vapigen-0.561
Generate a vala api
Part of vapigen(1).
Usage
vapigen SOURCE
PKGBASE
[OPTION] ...
[FILE] ...
Overview
vapigen is a utility which generates Vala API (VAPI) files from GI files, which may be generated using the vala-gen-introspect(1) utility.
Usage:
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vapigen [OPTION???] FILE... - Vala API Generator
Help Options:
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-h, --help -
Show help options
Application Options:
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--vapidir=DIRECTORY... -
Look for package bindings in DIRECTORY
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--girdir=DIRECTORY... -
Look for GIR bindings in DIRECTORY
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--metadatadir=DIRECTORY... -
Look for GIR .metadata files in DIRECTORY
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--nostdpkg -
Do not include standard packages
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--pkg=PACKAGE... -
Include binding for PACKAGE
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--library=NAME -
Library name
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-d, --directory=DIRECTORY -
Output directory
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--disable-warnings -
Disable warnings
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--version -
Display version number
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-q, --quiet -
Do not print messages to the console
Homepage or contact
https://vala.dev
Examples
After compilation, the following command generates a GI for pango: vala-gen-introspect pango packages/pango
- This can then be converted to a Vala API as follows:
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vapigen --pkg cairo --vapidir . --library pango packages/pango/pango.gi
Releases
3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 2 times.