--- vala-0.4.0/gobject/valagirwriter.vala	2008-10-20 20:29:18.000000000 +0100
+++ vala-0.4.0-new/gobject/valagirwriter.vala	2008-11-02 20:31:18.000000000 +0000
@@ -323,22 +323,20 @@
 			write_indent ();
 			stream.printf ("<parameter name=\"%s\"", param.name);
 			if (param.direction == ParameterDirection.REF) {
-				stream.printf (" direction=\"inout\"");
 				// in/out paramter
-				if (param.parameter_type.value_owned) {
-					stream.printf (" transfer-ownership=\"full\"");
-				}
+				stream.printf (" direction=\"inout\"");
 			} else if (param.direction == ParameterDirection.OUT) {
 				// out paramter
 				stream.printf (" direction=\"out\"");
-				if (param.parameter_type.value_owned) {
-					stream.printf (" transfer-ownership=\"full\"");
-				}
 			} else {
 				// normal in paramter
-				if (param.parameter_type.value_owned) {
-					stream.printf (" transfer-ownership=\"full\"");
-				}
+			}
+			
+			// ownership
+			if (param.parameter_type.value_owned) {
+				stream.printf (" transfer-ownership=\"full\"");
+			} else {
+				stream.printf (" transfer-ownership=\"none\"");
 			}
 			stream.printf (">\n");
 			indent++;
@@ -485,6 +483,8 @@
 		stream.printf ("<return-value");
 		if (type.value_owned) {
 			stream.printf (" transfer-ownership=\"full\"");
+		} else {
+			stream.printf (" transfer-ownership=\"none\"");
 		}
 		stream.printf (">\n");
 		indent++;