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Avinal
Avinal

Reputation: 374

Can I use other languages(other than JavaScript) to create Gnome Shell Extensions?

I am creating a GNOME Shell Extension and want to use languages like C++/Golang rather than JavaScript to create it. It is also acceptable if I can somehow call/use the C++/go executable in my extension.js. Please tell me if this is even possible and if yes how?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 463

Answers (1)

andy.holmes
andy.holmes

Reputation: 3696

The short answer is no.

You can't ship binaries with a GNOME Shell extension, because they are architecture dependent and can't be properly reviewed. You could write a library with GObject-Introspection and ship that separately, but still not bundled in an extension for the same reason.

If you're tempted to ship a binary with a GNOME Shell extension, there's a good chance you should just be writing an application.

Upvotes: 2

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