Re: [Vala] Vala port of gtk-sharp-ribbon

[Sam Liddicott <sam liddicott com>]

* Frederik wrote, On 21/07/08 21:38:
> Alberto Ruiz wrote:
> > Now, if someone could add proper waf/autoconf/whatever toolking that
> > would be great, otherwise I will do it during the week, but I can't
> > promise anything. In the meantime, Makefiles would be enough if latest
> > vala is installed right?
>
> I'd prefer waf as a more progressive build system than GNU auto'hell',
> since the Vala concept is all about making life easier, but on the
> other hand GNU autotools are tried and proven and the standard for
> GNOME.


Wafs isn't easier if your project is already using autoconf.
And maybe it's someone elses project... so the chance of switching build
system is smaller.

The value I see in vala is as a C metacompiler, it is totally
non-invasive to a project; it permits a project to gradually move fully
to vala and doesn't require any sweeping changes.

Sam