diff --git a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/files b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/files
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+../gobject-introspection/files
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/patches b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/patches
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+../gobject-introspection/patches
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/template b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/template
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+# Template file for 'gobject-introspection-bootstrap'
+# keep in sync with gobject-introspection
+#
+# This aloing with glib-bootstrap is unfortunately necessary as a part of the
+#   libgirepository-1.0 to libgirepository-2.0 migration.
+pkgname=gobject-introspection-bootstrap
+version=1.80.1
+revision=1
+build_style=meson
+configure_args="-Dbuild_introspection_data=false"
+pycompile_dirs="usr/lib/gobject-introspection/giscanner"
+hostmakedepends="flex pkg-config"
+# We won't run tests with cairo to avoid cyclical deps
+makedepends="libffi-devel glib-bootstrap python3-devel python3-Mako
+ python3-Markdown"
+depends="${makedepends}"
+short_desc="Introspection system for GObject-based libraries"
+maintainer="oreo639 <oreo6391@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.1-or-later"
+homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GObjectIntrospection"
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/gobject-introspection/${version%.*}/gobject-introspection-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=a1df7c424e15bda1ab639c00e9051b9adf5cea1a9e512f8a603b53cd199bc6d8
+python_version=3
+
+repository=bootstrap
+conflicts="libgirepository libgirepository-devel gobject-introspection"
+noverifyrdeps=yes
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" gobject-introspection-bootstrap qemu-user-static prelink-cross"
+	configure_args+=" -Dgi_cross_use_prebuilt_gi=true
+	 -Dgi_cross_binary_wrapper=/usr/bin/g-ir-scanner-qemuwrapper
+	 -Dgi_cross_ldd_wrapper=/usr/bin/g-ir-scanner-lddwrapper
+	 -Dgi_cross_pkgconfig_sysroot_path=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}"
+fi
+
+post_install() {
+	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/gobject-introspection/giscanner/doctemplates/*/meson.build
+
+	# Install our wrappers system-wide, they are required for building all other
+	# gobject-based packages.
+	vbin ${FILESDIR}/g-ir-scanner-qemuwrapper
+	vbin ${FILESDIR}/g-ir-scanner-lddwrapper
+
+	# Install g-ir-scanner-wrapper as g-ir-scanner, we need it with that name since
+	# we can't expect people to just not hardcode /usr/bin/g-ir-scanner, some packages
+	# like gtk+3 just like **really** much to use /usr/bin/g-ir-scanner and meson with
+	# find_program is also to blame.
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/g-ir-scanner{,.wrapped}
+	vbin ${FILESDIR}/g-ir-scanner-wrapper g-ir-scanner
+
+	# Same logic of g-ir-scanner applies here
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/g-ir-compiler{,.wrapped}
+	vbin ${FILESDIR}/g-ir-compiler-wrapper g-ir-compiler
+
+	# For cross builds copy the not installed tests subdirectory
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		vmkdir usr/share/gobject-introspection-1.0/tests
+		for f in scanner/annotation.? scanner/drawable.? scanner/foo.? \
+			scanner/regress.? scanner/utility.? scanner/warnlib.? \
+			gimarshallingtests.? gitestmacros.h; do
+			vcopy tests/$f usr/share/gobject-introspection-1.0/tests
+		done
+	fi
+
+	# modify the pkg-config files to respect ${pc_sysrootdir} for variables that are
+	# meant to be called with 'pkg-config --variable'
+	vsed -e 's|^g_ir_scanner=.*|g_ir_scanner=${pc_sysrootdir}/${bindir}/g-ir-scanner|g' \
+		 -e 's|^g_ir_compiler=.*|g_ir_compiler=${pc_sysrootdir}/${bindir}/g-ir-compiler|g' \
+		 -e 's|^g_ir_generate=.*|g_ir_generate=${pc_sysrootdir}/${bindir}/g-ir-generate|g' \
+		 -e 's|^gidatadir.*|gidatadir=${pc_sysrootdir}/${datadir}/gobject-introspection-1.0|g' \
+		 -e 's|^girdir.*|girdir=${pc_sysrootdir}/${datadir}/gir-1.0|g' \
+		 -e 's|^typelibdir.*|typelibdir=${pc_sysrootdir}/${libdir}/girepository-1.0|g' \
+		 -i ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig/gobject-introspection-1.0.pc \
+		 -i ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig/gobject-introspection-no-export-1.0.pc
+
+	# Fix the name of the python3 c bindings
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/gobject-introspection/giscanner/_giscanner*.so \
+	   ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/gobject-introspection/giscanner/_giscanner.so
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/update b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/update
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index 00000000000..8f89bb08539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern="(?<=${pkgname}-)[0-9]+\.[0-9]*[02468]\.[0-9]+"