Re: Sudoku from Python to Vala

[Robert Ancell <robert ancell gmail com>]

Hi Read,

Vala doesn't actually use GIR directly, so there is no problem there
(it uses .vapi files which contain the mapping between Vala syntax and
C syntax.  These may have been generated from .gir files but there's
no compile or run-time dependency on GIR).

There is debate over if the project is worth it (I think so) but that
will be decided when the proposed projects are ranked by GNOME SOC
mentors (they are voted on and only the top n are accepted).

--Robert

On 19 March 2011 23:09, Read Sprabery <read sprabery gmail com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am interested in applying for Google's Summer of Code and getting involved
> in the Gnome project.
> I was looking at the Google Summer of Code project ideas page and saw an
> idea to port Sukoku from python to Vala, so I read Bug 633464.
> This seems like a good beginner project, but I wanted to make sure that it
> was something the developers are still looking for.  From the sounds of that
> bug report, it seems like there is some debate as to whether or not it is
> needed.
> Also, this message (at the very bottom) brought up the issue of GIR in Vala.
>  I am not really familiar with GObjects or Vala, but from what I can tell
> GIR in Vala has progressed rather well and that message was posted in 2009.
>  Does anyone use Vala frequently and know weather or not G-object
> introspection is fully supported or not?
> I have experience mostly with C++, but I don't think learning Vala will be
> too hard.  I have only used Python for very basic things, but what I did use
> I picked up quickly.  I was looking at some examples for Vala and it looks
> pretty interesting.  I think this would be a good starting point to learn
> the frameworks that are being used in Gnome, particularly since the code
> exists, albeit in a different language.
> Any thoughts?
> Thanks,
> Read Sprabery
>
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