vala r1868 - trunk

[juergbi svn gnome org]

Author: juergbi
Date: Wed Oct 22 17:52:25 2008
New Revision: 1868
URL: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/vala?rev=1868&view=rev

Log:
2008-10-22  JÃrg Billeter  <j bitron ch>

	* README: Improve wording


Modified:
   trunk/ChangeLog
   trunk/README

Modified: trunk/README
==============================================================================
--- trunk/README	(original)
+++ trunk/README	Wed Oct 22 17:52:25 2008
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 valac, the Vala compiler, is a self-hosting compiler that translates
 Vala source code into C source and header files. It uses the GObject
 type system to create classes and interfaces declared in the Vala source
-code. It's also planned to generate GIDL files when gobject-
-introspection is ready.
+code.
 
 The syntax of Vala is similar to C#, modified to better fit the GObject
 type system. Vala supports modern language features as the following:
@@ -24,9 +23,9 @@
 	* Exception handling
 
 Vala is designed to allow access to existing C libraries, especially
-GObject-based libraries, without the need for runtime bindings. Each to
-be used library requires a Vala API file at compile-time, containing the
-class and method declarations in Vala syntax. Vala currently comes with
+GObject-based libraries, without the need for runtime bindings. All that
+is needed to use a library with Vala is an API file, containing the class
+and method declarations in Vala syntax. Vala currently comes with
 bindings for GLib and GTK+. It's planned to provide generated bindings for
 the full GNOME Platform at a later stage.