[Vala] Platform-specific .vala code and 'make dist'

[Sam Thursfield <ssssam gmail com>]

Hi everyone
I've just run across an interesting and unexpected problem, which I'd
like to share in case anyone has considered it before or to warn any
future victims. In a nutshell:

1. 'make dist' generates a platform-independent tarball which can be
compiled on any platform
2. Vala should not be required to build from a tarball, so the
generated .c files are dist'ed
3. I have some platform-specific #if OS_BEOS, #if OS_WIN32 etc. code
in my vala source

My dist tarball is therefore inconsistent, because to compile on
platforms other than the one that did the 'make dist' I actually still
need valac to regenerate the C files.

Are there plans to drop 2) once Vala's plans for world domination come
closer to fruition? Or is platform-specific Vala code discouraged?

Cheers
Sam