valac-0.341

Compiler that translates vala source code into c source and header files

Usage

valac [OPTION] ... [FILE] ...

Overview

Vala is a programming language that aims to bring modern programming language features to GNOME developers without imposing any additional runtime requirements and without using a different ABI compared to applications and libraries written in C.

valac, the Vala compiler, is a self-hosting compiler that translates: Vala source code into C source and header files. It uses the GObject type system to create classes and interfaces declared in the Vala source code.

Usage:

: valac [OPTION?] FILE... - Vala Compiler

Help Options:

-?, --help: Show help options

Application Options:

--vapidir=DIRECTORY...: Look for package bindings in DIRECTORY

--girdir=DIRECTORY...: Look for .gir files in DIRECTORY

--metadatadir=DIRECTORY...: Look for GIR .metadata files in DIRECTORY

--pkg=PACKAGE...: Include binding for PACKAGE

--vapi=FILE: Output VAPI file name

--library=NAME: Library name

--shared-library=NAME: Shared library name used in generated gir

--gir=NAME-VERSION.gir: GObject-Introspection repository file name

-b, --basedir=DIRECTORY: Base source directory

-d, --directory=DIRECTORY: Change output directory from current working directory

--version: Display version number

--api-version: Display API version number

-C, --ccode: Output C code

-H, --header=FILE: Output C header file

--use-header: Use C header file

--includedir=DIRECTORY: Directory used to include the C header file

-h, --internal-header=FILE: Output internal C header file

--internal-vapi=FILE: Output vapi with internal api

--fast-vapi: Output vapi without performing symbol resolution

--use-fast-vapi: Use --fast-vapi output during this compile

--vapi-comments: Include comments in generated vapi

--deps: Write make-style dependency information to this file

--symbols=FILE: Output symbols file

-c, --compile: Compile but do not link

-o, --output=FILE: Place output in file FILE

-g, --debug: Produce debug information

--thread: Enable multithreading support

--enable-mem-profiler: Enable GLib memory profiler

-D, --define=SYMBOL...: Define SYMBOL

--main=SYMBOL...: Use SYMBOL as entry point

--nostdpkg: Do not include standard packages

--disable-assert: Disable assertions

--enable-checking: Enable additional run-time checks

--enable-deprecated: Enable deprecated features

--hide-internal: Hide symbols marked as internal

--enable-experimental: Enable experimental features

--disable-warnings: Disable warnings

--fatal-warnings: Treat warnings as fatal

--disable-since-check: Do not check whether used symbols exist in local packages

--enable-experimental-non-null: Enable experimental enhancements for non-null types

--enable-gobject-tracing: Enable GObject creation tracing

--cc=COMMAND: Use COMMAND as C compiler command

-X, --Xcc=OPTION...: Pass OPTION to the C compiler

--pkg-config=COMMAND: Use COMMAND as pkg-config command

--dump-tree=FILE: Write code tree to FILE

--save-temps: Keep temporary files

--profile=PROFILE: Use the given profile instead of the default

-q, --quiet: Do not print messages to the console

-v, --verbose: Print additional messages to the console

--no-color: Disable colored output

--target-glib=MAJOR.MINOR: Target version of glib for code generation

--gresources=FILE...: XML of gresources

--enable-version-header: Write vala build version in generated files

--disable-version-header: Do not write vala build version in generated files

Homepage or contact

https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala

Features

Interfaces, properties, signals, foreach, lambda expressions, type inference for local variables, generics, non-null types, assisted memory management, exception handling