Introduction

A while back Void Linux started cross compiling GObject Introspection data using a combniation of qemu-user-static for running resulting binaries prelink and patches from Yocto.

A nice side-effect of having gir cross compilable is that now we can also generate vala bindings (vapi), with that in mind i started working on cleaning up the templates that generate vala bindings and making them appropriate for cross compilation.

Spltting Vala

The currently vala package is confused at best and willingly inefficient at worst, the separation is haphazard and we have no clue what goes where.

Let's put each part of Vala where it belongs.

libvala

This package will hold the libvala library for us, packages that link to libvala are:

gnome-builder-3.30.3_2: libvala-0.42.so.0 
io.elementary.code-3.0.2_1: libvala-0.42.so.0
vala-0.42.5_1: libvala-0.42.so.0

Yeah, not much packages need it.

These are the files:

/usr/lib/libvala-0.42.so.0.0.0
/usr/lib/libvala-0.42.so.0 -> /usr/lib/libvala-0.42.so.0.0.0

installed_size is an attribute that can be queried with xbps-query -S

installed_size: 1691KB

vala

This is the main package, it will hold: vala, valac, vapigen, the common libraries on /usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi and the Makefile.vapigen from /usr/share/vala/Makefile.vapigen

This is all the contents we need to include to make vala usable to generate vapi bindings, packages can simply include it in hostmakedepends and their job is done.

Here are the files:

/usr/bin/vala-gen-introspect-0.42
/usr/bin/valac-0.42
/usr/bin/vapigen-0.42
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/vapigen-0.42.pc
/usr/lib/vala-0.42/gen-introspect-0.42
/usr/lib/vala-0.42/libvalaccodegen.so
/usr/share/man/man1/vala-gen-introspect-0.42.1
/usr/share/man/man1/valac-0.42.1
/usr/share/man/man1/vapigen-0.42.1
/usr/share/vala/Makefile.vapigen
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/alsa.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/alsa.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/atk.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/atspi-2.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/atspi-2.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/avahi-client.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/avahi-gobject.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/avahi-gobject.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/bzlib.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/cairo-xcb.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/cairo-xcb.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/cairo.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/ccss-1.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-gdk-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-gdk-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-gst-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-gst-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-gst-3.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-gst-3.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-gtk-0.10.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-gtk-0.10.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-gtk-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-gtk-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-x11-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/clutter-x11-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/cogl-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/cogl-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/cogl-pango-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/cogl-pango-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/curses.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/dbus-glib-1.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/enchant.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/fuse.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/fuse.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gconf-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdesktopenums-3.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdk-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdk-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdk-3.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdk-3.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdk-pixbuf-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdk-pixbuf-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdk-x11-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdk-x11-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdk-x11-3.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdk-x11-3.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdl-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdl-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdl-3.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gdl-3.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gedit-2.20.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gedit-2.20.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/geocode-glib-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/geocode-glib-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gio-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gio-unix-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gio-unix-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gio-windows-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gio-windows-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/glib-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gmodule-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gnet-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gnet-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gnome-desktop-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gnome-desktop-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gnome-desktop-3.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gnome-desktop-3.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gnome-vfs-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gnutls.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gobject-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gobject-introspection-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/goocanvas.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/goocanvas.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/graphene-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/graphene-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gsl.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gst-editing-services-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gst-editing-services-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-allocators-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-allocators-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-app-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-app-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-audio-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-audio-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-bad-allocators-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-bad-allocators-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-base-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-base-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-check-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-check-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-controller-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-controller-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-fft-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-fft-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-net-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-net-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-pbutils-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-pbutils-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-player-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-player-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-riff-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-riff-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-rtp-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-rtp-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-rtsp-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-rtsp-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-rtsp-server-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-rtsp-server-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-sdp-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-sdp-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-tag-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-tag-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-video-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-video-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-webrtc-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gstreamer-webrtc-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtk+-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtk+-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtk+-3.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtk+-3.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtk+-4.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtk+-4.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtk+-unix-print-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtk+-unix-print-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtk+-unix-print-3.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtk+-unix-print-3.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtk+-unix-print-4.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtk+-unix-print-4.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtkmozembed.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtkmozembed.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtksourceview-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gtksourceview-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gudev-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/gudev-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/hal.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/hal.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/hildon-1.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/hildon-1.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/hildon-fm-2.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/hildon-fm-2.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/javascriptcoregtk-4.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/json-glib-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/json-glib-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libarchive.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libarchive.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libbonoboui-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libdaemon.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libepc-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libesmtp.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libftdi.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libftdi.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgeoclue-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgeoclue-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libglade-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libglade-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgnome-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgnome-menu-3.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgnome-menu-3.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgnome-menu.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgnomeui-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgnomeui-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgrss.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgrss.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgsf-1.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgsf-1.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libgvc.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libmagic.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libnl-1.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libnl-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libnl-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libnl-3.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libnl-3.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libnotify.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libnotify.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/liboobs-1.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libosso.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libpanelapplet-2.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libpanelapplet-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libpeas-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libpeas-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libpeas-gtk-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libpeas-gtk-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libpq.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libsexy.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libsexy.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libsoup-2.4.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libsoup-2.4.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libusb-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libusb-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libusb.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libwnck-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libwnck-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libwnck-3.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libwnck-3.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/libxml-2.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/linux.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/linux.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/loudmouth-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/lua.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/mysql.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/orc-0.4.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/packagekit-glib2.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/packagekit-glib2.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/pango.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/pango.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/pangocairo.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/pangocairo.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/pixman-1.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/polkit-agent-1.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/polkit-agent-1.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/polkit-gobject-1.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/polkit-gobject-1.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/poppler-glib.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/poppler-glib.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/posix.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/purple.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/purple.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/raptor.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/rasqal.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/rasqal.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/readline.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/rest-0.7.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/rest-0.7.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/rest-extras-0.7.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/rest-extras-0.7.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/sdl-gfx.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/sdl-gfx.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/sdl-image.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/sdl-image.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/sdl-mixer.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/sdl-mixer.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/sdl-net.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/sdl-net.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/sdl-ttf.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/sdl-ttf.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/sdl.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/sqlite3.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/taglib_c.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/tiff.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/tokyocabinet.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/udisks2.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/udisks2.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/unique-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/unique-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/v4l2.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/vte-2.90.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/vte-2.90.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/vte.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/vte.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/webkit-1.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/webkit-1.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/webkit2gtk-4.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/webkit2gtk-4.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/webkit2gtk-web-extension-4.0.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/webkit2gtk-web-extension-4.0.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/x11.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/xcb-icccm.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/xcb-icccm.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/xcb.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/xtst.deps
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/xtst.vapi
/usr/share/vala-0.42/vapi/zlib.vapi
/usr/bin/vala -> /usr/bin/vala-0.42
/usr/bin/vala-0.42 -> /usr/bin/valac-0.42
/usr/bin/vala-gen-introspect -> /usr/bin/vala-gen-introspect-0.42
/usr/bin/valac -> /usr/bin/valac-0.42
/usr/bin/vapigen -> /usr/bin/vapigen-0.42
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/vapigen.pc -> /usr/lib/pkgconfig/vapigen-0.42.pc
/usr/share/man/man1/vala-gen-introspect.1 -> /usr/share/man/man1/vala-gen-introspect-0.42.1
/usr/share/man/man1/valac.1 -> /usr/share/man/man1/valac-0.42.1
/usr/share/man/man1/vapigen.1 -> /usr/share/man/man1/vapigen-0.42.1

installed_size: 8640KB

valadoc

This package includes the libvaladoc library (like libvala) and also the utilities for generate vala documentation, the valadoc-0.42 executable, the assets on /usr/share/valadoc/icons and some helper internal libraries/plugins.

There isn't a split between valadoc and libvaladoc like there is between from vala and libvala because nobody uses valadoc.

Here are packages that link to libvaladoc:



Your eyes aren't deceived, your page didn't fail to load, it is nothing, considering
that let's keep this away from everyone else.


install_size: 1388KB


vala-devel


This is a development package that holds the headers, some m4 stuff and other stuff
required for linking against libvala itself, if you remember from above
only vala needs it and 2 IDEs, gnome-builder and io.elementary.code.


These are the files:


/usr/include/vala-0.42/vala.h
/usr/include/vala-0.42/valagee.h
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libvala-0.42.pc
/usr/share/aclocal/vala.m4
/usr/share/aclocal/vapigen.m4
/usr/share/vala/vapi/libvala-0.42.vapi
/usr/lib/libvala-0.42.so -> /usr/lib/libvala-0.42.so.0.0.0<Paste>



Lots of package wrongly depend on vala-devel because it used to hold Makefile.vapigen.


installed_size: 516KB


valadoc-devel


This is the same as vala-devel but for linking against valadoc which manages to match
the uselessness of Aqua, nobody even links against libvaladoc, we just split it here
because somebody in the future might do it and it is encouraged in Void.


Files:


/usr/include/valadoc-0.42/valadoc.h
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/valadoc-0.42.pc
/usr/share/vala/vapi/valadoc-0.42.deps
/usr/share/vala/vapi/valadoc-0.42.vapi
/usr/lib/libvaladoc-0.42.so -> /usr/lib/libvaladoc-0.42.so.0.0.0



installed_size: 400KB


vala-doc


This is the developer documentation of Vala itself in the form of GNOME devhelp books.
Almost nobody will install it and it is only meant for users of gnome-builder and other
IDEs, and some people that use plugins for vim and all that jazz.


Files:


/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Attributes.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Classes.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Concepts.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Delegates.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Enumerated_types__Enums_.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Errors.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Expressions.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/GIDL_metadata_format.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/GIR_metadata_format.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Generics.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Interfaces.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Methods.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Namespaces.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Overview.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Preprocessor.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Statements.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Structs.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/Types.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/default.css
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/index.html
/usr/share/devhelp/books/vala-0.42/vala-0.42.devhelp2



installed_size: 315KB


Fitting in xbps-src


Now that they have a somewhat sane separation instead of the no-brainer that
was before we can provide guidelines of what to put where inside xbps-src
templates.


Generating vapi


This is the most common usage of vala inside xbps-src, to generate vala
bindings for usage in other packages. There is a build_option dedicated
to it called vala.


Currently 21 packages use the vapi build option to provide the option
to generate vala bindings, some do so unconditionally or use the old, now
wrong style of checking whether we are cross compiling.


Now packages that want to generate vala bindings are encouraged to:


    

  • Add the vala build_option like this:
    • 



build_options="vala"



Note that vala usually requires GObject Introspection, so it is recommended
that you include them as well via the gir build_option.


And after adding the vala build_option to add vala to hostmakedepends
conditionally using vopt_if.


hostmakedepends="foo bar $(vopt_if vala vala)



If you're providing a -devel package you should move the vala bindings there,
also doing it conditionally with if [ "$build_option_vala" ]; then.


foo-devel_package() {
    short_desc+=" - development files"
    depends="foo-${version}_${revision}
    pkg_install() {
        vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
        vmove usr/include
        if [ "$build_option_vala" ]; then
            vmove usr/share/vala
        fi
    }
}

Linking libvala


The second most common usage with 2 total users is linking against libvala.
For that just add libvala-devel to makedepends and vala to hostmakedepends.


hostmakedepends="vala"
makedepends="vala-devel"



That will provide all content necessary to link against libvala itself.


Linking libvaladoc


This has 0 total users but I'm going to write it down anyways, just do
the same as above but with valadoc-devel instead of
vala-devel


hostmakedepends="vala"
makedepends="valadoc-devel"

Benefits


This new organisation brings in a couple of benefits to Void Linux, the
maintainers and the end users.


Size reduction


Packages are now smaller and will take less time to install when building
and take up less space on disk.


Here is a nice table:


 Package        Before   After    Change 


 libvala        2665KB   1691KB   -974KB 


 vala           9052KB   8640KB   -412KB 


 vala-devel     1233KB   516KB    -704KB 


 valadoc        N/A      1388KB   1388KB 


 valadoc-devel  N/A      400KB     400KB 


 vala-doc       N/A      315KB     315KB 


 Total          12950KB  12950KB     0KB 




Keen readers will notice the total size didn't really change, but on the other
side the most used packages, libvala, vala and vala-devel are the ones that saw
actual size reductions. Sounds like a pretty nice trade-off, total size remains
but the packages that see most use are smaller.


Simpler usage


It is now much simpler to use it in xbps-src as noted above
we now know where and how we should include each component for each use case.


Unnecessary libraries


We no longer include libvaladoc for no reason, which is very good, it was just
sitting there, destined to do absolutely nothing.


Closing


Some wild changes but overall pretty welcome ones, they are not yet in Void Linux,
we need this pull request
to be merged.