Command-line tool

vala

brew/vala

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Compiler for the GObject type system

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install vala

Linux

brew install vala

Run a vala file, with gtk+

vala path/to/file.vala --pkg gtk+-3.0

Display help

vala --help

Display version

vala --version

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