This counter is necessary, when the application makes use of multiples libraries each dependent of libinstpatch. Examples:
Swamiis dependent of libinstpatchand fluidsynth. fluidsynthcould be optionally dependent of libinstpatch. In this case libinstpatchis owned twice (by swamiand by fluidsynth).
For an application only dependent of fluidsynth, libinstpatchis only owned by fluidsynth.
For an application only dependent of libinstpatch, libinstpatchis only owned by this application.
This counter ensures that internal initialization(or deinitialization) is done only one time.
This is required because libinstpatchis dependent of GObject which doesn't accept that the same Gtype be registered multiple times.
This counter is necessary, when the application makes use of
multiples librarieseach dependent oflibinstpatch. Examples:Swamiis dependent oflibinstpatchandfluidsynth.fluidsynthcould be optionally dependent oflibinstpatch. In this caselibinstpatchis owned twice (byswamiand byfluidsynth).fluidsynth,libinstpatchis only owned byfluidsynth.libinstpatch,libinstpatchis only owned by this application.This counter ensures that internal
initialization(ordeinitialization) is done only one time. This is required becauselibinstpatchis dependent ofGObjectwhich doesn't accept that the sameGtypebe registered multiple times.