HowTo: Use a config.vapi file with CMake

If you want to use a config.vapi file with your Vala project here are the basics.

1. Setup your CMake files in your project. I use these.
2. In your main CMakeLists.txt file you’ll need to add:
   OPTIONS
--vapidir=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vapi
3. Finally, you’ll need to, of course, create a vapi directory.

Sadly, during my first adventure in the Vala world it took me quite a while to figure that out. The kind of thing that makes you feel retarded.

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