Re: [Vala] Purple.CoreUiOps

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On 02/17/2012 11:16 PM, Luca Bruno wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Joseph Montanez<jmontanez gorilla3d com>wrote:
>
> > My brain is melting trying to figure out how to get Purple.CoreUiOps
> > to initialize.
> >
> > Here is the vapi:
> >         [CCode (cheader_filename = "purple.h")]
> >         [Compact]
> >         public class CoreUiOps {
> >                 [CCode (has_construct_function = false)]
> >                 public weak GLib.Callback debug_ui_init;
> >                 public weak GLib.Callback get_ui_info;
> >                 public weak GLib.Callback quit;
> >                 public weak GLib.Callback ui_init;
> >                 public weak GLib.Callback ui_prefs_init;
> >         }
>> I just tried creating an object:
>> var ui_ops = new Purple.CoreUiOps();
>> *error: `Purple.CoreUiOps' does not have a default constructor
>>      var ui_ops = new Purple.CoreUiOps();*
> Try with a struct.

Shouldn't compact class install a default constructor when no 
constructor was provided by user?

Besides, what's the difference between compact class and struct when 
wrapping non-gobject C lib? Should we always use public struct when 
wrapping C structs?