe cases when the file transfer was actively canceled by either party. Failed is used otherwise. Aborted is no longer used at all. Previously, aborted was used in some places while failed was used under the same circumstances in other places. Also, in the file transfer box, canceled was used in one place for remotely or locally canceled files while in another place in the same box canceled was only used for locally canceled files (failed was used for remotely canceled files). committer: Tailor Script <[e-mail]>

Notes on keeping GAIM OS independant
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General
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- Use G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S and G_DIR_SEPARATOR for paths

- Use g_getenv, g_snprintf, g_vsnprintf

- Use gaim_home_dir instead of g_get_home_dir or g_getenv("HOME")

- Make sure when including win32dep.h that it is the last header to
  be included.

- Open binary files when reading or writing with 'b' mode.

  e.g: fopen("somefile", "wb");

  Not doing so will open files in windows using defaut translation mode. 
  i.e. newline -> <CR><LF>

Paths
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- DATADIR, LOCALEDIR & LIBDIR are defined in wingaim as functions.
  Doing the following will therefore break the windows build:

  printf("File in DATADIR is: %s\n", DATADIR G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "pic.png");

  it should be:

  printf("File in DATADIR is: %s%s%s\n", DATADIR, G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S, "pic.png");

PLUGINS & PROTOS
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- G_MODULE_EXPORT all functions which are to be accessed from outside the
  scope of its "dll" or "so". (E.G. gaim_plugin_init)

- G_MODULE_IMPORT all global variables which are located outside your
  dynamic library. (E.G. connections)

  (Not doing this will cause "Memory Access Violations" in Win32)