Re: [Vala] [PATCH] Implement alias functionality for 'using' directive

[Jürg Billeter <j bitron ch>]

On Sun, 2011-04-03 at 18:16 -0500, Jim Peters wrote:
> Jim Peters wrote:
> > Required to disambiguate symbol references in case of matches from
> > multiple 'using' statements.
>
> I've implemented the alias functionality missing from 'using'.  It
> took 3 tries before I found a way that worked and didn't upset the
> existing code too much.
>
> As Vala tries to follow C#, I've done it the C# way.  According to the
> C# language spec 9.3.2, an alias can be used to disambiguate the case
> which at the moment gives an "ambiguous reference" error.
>
> I've added error messages that suggest the using directives that the
> user can insert to resolve the issue.

This sounds great. I'll review the patch as soon as possible, but it
might make sense to attach it to a bug report in Bugzilla so that it
doesn't get lost in the mail. Hopefully, I'll soon have some time for
patch review in general.

Thanks,
Jürg