Re: [Vala] vala code generation too constrained?

["Andrés G. Aragoneses" <knocte gmail com>]

Sorry if I'm misunderstanding, but I think you're talking about 
something already done: dova. Right?

On 10/01/11 05:03, Nor Jaidi Tuah wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Some of the big gotchas in vala is due to the
> desire to produce a standardized C code that can
> interface nicely with non-vala module. I suspect
> this constrain also makes it difficult to implement
> some features.
>
> Old timers familiar with C will find the gotchas
> natural and can live with it. But I wonder what
> the java-educated mass will think when they encounter
> vala idiosyncrasies.
>
> Since not all vala code are intended for libraries
> accessible from non-vala, I suggest that the compiler
> should be given more freedom with the name mangling
> and so on, so that its behaviour is gotcha-free.
> A compiler flag can be added to revert back to the
> human-friendly C generation.
>
> Vala is great already. But I wish it to be even
> greater.
>
> Nice day
> Nor Jaidi Tuah