GObject introspection tools and libraries
GObject introspection is a middleware layer between C libraries (using GObject) and language bindings. The C library can be scanned at compile time and generate metadata files, in addition to the actual native C library. Then language bindings can read this metadata and automatically provide bindings to call into the C library.
| Linter | Message | Location |
|---|---|---|
| inputs-should-be-native Identify inputs that should be native inputs | 'bison' should probably be a native input | |
| inputs-should-be-native Identify inputs that should be native inputs | 'flex' should probably be a native input | |
| input-labels Identify input labels that do not match package names | label 'glib' does not match package name 'glib:bin' | |
| input-labels Identify input labels that do not match package names | label 'python' does not match package name 'python-wrapper' | |
| patch-headers Validate patch headers | gobject-introspection-girepository.patch: patch lacks comment and upstream status |