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Problem

How to use the valac command: Vala code compiler. Tutorial: <https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala/Tutorial>. More information: <https://docs.vala.dev/tutorials/programming-language/main/07-00-tools/07-01-valac.html>.

Solution

valac — Vala code compiler. Tutorial: <https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala/Tutorial>. More information: <https://docs.vala.dev/tutorials/programming-language/main/07-00-tools/07-01-valac.html>.

Compile a vala file, with gtk+:

valac {{path/to/file.vala}} --pkg {{gtk+-3.0}}

Display help:

valac --help

Display version:

valac --version

Code Snippets

Compile a vala file, with gtk+

valac {{path/to/file.vala}} --pkg {{gtk+-3.0}}

Display help

valac --help

Display version

valac --version

Context

tldr-pages: common/valac

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