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- | + | Mer needs new control panels. But not everyone knows C, but they may be proficient in C#. Vala is a language with C#-like syntax, that compiles to C, which makes it perfect for writing CPAs which are (to my knowledge) C only. | |
- | + | But, documentation on Vala is rather lacking. | |
- | Mer needs new control panels. But not everyone knows C, but they may be proficient in C#. Vala is a language with C#-like syntax, that compiles to C, which makes it perfect for writing CPAs which are (to my knowledge) C only. But, documentation on Vala is rather lacking. | + | |
An example can be found here: | An example can be found here: | ||
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/* | /* | ||
* cpa.vala | * cpa.vala | ||
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//valac -C --pkg libosso --pkg hildon-1 cpa.vala ; gcc `pkg-config --cflags libosso hildon-1` -fPIC -c cpa.c ; gcc -module -avoid-version -shared -Wl,-soname,cpa.so -o cpa.so cpa.o -lc | //valac -C --pkg libosso --pkg hildon-1 cpa.vala ; gcc `pkg-config --cflags libosso hildon-1` -fPIC -c cpa.c ; gcc -module -avoid-version -shared -Wl,-soname,cpa.so -o cpa.so cpa.o -lc | ||
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Save the above as "cpa.vala". Because valac seems to be more accustomed for making programs, you have to use valac's -C option which'll output the generated C code and gcc can then be used to make it into a library. | Save the above as "cpa.vala". Because valac seems to be more accustomed for making programs, you have to use valac's -C option which'll output the generated C code and gcc can then be used to make it into a library. | ||
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Improvements ''very'' much welcomed. | Improvements ''very'' much welcomed. | ||
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[[Category:Development]] | [[Category:Development]] |
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