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+project('mconnect', 'vala', 'c')
+
+glib_dep = dependency('glib-2.0')
+gobject_dep = dependency('gobject-2.0')
+gio_dep = dependency('gio-2.0')
+gio_unix_dep = dependency('gio-unix-2.0')
+json_glib_dep = dependency('json-glib-1.0')
+gee_dep = dependency('gee-0.8')
+libnotify_dep = dependency('libnotify')
+gdk_dep = dependency('gdk-3.0')
+atspi_dep = dependency('atspi-2')
+gnutls_dep = dependency('gnutls')
+posix_dep = meson.get_compiler('vala').find_library('posix')
+
+
+add_project_arguments(['--vapidir',
+                       join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'vapi')],
+                      language: 'vala')
+
+mconnect_src = [
+  'src/mconnect/main.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/discovery.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/packet.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/device.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/discovereddevice.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/device-proxy.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/devicemanager.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/devicemanager-proxy.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/devicechannel.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/core.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/packethandlerinterface.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/packethandlerinterface-proxy.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/packethandlers.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/packethandlers-proxy.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/notification.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/battery.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/battery-proxy.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/telephony.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/mousepad.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/ping.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/ping-proxy.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/config.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/application.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/utils.vala',
+	'src/mconnect/property-proxy.vala',
+	'src/crypt/certificate.vala',
+]
+
+executable('mconnect', mconnect_src,
+           dependencies : [glib_dep, gobject_dep,
+                           gio_dep, gio_unix_dep,
+                           json_glib_dep, gee_dep,
+                           libnotify_dep, gdk_dep,
+                           atspi_dep, gnutls_dep,
+                           posix_dep])
+
+mconnectctl_src = 'src/mconnectctl/main.vala'
+executable('mconnectctl', mconnectctl_src,
+           dependencies : [glib_dep, gobject_dep,
+                           gio_dep, gio_unix_dep,
+                           json_glib_dep, gee_dep,
+                           libnotify_dep, gdk_dep,
+                           atspi_dep, gnutls_dep])