Meson package

A Meson package provides support for processing a Meson supported module.

LIBFOO_TYPE = 'meson'

During the configuration stage of a Meson package, meson setup will be invoked to generate build files for the module. For the build stage, meson compile will invoke the generated build files. For the installation stage (if enabled), meson install will be used. Each stage can be configured to manipulate environment variables and options used by Meson.

The default configuration built for projects is debugoptimized. A developer can override this option by explicitly adjusting the define option buildtype to, for example, debug:

LIBFOO_CONF_DEFS = {
    'buildtype': 'debug',
}

The following sections outline configuration options are available for a Meson package.

LIBFOO_BUILD_DEFS

Provides a means to pass definitions into the build process. This option can is defined as a dictionary of string pairs. This field is optional.

LIBFOO_BUILD_DEFS = {
    # adds "-Doption=value" to the command
    'option': 'value',
}

LIBFOO_BUILD_ENV

Provides a means to pass environment variables into the build process. This option is defined as a dictionary with key-value pairs where the key is the environment name and the value is the environment variable’s value. This field is optional.

LIBFOO_BUILD_ENV = {
    'OPTION': 'VALUE',
}

LIBFOO_BUILD_OPTS

Provides a means to pass command line options into the build process. This option can be defined as a dictionary of string pairs or a list with strings – either way defined will generate argument values to include in the build event. This field is optional.

LIBFOO_BUILD_OPTS = {
    # adds "--option value" to the command
    '--option': 'value',
}

# (or)

LIBFOO_BUILD_OPTS = [
    # adds "--some-option" to the command
    '--some-option',
]

LIBFOO_MESON_NOINSTALL

Specifies whether the Meson package should skip an attempt to invoke the install command. Ideally, projects will have an install options configured to define how a project will install files into a target (or staging) environment. Not all Meson projects have installation options configured, or there can be cases where installation stage for a package to fail due to issues with some host environments. A developer can specify this no-install flag to skip a Meson-driven install request and manage installation actions through other means (such as post-processing). By default, the installation stage is invoked with a value of False.

LIBFOO_MESON_NOINSTALL = True

LIBFOO_CONF_DEFS

Provides a means to pass definitions into the configuration process. This option can is defined as a dictionary of string pairs. This field is optional.

LIBFOO_CONF_DEFS = {
    # adds "-Doption=value" to the command
    'option': 'value',
}

LIBFOO_CONF_ENV

Provides a means to pass environment variables into the configuration process. This option is defined as a dictionary with key-value pairs where the key is the environment name and the value is the environment variable’s value. This field is optional.

LIBFOO_CONF_ENV = {
    'OPTION': 'VALUE',
}

LIBFOO_CONF_OPTS

Provides a means to pass command line options into the configuration process. This option can be defined as a dictionary of string pairs or a list with strings – either way defined will generate argument values to include in the configuration event. This field is optional.

LIBFOO_CONF_OPTS = {
    # adds "--option value" to the command
    '--option': 'value',
}

# (or)

LIBFOO_CONF_OPTS = [
    # adds "--some-option" to the command
    '--some-option',
]

LIBFOO_ENV

Provides a means to pass environment variables into all stages for a package. This option is defined as a dictionary with key-value pairs where the key is the environment name and the value is the environment variable’s value. This field is optional.

LIBFOO_ENV = {
    'OPTION': 'VALUE',
}

LIBFOO_INSTALL_DEFS

Provides a means to pass definitions into the installation process. This option can is defined as a dictionary of string pairs. This field is optional.

LIBFOO_INSTALL_DEFS = {
    # adds "-Doption=value" to the command
    'option': 'value',
}

LIBFOO_INSTALL_ENV

Provides a means to pass environment variables into the installation process. This option is defined as a dictionary with key-value pairs where the key is the environment name and the value is the environment variable’s value. This field is optional.

LIBFOO_INSTALL_ENV = {
    'OPTION': 'VALUE',
}

LIBFOO_INSTALL_OPTS

Provides a means to pass command line options into the installation process. This option can be defined as a dictionary of string pairs or a list with strings – either way defined will generate argument values to include in the installation event. This field is optional.

LIBFOO_INSTALL_OPTS = {
    # adds "--option value" to the command
    '--option': 'value',
}

# (or)

LIBFOO_INSTALL_OPTS = [
    # adds "--some-option" to the command
    '--some-option',
]