vala – Tarik Billa

Vala: Gotchas, Tips and Tricks

May 31, 2023 by Tarik

It largely depends on what background you are coming from. If you’re coming from C/C++/Java, the best bit of advice is to learn functional programming. Vala supports true closures, and so you should learn (deeply) how to use lambda expressions. The best resource for this is Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Abelson and … Read more

How to repair warning: missing braces around initializer?

April 5, 2023 by Tarik

Yes, this appears to be related to GCC bug 53119. It goes away if you change the C declaration to {{0}}. Your options are: Ignore the warning. Manipulate the C code after generation to have {{0}} instead of {0} on that line using sed or the like. Declare the array extern in Vala, and write … Read more