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VAPIGEN(1)

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VAPIGEN(1)

NAME¶

vapigen - generate a Vala API

SYNOPSIS¶

vapigen SOURCE PKGBASE [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION¶

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:¶

: vapigen [OPTION?] FILE... - Vala API Generator

Help Options:¶

-h, --help: Show help options

Application Options:¶

--vapidir=DIRECTORY...: Look for package bindings in DIRECTORY
--girdir=DIRECTORY...: Look for GIR bindings in DIRECTORY
--metadatadir=DIRECTORY...: Look for GIR .metadata files in DIRECTORY
--nostdpkg: Do not include standard packages
--pkg=PACKAGE...: Include binding for PACKAGE
--library=NAME: Library name
-d, --directory=DIRECTORY: Output directory
--disable-warnings: Disable warnings
--version: Display version number
-q, --quiet: Do not print messages to the console

BUGS¶

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vala/issues

HOMEPAGE OR CONTACT¶

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

AUTHORS¶

J??rg Billeter, Raffaele Sandrini.

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:: vapigen --pkg cairo --vapidir . --library pango packages/pango/pango.gi

SEE ALSO¶

vala-gen-introspect (1)

April 2024

Vala API Generator 0.56.17