Log Message:
vala: update to 0.56.0.

Vala 0.56.0
===========
 * Various improvements and bug fixes:
  - codegen: Drop confusing warning when accessing interface members

 * Bindings:
  - Add webkit2gtk-4.1 bindings
  - glib-2.0: Fix memory management of TestSuite.add*/get_root() with 2.70 [#1295]
  - libarchive: Fix a few binding errors
  - SDL2_ttf: Fix a few binding errors
  - tiff: Fix a few binding errors

Vala 0.55.91
============
 * Various improvements and bug fixes:
  - girparser:
    + Handle duplicated and unnamed symbols
    + Add support for "copy_/free_function" metadata for compact classes
    + Don't count instance-parameter when checking for backwards closure
      reference [#721]

 * Bindings:
  - gst-editing-services-1.0: Fix BaseEffect.set_time_translation_funcs()
  - gstreamer-audio-1.0: Fix a few binding errors
  - gstreamer-base-1.0: Fix a few binding errors
  - gstreamer-video-1.0: Fix a few binding errors
  - gtk4: Fix content_deserialize_async()
  - libarchive: Fix a few binding errors
  - libgsf-1: Fix a few binding errors
  - libgrss: Fix FeedItem.get_geo_point() parameters

Vala 0.55.90
============
 * Various improvements and bug fixes:
  - codegen:
    + Emit G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC() for interfaces with base class [#1292]
    + Emit G_DEFINE_AUTO_CLEANUP_CLEAR_FUNC() for structs [#1293]
    + Default to "has_type_id = false" for external error-domains
    + Emit GType definition for error domains [#699]
  - vala:
    + Catch and throw possible inner error of lock statements [#83]
    + Keep error-code symbol reference in callable expression context
    + Allow delegate without target to be used as constant type
  - girparser: Pick up type_id of error domains

 * Bindings:
  - glib-2.0: Update 2.70/72 symbols
  - gstreamer: Update from 1.21.0+ git main
  - vapi: Update GIR-based bindings

Vala 0.55.3
===========
 * Highlights:
  - Allow usage of dynamic on VarType [#187]

 * Various improvements and bug fixes:
  - codegen: Use correct target/destroy of delegate field initializer [#1285]
  - codegen: Stop generating wrappers for dynamic property access
  - gtkmodule: Improve UI parsing and handling of nested objects and properties
  - vala:
    + Add missing TraverseVisitor.visit_data_type()
    + Improve check of generic type references in static contexts [#1284]
    + Make sure to drop our "trap" jump target in case of an error [#1287]
    + Move dynamic property errors to semantic analyzer pass
    + Free empty stack list for code contexts
    + Clear SemanticAnalyzer.current_{symbol,source_file} when not needed anymore

 * Bindings:
  - gio-2.0,glib-2.0,gobject-2.0: Update 2.72 symbols
  - gstreamer: Update from 1.19.90+ git main
  - gtk4: Specify sentinel for GtkAcessible methods
  - gtk4: Update to 4.6.0+06ec4ec1
  - vapi: Update GIR-based bindings

Vala 0.55.2
===========
 * Highlights:
  - Add support for async main and yield statements in main block [#1275]
  - Add foreach statement support for GLib.Array and GLib.Sequence

 * Various improvements and bug fixes:
  - codegen:
    + Avoid symbol clashes with "va_*" from "stdarg.h"
    + Access of inline allocated array is guaranteed to be non null [#1282]
    + Don't uncoditionally null check callback_func for GLib.Closure [#1282]
    + Access of stack allocated struct is guaranteed to be non null [#1282]
    + Write array length of formal parameters with fixed length
  - vala:
    + Require lvalue access of delegate target/destroy "fields" [#857]
    + Implement missing YieldStatement.accept()
    + Add support to infer return type of dynamic signals
    + Transform assignment of an array element as needed [#889] [#1258]
  - parser: Reduce the source reference of main block method to its beginning
  - parser: Improve handling of nullable VarType in with-statement
  - manual: Update from wiki.gnome.org

 * Bindings:
  - glib-2.0,gio-2.0: Update 2.72 symbols
  - gstreamer: Update from 1.19.3+ git master
  - gtk4: Update to 4.6.0+a092986a
  - glib-2.0: Fix criticals in string.joinv() with arrays that start with null
  - vapi: Add linux-media bindings (linux/media.h)
  - alsa: Add/fix *.alloca() functions
  - posix: Add limits.h binding
  - v4l2: Update V4l2.Capabilities and fix some inline arrays

Vala 0.55.1
===========
 * Highlights:
  - Add support for partial classes [#370]
  - Add support for nested methods (local functions) [#1232]
  - Add multi-line support to Vala.Report [#764]
  - Support "emit" for explicit signal emission
  - Add native support to specify non default length-type for arrays [#607]

 * Various improvements and bug fixes:
  - codegen:
    + Move some errors to semantic analyzer pass
    + Stop generating wrappers for dynamic signal connections
    + gdbus: Use g_dbus_method_invocation_take_error() as simplification
    + Initialize type parameter properties for generics earlier [#67]
    + Initialize "result" variable on declaration for abstract methods only
    + Use __once instead of __volatile in generated code
    + Generated SimpleType structs don't have a type id
  - vala:
    + Add optional SourceReference parameter to DataType classes
    + Preserve the source reference when resolving data types
    + Set source references of created DataType instances in OCE
    + Set TypeParameter as symbol of GenericType
    + Add accessibility check of type for constants and structs base type
    + Don't allow casting to void [#1070]
    + Don't allow casting real structs to classes or simple-types [#1249]
    + Check accessibility of initializer for constant and enum value
    + Show source location when reporting deprecations

 * Bindings:
  - Add gnome-desktop-4, gnome-bg-4 and gnome-rr-4 bindings
  - Add libsoup-3.0 binding
  - Add webkit2gtk-5.0 bindings
  - glib-2.0: Add Unicode 14.0 symbols
  - glib-2.0: Update 2.72 symbols
  - gstreamer: Update from 1.19.3+ git master
  - gstreamer-1.0: Make Gst.Uri a sealed class
  - gtk4: Update to 4.6.0+06e5da45
  - webkit2gtk-*.0: Update to 2.35.1
  - vapi: Update GIR-based bindings

Vala 0.54.6
===========
 * Various improvements and bug fixes:
  - codegen:
    + Allow boxing of non-external SimpleType structs [#1273]
    + Cast given default-value of struct with possible member initializer [#1272]
    + Clear existing length values when revisiting a slice expression [#1274]
  - vala:
    + Allow unsafe assignment of integer to enum while reporting a notice
    + Non nullable enum types are simple types [#1268]
    + Correctly replace "in" expression in pre-/postconditions of \ 
method [#1269]

 * Bindings:
  - gio-2.0: Add custom MemoryOutputStream.with_*data() wrappers [#1271]

Vala 0.54.5
===========
 * Various improvements and bug fixes:
  - codegen:
    + Correctly handle chain up of struct creation methods [#1264]
    + Use a dedicated EmitContext for _variant_get*() functions
    + gtkmodule: Handle nested closure elements and bind them accordingly [#1262]
  - vala:
    + NullLiteral is not a valid argument for string concatenation [#1260]
    + Set is_yield_expression in async context when chaining up to async base ctor
    + Report statement parsing error if it is not meant to be an expression [#1261]
    + girparser: Avoid possibily creating duplicated attributes
  - vapigen.m4: use $PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR

 * Bindings:
  - glib-2.0: Always use the actual C type for CCode.array_length_type
  - gstreamer: Cherry-pick bindings fixes from 0.56
  - gstreamer-1.0: Unskip the ElementFactory.make/create_full() symbols

Vala 0.54.4
===========
 * Various improvements and bug fixes:
  - codegen:
    + Use CCodeConstant for member access of constant symbol
    + Emit constants without initializer list in defines section [#440]
    + Add and use CCodeConstantIdentifier for accessing constants
    + Check required length of enum type name for GType support
    + Add missing check while overriding virtual async interface methods [#852]
    + Drop inconsistent space for ObjectType parameters
    + Accept CCode.type attribute on parameters [#876]
    + Fix CCodeUnaryExpression.write() for PREFIX_INCREMENT/PREFIX_DECREMENT
  - vala:
    + Improve error message for invalid handler of dynamic signal
    + Using SignalHandler.disconnect() is required for dynamic signals
    + Check for unavailable value-type of variable initializer [#1253]
    + Add [Profile] as known attribute for methods
    + Report error on missing gio-2.0 package for async constructors
    + Fix signals with generic return
    + parser: Split out Parser.parse_switch_section_statement()
    + parser: Better handling of misplaced switch sections [#1246]
  - genie:
    + Amend text of indent and dedent for error messages [#497]
    + Accept INTERR token before type arguments when parsing type [#1245]
    + Properly handle plain "get" or "set" property \ 
accessors [#1248]
    + "exception" is the expected string for TokenType.ERRORDOMAIN
    + Accept accessibility/async modifiers on "construct" creation \ 
methods [#1235]
  - girparser: Accept "sealed" for transformed records and compact classes
  - gtkmodule: Improve error message for invalid signal element in ui-file
  - build: Add "test-update" which passed UPDATE_EXPECTED=1 to refresh \ 
c-expected
  - tests: Rename colliding test cases to avoid conflicts

 * Bindings:
  - alsa: Add more API and fix a few things
  - gnome-desktop-3.0: Some parameter fixes
  - gstreamer: Cherry-pick bindings fixes from 0.56
  - gstreamer-base-1.0: Some parameter fixes [#1255]
  - gtk4: Update to 4.5.0~cd9b7307
  - pango: Cherry-pick bindings fixes from 0.56

Vala 0.54.3
===========
 * Various improvements and bug fixes:
  - codegen: Actually free data when using "remove(_all)"
    on GLib.Queue/(S)List [#1238]
  - vala:
    + Parameter following ellipsis parameter is not allowed [#1237]
    + More thorough check of ValueType and set CodeNode.error on failure
    + Really check compatiblity of error types for delegate symbol
    + Correctly output signature of callable throwing error
    + Report error for non ErrorType in throws
    + Implement CodeWriter.visit_foreach_statement()/visit_catch_clause()
  - parser: Make sure ErrorCodes are accessible as needed
  - girparser: Add support for "ref_/ref_sink_/unref_function"
    metadata for classes [#1233]

Vala 0.54.2
===========
 * Various improvements and bug fixes:
  - vala:
    + Multi-dimensional params-array not allowed [#1230]
    + Accept NullType as generic type argument
    + Set source references of created DataType instances in OCE

 * Bindings:
  - gio-2.0: Update to 2.71.0~a0d2efdc
  - glib-2.0: Update 2.70 symbols
  - gtk4: Update to 4.5.0~da5efea6

Vala 0.54.1
===========
 * Regression and bug fixes:
  - codegen:
    + Add type declaration for implicit temporary local variable
    + Sealed class in external package is not special [#1229]

 * Bindings:
  - gstreamer: Update from 1.19.0+ git master
  - gtk4: Update to 4.5.0~3e20ecd6