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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 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 pack-
ages/pango/pango.gi
SEE ALSO
vala-gen-introspect (1)
Vala API Generator 0.56.3 September 2022 VAPIGEN(1)
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