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VAPIGEN

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Updated: October 2019
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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 val-ge-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: val-ge-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

val-ge-introspect (1)

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HOMEPAGE OR CONTACT