Re: [libvirt] [libvirt-glib] Correct namespace prefix for GVirConfig symbols
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Christophe Fergeau <cfergeau(a)redhat.com> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 03, 2012 at 05:35:39PM +0200, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Christophe Fergeau <cfergeau(a)redhat.com>
wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 03, 2012 at 05:18:41PM +0200, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak) wrote:
> >> I haven't really checked with other languages but vala tools get
> >> confused because we claim that GVirConfig is the namespace but then
> >> the macros aren't named accordingly. I can get you the exact errors I
> >> got from valac if you like
> >
> > Confused how? I was under the impression that you had been using
> > libvirt-gconfig with vala in gnome-boxes without hitting any huge
> > issues, but mostly missing API, is this a wrong impression I have?
>
> *Mostly*, yes! During all these vacation, I lost track of which
> change exactly triggers this issue but it was some new API you added
> to the lib. Do you really need me to find out which one was it?
Well, you're trying to push a huge invasive change, it would be helpful to
know understand what problems exactly you are having without this change so
that an informed decision can be made...
I already provided the needed information: vala gets confused
because of the inconsistency in the API. Even if vala doesn't get
confused, the inconsistency is a problem and will most definitely
cause issues later so it needs to be resolved anyway. I also presented
all the possible solutions to the problem (including yours) and showed
the issues with every one of them but the one I provided. What exactly
would the exact error from valac tell you that I haven't already told?
FYI no matter how you solve this, there is no non-invasive solution
possible since the problem is of a fundamental nature.
--
Regards,
Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
FSF member#5124