Re: [Vala] removing an element from a list

[Jiří Zárevúcky <zarevucky jiri gmail com>]

On 09/01/2009 08:51 AM, Didier "Ptitjes" wrote:
> Jiří Zárevúcky wrote:
>    
> > If the dependency concerns you, you can simply copy the class you use
> > into your application. :) Vala compiler itself includes a copy of the
> > whole library.
> >      
> Jiří, please, remember that Valac includes that code for bootstrap
> reasons! Libgee is written in Vala. Vala compiler depends on libgee.
> Libgee's code is only copied inside the Vala compiler code in order to
> simplify the bootstrap process for packagers and distro maintainers.
>
> Copying code inside your application would just give you some more
> maintainance work to keep that in sync with the library. (Not to mention
> the plethora of reasons that made us use libraries...)
>
> Best regards, Didier.
>
>    

Actually, if you just need a single class and never expect to need 
anything else, you may just as well copy it and save yourself a lot of 
trouble.
I agree that Vala's inclusion of Gee was not a good example here.