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 ~~NOTOC~~ ~~NOTOC~~
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 ====== garcon - menu library ====== ====== garcon - menu library ======
  
-**Garcon** is an implementation of the [[https://specifications.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/|freedesktop.org compliant menu]] specification. It is based on GLib/GIO and aims at covering the entire specification except for legacy menus. It was started as a complete rewrite of the former Xfce menu library called libxfce4menu, which, in contrast to garcon, +**Garcon** is an implementation of the [[https://specifications.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/|freedesktop.org compliant menu]] specification. It is based on ''GLib/GIO'' and aims at covering the entire specification except for legacy menus. Garcon was started as a complete rewrite of the former Xfce menu library called ''libxfce4menu'', which, in contrast to garcon, was lacking menu merging features essential for loading menus modified with menu editors.
-was lacking menu merging features essential for loading menus modified with menu editors.+
  
   * **[[#Required Packages|Required Packages]]**   * **[[#Required Packages|Required Packages]]**
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   * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]**   * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]**
   * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]**   * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]**
 +  * **[[https://developer.xfce.org/garcon/index.html|garcon API documentation (for developers)]]**
   * **[[#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]**   * **[[#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]**
  
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 Garcon covers almost every part of the menu specification except for Garcon covers almost every part of the menu specification except for
-legacy menus and a few XML attributes. In contrast to +legacy menus and a few XML attributes. In contrast to ''libxfce4menu'', it can also load menus modified with menu editors such as ''Alacarte'' as menu merging is now supported.
-libxfce4menu, it can also load menus modified with menu editors such +
-as Alacarte as menu merging is now supported.+
  
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   * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4ui|libxfce4ui]]   * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4ui|libxfce4ui]]
   * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4util|libxfce4util]]   * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4util|libxfce4util]]
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 +For current version requirements of Xfce components, see the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/releng/4.22/roadmap#changes_in_dependencies|dependency version list]] on the developer wiki.
  
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 ===== Debugging Support ===== ===== Debugging Support =====
  
-garcon currently supports three different levels of debugging support, +''garcon'' currently supports three different levels of debugging support, 
-which can be setup using the configure flag `--enable-debug` (check the output +which can be setup using the configure flag ''--enable-debug'' (check the output 
-of `configure --help`):+of ''configure --help''):
  
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