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