macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install valabindlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install valabindMacPorts ports tree · devel/valabind/Portfile · source: api.github.com
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Install valabind with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, pacman
Vala bindings for radare, reverse engineering framework. Version 2.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install valabindDebian stable package indexes · valabind · source: deb.debian.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S valabindArch Linux sync databases · valabind · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Vala bindings for radare, reverse engineering framework
Project links
Commands and aliases
- valabind
- valabind-cc
history
Project history and usage
valabind is a Vala-oriented binding generator from the radare ecosystem. It parses Vala or VAPI files and turns them into SWIG interface files, C++, NodeJS-ffi, or GIR output so APIs written in Vala or described by VAPI files can be bound into other languages.
Project history
The official README describes valabind as a tool for transforming Vala or VAPI files into binding-oriented outputs. It preserves older language in the README referring to a Mercurial repository, but the current official source is the GitHub repository under the radare organization.
GitHub releases show a modest public release history, with 1.5.0 published in 2018, 1.7.2 in 2020, and 2.0.0 in 2026. The repository remains small compared with Vala itself, but it occupies a specific interoperability niche.
Adoption history
The package appears in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, MacPorts, and Arch according to the input, which suggests adoption mainly by users who need radare/Vala binding workflows rather than broad application development.
Its adoption is tied to radare and reverse-engineering tooling: the input describes it as Vala bindings for the radare reverse-engineering framework, and the README's repository ownership and contact point are within the radare ecosystem.
How it is used
Users invoke `valabind` and `valabind-cc` to generate binding glue from Vala/VAPI descriptions. The README documents building with either the traditional configure/make flow or Meson, then installing the tools.
The practical package-manager use case is installing the generator as part of a binding build chain, often alongside Vala, SWIG, and radare-related source packages.
Why package nerds care
valabind is interesting to package nerds because it sits in the narrow space between Vala's VAPI metadata, SWIG-style bindings, and reverse-engineering tooling. It is the kind of small generator package that only appears when a build wants language bindings rather than a user-facing program.
Its significance is therefore mostly historical and infrastructural: it shows how Vala's compile-time API descriptions were reused to generate bindings for non-Vala consumers in the radare ecosystem.
Timeline
- 2018: 1.5.0 GitHub release published.
- 2020: 1.7.2 GitHub release published.
- 2026: 2.0.0 GitHub release published.
Related projects
- Vala and VAPI files are the input language and metadata format valabind understands.
- SWIG is a key output target for generating language bindings.
- radare and radare2 are the reverse-engineering ecosystem associated with the project.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/radare/valabind/releases?per_page=100
- https://github.com/radare/valabind
- source_facts.description
- source_facts.executables
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: red
escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal.
Risk classifier
red risk · medium confidence · escape-surveillance-offensive
Why
- escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal
Signals
- text:reverse engineering
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
valabind | cli | global executable | |
valabind-cc | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.1.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected2.1.0
https://github.com/radare/valabind
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:valabind |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/valabind |
| Homepage | https://github.com/radare/valabind |
| Repository | https://github.com/radare/valabind |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/radare/valabind#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/radare/valabind/archive/refs/tags/2.1.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:06:33-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gettext, glib, swig, vala |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | valabind |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
valabind 1.8.0-1+b4
converts vapi files to SWIG, C++, GIR or GEAR files
https://github.com/radare/valabind
sudo apt install valabind- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: valabind
- 4 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Valabind
Ubuntu apt95%
valabind 1.8.0-1build5
converts vapi files to SWIG, C++, GIR or GEAR files
https://github.com/radare/valabind
sudo apt install valabind- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Valabind
pacman95%
valabind 2.1.0-1
Create bindings from vapi to nodejs, python, swig, c++
https://github.com/radare/valabind
sudo pacman -S valabind- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Valabind
MacPorts95%
valabind
sudo port install valabind- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Valabind
source trail
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