Re: [Vala] A few questions

[Hugo Florentino <hugux cu gmail com>]

Jamie McCracken wrote:
> > > [indent=2]
> > > init
> > >   string.join (",",    \
> > >               "item1", \
> > >               "item2")
> > >
> > > the backslash must be the last character on the line
> > >       
> > That's odd, I tried to compile a similar example from Windows and the
> > compiler raised a syntax error, I was using Vala 0.78
> > Perhaps it's a line termination issue, I cannot check right now
> > because I am at work. Can anyone else check if this is a error of the
> > Windows build?
> >     
>
> I dont use windows so cannot say but valac syntax support should be
> identical. I am also thinking of allowing automatic line continuations
> if last character of a line is a comma (without need of a backslash) in
> future versions of Genie
>   

This would be a great idea, also consider allowing some operators like 
"+" for string concatenation and "and/or" for complex conditions.
Actually, on second thought Genie _could_ be smart enough to detect line 
continuation in every possible case. I believe Python can do it, so I 
don't see why Genie can't.

By the way, I have confirmed that in the Windows build of Vala 0.7.8, if 
you save Genie files with line termination as CR+LF instead of only LF, 
you cannot use the backslash to split lines, because the compiler raises 
a syntax error. I don't know if this affects only Genie or could in some 
way also affect Vala (after all, the compiler is the same).

Regards, Hugo

PS. Jamie, I sent this message to you by mistake, I intended sending it 
to the list, so please forgive me if you receive it double.