Re: multiple vala versions in 3.4

[Maciej Marcin Piechotka <uzytkownik2 gmail com>]

On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 09:51 -0500, Colin Walters wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 14:48 +0000, Maciej Marcin Piechotka wrote:
> > On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 09:45 -0500, Colin Walters wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 12:24 +0000, Maciej Marcin Piechotka wrote:
> > > 
> > > > The 0.6 branch is the stable one while 0.7 have not stabilised API/ABI
> > > > (with expected breaks). I would advice to either follow 0.6 series or
> > > > 0.6 branch (not master) until 0.7 will get stable API.
> > > 
> > > Ah, ok - that's what I need to know.  So we should definitely be
> > > sticking with 0.6 for GNOME 3.4.  And it looks like you have a 0.6
> > > branch which is good - I want to track git, not a tarball snapshot.
> > > 
> > 
> > Yes. 0.6 is still maintained. There should be a bugfix release during
> > this weekend (I need just an advice from gir specialist about
> > shared-library attribute of .typelib. Whom should I contact?)
> 
> You're talking to him now =)  What's the question?
> 

Could you comment what would be proper short-time fix on
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667529

> >  also
> > allowing building against vala master.
> 
> How about this patch (I am a Vala noob, but I want to try to pitch in
> here rather than talk endlessly)
> 

I'm currently working on making 0.7 branch work (it compiles but fails
tests). If backporting existing patch will fail I will use yours +
conditional compilation.

PS. I'm not a vala wizard either.

> There are a *ton* of compiler warnings but it builds, ship it etc...

I'm trying to slowly get rid of them.

Regards