============ Architecture ============ .. figure:: images/architecture.svg :align: center :: BUILD TIME: +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | foo.c | | foo.h | | | | Library sources, with type annotations | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | gcc g-ir-scanner | | | V | +------------------------+ | | Foo.gir | | | | | | .gir | | | | | | XML file | | | | | | Invocation information | | | Required .gir files | | | API docs | | | | | +------------------------+ | | | g-ir-compiler | | DEPLOYMENT TIME: | | | V V +-----------------------------+ +---------------------------+ | libfoo.so | | Foo.typelib | | | | | | | | Binary version of the | | ELF file | | invocation info and | | | | required .typelib files | | Machine code, plus | +---------------------------+ | dynamic linkage information | A | (DWARF debug data, etc) | | +-----------------------------+ | A | | +---------------------------+ | | libgirepository.so | +-----------+ | | | libffi.so | | Can read typelibs and | | |<-------+------>| present them in a | +-----------+ | | libffi-based way | | | | | +---------------------------+ | | +----------------------------+ | Specific language bindings | +----------------------------+