gobject-introspection
brew install gobject-introspection
v1.86.0_2
GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT
Generate introspection metadata for GObject C libraries to enable dynamic bindings in Python, Lua, JavaScript, and other languages.
Why you might care
GObject Introspection bridges the gap between C libraries and high-level language runtimes by extracting type information at build time. If you're packaging a GObject-based C library or developing polyglot applications that need seamless C interop, this is the standard tool—it powers language bindings for GTK, GStreamer, and most GNOME ecosystem libraries. Primarily a build dependency, rarely invoked directly by end users.
Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://gi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- Brew formula source: Formula/g/gobject-introspection.rb
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