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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.

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

meson init --language={{c}} --name={{myproject}} --version={{0.1}}

  • Configure the builddir with default values:

meson setup {{build_dir}}

  • Build the project:

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

  • Run all tests in the project:

meson test

  • Show the help:

meson --help

  • Display version:

meson --version