project('static library test', 'c') lib = static_library('mylib', get_option('source'), link_args : '-THISMUSTNOBEUSED') # Static linker needs to ignore all link args. has_not_changed = false if is_disabler(lib) has_not_changed = true else has_not_changed = true endif assert(has_not_changed, 'Static library has changed.') assert(not is_disabler(lib), 'Static library is a disabler.')