Using Meson¶

A practical introduction to configuring and building software with Meson.

This English edition retains the original diagrams and examples for direct use.

Commands and examples¶

sudo apt-get install meson

meson setup builddir --prefix=/path/to/install

meson compile -C builddir

meson install -C builddir

meson setup --reconfigure builddir --prefix=/new/path

meson setup builddir --prefix=/home/user/custom_install

meson setup builddir --buildtype=release

export CC='ccache gcc'
     export CXX='ccache g++'

[host_machine]
system = 'linux'
cpu_family = 'arm'
cpu = 'armv7'
endian = 'little'

[binaries]
c = '/path/to/arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc'
cpp = '/path/to/arm-linux-gnueabihf-g++'
pkgconfig = '/path/to/arm-linux-gnueabihf-pkg-config'

Practical notes¶

Adapt the commands and configuration to the version, distribution, and target hardware being used.