meson: Install the generated .gir

src/api/generate.py

@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Generate refined Frida API definitions")
-    parser.add_argument('--output', dest='output_type', choices=['bundle', 'header', 'vapi', 'vapi-stamp'], default='bundle')
+    parser.add_argument('--output', dest='output_type', choices=['bundle', 'header', 'gir', 'vapi', 'vapi-stamp'], default='bundle')
     parser.add_argument('api_version', metavar='api-version', type=str)
+    parser.add_argument('core_gir', metavar='/path/to/Frida-x.y.gir', type=argparse.FileType('r', encoding='utf-8'))
     parser.add_argument('core_vapi', metavar='/path/to/frida-core.vapi', type=argparse.FileType('r', encoding='utf-8'))
     parser.add_argument('core_header', metavar='/path/to/frida-core.h', type=argparse.FileType('r', encoding='utf-8'))
     parser.add_argument('base_vapi', metavar='/path/to/frida-base.vapi', type=argparse.FileType('r', encoding='utf-8'))
@@ -21,12 +22,17 @@ def main():
 
     output_type = args.output_type
     api_version = args.api_version
+    core_gir = args.core_gir.read()
     core_vapi = args.core_vapi.read()
     core_header = args.core_header.read()
     base_vapi = args.base_vapi.read()
     base_header = args.base_header.read()
     output_dir = Path(args.output_dir)
 
+    if output_type == 'gir':
+        (output_dir / f"Frida-{api_version}.gir").write_text(core_gir, encoding='utf-8')
+        return
+
     if output_type == 'vapi-stamp':
         (output_dir / f"frida-core-{api_version}.vapi.stamp").write_bytes(b"")
         return

src/api/meson.build

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ generate_api = [python, files('generate.py')]
 
 generate_api_args = [
   api_version,
+  core_build_dir / core_gir_name,
   core_build_dir / 'frida-core.vapi',
   core_build_dir / 'frida-core.h',
   base_build_dir / f'frida-base-@[email protected]',
@@ -21,6 +22,18 @@ core_public_h = custom_target('frida-core-header',
   install_dir: header_install_dir,
 )
 
+core_public_gir = custom_target('frida-core-gir',
+  input: [core, base],
+  output: [core_gir_name],
+  command: [
+    generate_api,
+    '--output=gir',
+    generate_api_args,
+  ],
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: girdir,
+)
+
 core_public_vapi = custom_target('frida-core-vapi',
   input: [core, base],
   output: [
@@ -71,7 +84,7 @@ if host_os == 'android'
 endif
 
 core_public_dep = declare_dependency(
-  sources: [core_public_h, core_public_vapi_stamp, core_public_extra_headers],
+  sources: [core_public_h, core_public_gir, core_public_vapi_stamp, core_public_extra_headers],
   include_directories: include_directories('.'),
   link_args: backend_libs_private,
   link_with: core_public_lib,

src/meson.build

@@ -524,6 +524,8 @@ core_vala_args = [
   '--pkg=json-glib-1.0',
 ]
 
+core_gir_name = f'Frida-@[email protected]'
+
 core = library('frida-core', core_sources,
   c_args: frida_component_cflags,
   vala_args: [
@@ -533,7 +535,7 @@ core = library('frida-core', core_sources,
     gumjs_inspector_vala_args,
     '--pkg=gmodule-2.0',
   ],
-  vala_gir: 'Frida-' + api_version + '.gir',
+  vala_gir: core_gir_name,
   link_args: backend_libs_private,
   link_with: backend_libs,
   dependencies: core_deps + internal_deps,