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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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####Build status |
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[](https://travis-ci.org/mesonbuild/meson) [](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/jpakkane/meson) |
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####Dependencies |
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- [Python](http://python.org) (version 3.4 or newer) |
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- [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org) |
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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 very between systems, be sure to use the |
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Python 3 version of pip. |
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#### Creating a standalone script |
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Meson can be run as a [Python zip |
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app](https://docs.python.org/3/library/zipapp.html). To generate the |
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executable run the following command: |
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python3 -m zipapp -p '/usr/bin/env python3' -m meson:main -o meson <source checkout> |
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Note that the source checkout may not be `meson` because it would |
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clash with the generated binary name. |
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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 file |
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called 'meson.build'. To generate the build system run this 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 build; cd build; meson ..` |
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or |
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`cd source_root; mkdir build; meson build` |
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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 contributing.txt file 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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####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](http://mesonbuild.com). |
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Meson is a registered trademark of Jussi Pakkanen
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