Re: [Vala] Within-project inheritance

[Frederik <scumm_fredo gmx net>]

Sam Liddicott wrote:
>   Do I ned a vapi file if I want to subclass within the same project, a 
> class that is defined in a different file?

No, you just have to pass all relevant .vala files to the compiler.
For example:
$ valac a.vala b.vala
or
$ valac *.vala

> Can "using" work without a vapi file?

Yes, if the namespace is defined in one of your .vala files.

> Are vapi files only interfaces to C libraries or do external vala 
> libraries also need one?

Compiled external Vala libraries are the same as C libraries, so they
will need a .vapi file. You can generate it with the --library compiler
option. Take libgee as an example:

http://live.gnome.org/Libgee



Regards,

Frederik