The Meson Build System
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Meson® is a project to create the best possible next-generation |
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build system. |
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#### Status |
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[](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/meson) |
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[](https://travis-ci.org/mesonbuild/meson) |
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[](https://dev.azure.com/jussi0947/jussi/_build/latest?definitionId=1) |
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[](https://codecov.io/gh/mesonbuild/meson/branch/master) |
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[](https://lgtm.com/projects/g/mesonbuild/meson/context:python) |
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[](https://lgtm.com/projects/g/mesonbuild/meson/alerts) |
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#### Dependencies |
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- [Python](https://python.org) (version 3.5 or newer) |
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- [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org) (version 1.5 or newer) |
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#### Installing from source |
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You can run Meson directly from a revision control checkout or an |
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extracted tarball. If you wish you can install it locally with the |
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standard Python distutils command `python3 setup.py install <your |
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options here>`. |
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Meson is also available from |
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[PyPi](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/meson), so it can be installed |
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with `pip3 install meson` (this does not require a source checkout, |
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pip will download the package automatically). The exact command to |
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type to install with Pip can vary between systems, be sure to use the |
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Python 3 version of Pip. |
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#### Running |
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Meson requires that you have a source directory and a build directory |
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and that these two are different. In your source root must exist a |
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file called `meson.build`. To generate the build system run this |
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command: |
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`meson <source directory> <build directory>` |
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Depending on how you obtained Meson the command might also be called |
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`meson.py` instead of plain `meson`. In the rest of this document we |
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are going to use the latter form. |
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You can omit either of the two directories, and Meson will substitute |
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the current directory and autodetect what you mean. This allows you to |
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do things like this: |
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`cd source_root; mkdir builddir; cd builddir; meson ..` |
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or |
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`cd source_root; mkdir builddir; meson builddir` |
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To compile, cd into your build directory and type `ninja`. To run unit |
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tests, type `ninja test`. |
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Install is the same but it can take an extra argument: |
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`DESTDIR=/destdir/path ninja install` |
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`DESTDIR` can be omitted. If you are installing to system directories, |
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you may need to run this command with sudo. |
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#### Contributing |
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We love code contributions. See the [contribution |
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page](https://mesonbuild.com/Contributing.html) on the web site for |
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details. |
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#### IRC |
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The irc channel for Meson is `#mesonbuild` over at Freenode. |
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You can use [FreeNode's official webchat][meson_irc] |
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to connect to this channel. |
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[meson_irc]: https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23mesonbuild |
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#### Further info |
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More information about the Meson build system can be found at the |
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[project's home page](https://mesonbuild.com). |
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Meson is a registered trademark of Jussi Pakkanen.
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