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Meson

The openRuyi packaging guide describes how to use the declarative meson build system when packaging software.

Meson is an open-source build system that delivers excellent build performance and a smooth user experience. When the software you package uses Meson as its build system, we recommend using BuildSystem: meson to take advantage of its standardized build workflow and macro support.

Dependencies​

To use the meson build system, add the following BuildRequires:

BuildRequires:  meson

Example​

Suppose the original build configuration in %build is as follows:

%build
%meson -Dman=enabled -Dcompat-symlink=true -Dwtmpdbd=enabled
%meson_build

After switching to the declarative meson build system, because the build process now features a dedicated configuration phase (%conf), you must move the option arguments to the corresponding section and write them as follows:

BuildOption(conf): -Dman=enabled
BuildOption(conf): -Dcompat-symlink=true
BuildOption(conf): -Dwtmpdbd=enabled

Since %meson_build does not take any additional arguments here, your configuration requires no BuildOption(build) entries, and you do not need a separate %build section.

Now, suppose the original install configuration in %install is as follows:

%install
%meson_install
mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1
ln -sf ../man8/wtmpdb.8 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/last.1

Likewise, since %meson_install does not take any additional arguments in the current installation scenario, you do not need to add BuildOption(install). Instead, move any commands that follow the %meson_install macro to the %install -a section as needed.

%install -a
mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1
ln -sf ../man8/wtmpdb.8 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/last.1