vala: vala (a compiler for the GObject type system)
vala: 
vala: Vala is a new programming language that aims to bring modern
vala: programming language features to GNOME developers without imposing any
vala: additional runtime requirements and without using a different ABI
vala: compared to applications and libraries written in C.
vala: valac, the Vala compiler, is a self-hosting compiler that translates
vala: Vala source code into C source and header files. It uses the GObject
vala: type system to create classes and interfaces declared in the Vala
vala: source code.
vala: