Re: Portals and Sandboxing

[Michael Ikey Doherty <michael i doherty intel com>]

On Thu, 2014-01-02 at 12:06 -0500, Jasper St. Pierre wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Michael Ikey Doherty
> <michael i doherty intel com> wrote:
>         Hello,
>         
>         Given that JavaScript is prototyped and seemingly ill-suited
>         to
>         GObject-Introspection, perhaps Vala needs re-evaluating. A
>         logical step
>         might be to introduce Vala bytecode, and finish optimisation
>         on the
>         target computer. This could be achieved using llvm/clang.
>
>
> As one of the lead developers of gjs currently working on it at the
> moment (by sheer coincidence, it usually doesn't get much
> development), why do you say JavaScript is ill-suited to
> GObject-Introspection? What problems do you have with GJS/JavaScript
> at the moment?
I personally have no issue with JavaScript development, as I simply do
not use it. I'm merely going on what I've heard other developers say and
some comments I've heard in the past about gobject-introspection issues
with porting some of the GNOME applications, resulting in python->vala,
not python->javascript

>  
>         I believe these points need to be addressed before an app
>         deployment and
>         sandboxing mechanism are even employed within GNOME.
>         
>         Relevant WIP repository:
>         https://github.com/ikeydoherty/app-concepts
>         Video of concept in action:
>         https://plus.google.com/u/0/+IkeyDoherty/posts/3LC7Mun89qm
>         
>         Kind Regards,
>         Ikey Doherty
>         
>         
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