Re: [Vala] Fail to generate C code for following vala code, is this a bug?

[Jan Hudec <bulb ucw cz>]

On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 03:57:26 +0800, PCMan wrote:
> > So, the problem is that the function return values are falsely
> > marked as unowned in the VAPI. I reported a bug for it at
> > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=614044
> >
> > > However, with Vala, how can I make vala methods return a "newly
> > > allocated GList" with all objects in it having increased ref_count?
> > > Automatic ref couting management in Vala is handy if you only use it
> > > in Vala but I find it difficult to make things right when interfacing
> > > with C code. I need to check the generated C code to see if it does
> > > what I really want. Any better guide for this? Already read Vala
> > > tutorial, but I still haven't get it.
> > Just don't mark the list as unowned.
>
> But in the glib2 vapi, prototype of that API has 'unowned', but in C,
> the returned list should be freed by the caller. So how can I override
> this method in correct way?

The bug in the vapi has to be fixed.

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                                                 Jan 'Bulb' Hudec <bulb ucw cz>