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meson

SCons-like build system that uses Python as a front-end language and Ninja as a building backend. More information: https://mesonbuild.com/Commands.html.

• Generate a project with default values:

meson init

• Generate a C project with a given name and version:

meson init {{[-l|--language]}} c {{[-n|--name]}} {{myproject}} --version {{0.1}}

• Configure a directory named build with default values for compilation:

meson {{[build|setup build]}}

• Compile the project:

meson compile -C {{path/to/build_directory}}

• Run all tests in the project:

meson test -C {{path/to/build_directory}}

• Install the project to /usr/local:

meson install -C {{path/to/build_directory}}

• Display help:

meson {{[-h|--help]}}

• Display version:

meson {{[-v|--version]}}