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diff --git a/docs/extensions/refman_links.py b/docs/extensions/refman_links.py index 5c22a0a..865668b 100644 --- a/docs/extensions/refman_links.py +++ b/docs/extensions/refman_links.py @@ -1,11 +1,13 @@ from pathlib import Path from json import loads +import os import re from hotdoc.core.exceptions import HotdocSourceException from hotdoc.core.extension import Extension from hotdoc.core.tree import Page from hotdoc.core.project import Project +from hotdoc.core.symbols import * from hotdoc.run_hotdoc import Application from hotdoc.core.formatter import Formatter from hotdoc.utils.loggable import Logger, warn, info @@ -52,6 +54,35 @@ class RefmanLinksExtension(Extension): with valid links to the correct URL. To reference objects / types use the [[@object]] syntax. ''' + for key, value in self._data.items(): + path = os.path.relpath(value, self.app.config.get_invoke_dir()).split('#')[0] + if path == page.link.ref: + if key.startswith('@'): + res = self.create_symbol( + ClassSymbol, + display_name=key[1:], + filename=path, + unique_name=key) + res.link = Link(value, res.display_name, res.unique_name) + elif '.' in key: + res = self.create_symbol( + MethodSymbol, + parameters=[], + display_name=key.split('.')[-1], + parent_name=f'@{key.split(".")[-2]}', + filename=path, + unique_name=key) + res.link = Link(value, key, res.unique_name) + else: + res = self.create_symbol( + FunctionSymbol, + parameters=[], + display_name=key, + filename=path, + unique_name=key) + res.link = Link(value, res.display_name, res.unique_name) + page.symbols.append(res) + link_regex = re.compile(r'(\[\[#?@?([ \n\t]*[a-zA-Z0-9_]+[ \n\t]*\.)*[ \n\t]*[a-zA-Z0-9_]+[ \n\t]*\]\])(.)?', re.MULTILINE) for m in link_regex.finditer(page.formatted_contents): i = m.group(1) @@ -103,6 +134,10 @@ class RefmanLinksExtension(Extension): ext.formatter.formatting_page_signal.connect(self._formatting_page_cb) info('Meson refman extension LOADED') + def create_symbol(self, *args, **kwargs): + kwargs['language'] = 'meson' + return super(RefmanLinksExtension, self).create_symbol(*args, **kwargs) + @staticmethod def get_dependencies() -> T.List[T.Type[Extension]]: return [] # In case this extension has dependencies on other extensions diff --git a/docs/markdown/Build-options.md b/docs/markdown/Build-options.md index 190705d..ee12f55 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Build-options.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Build-options.md @@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ project which also has an option called `some_option`, then calling `yield` is `false`, `get_option` returns the value of the subproject's option. +*Since 1.8.0* `-Dsub:some_option=anothervalue`, when used with a +yielding option, sets the value separately from the option +it yields to. + ## Built-in build options diff --git a/docs/markdown/Builtin-options.md b/docs/markdown/Builtin-options.md index faf7a60..c23eaae 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Builtin-options.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Builtin-options.md @@ -72,28 +72,28 @@ Options that are labeled "per machine" in the table are set per machine. See the [specifying options per machine](#specifying-options-per-machine) section for details. -| Option | Default value | Description | Is per machine | Is per subproject | -| -------------------------------------- | ------------- | ----------- | -------------- | ----------------- | +| Option | Default value | Description | Is per machine | Per subproject (since) | +| -------------------------------------- | ------------- | ----------- | -------------- | ---------------------- | | auto_features {enabled, disabled, auto} | auto | Override value of all 'auto' features | no | no | | backend {ninja, vs,<br>vs2010, vs2012, vs2013, vs2015, vs2017, vs2019, vs2022, xcode, none} | ninja | Backend to use | no | no | | genvslite {vs2022} | vs2022 | Setup multi-buildtype ninja build directories and Visual Studio solution | no | no | -| buildtype {plain, debug,<br>debugoptimized, release, minsize, custom} | debug | Build type to use | no | no | -| debug | true | Enable debug symbols and other information | no | no | -| default_both_libraries {shared, static, auto} | shared | Default library type for both_libraries | no | no | -| default_library {shared, static, both} | shared | Default library type | no | yes | +| buildtype {plain, debug,<br>debugoptimized, release, minsize, custom} | debug | Build type to use | no | 1.8.0 | +| debug | true | Enable debug symbols and other information | no | 1.8.0 | +| default_both_libraries {shared, static, auto} | shared | Default library type for both_libraries | no | 1.8.0 | +| default_library {shared, static, both} | shared | Default library type | no | 0.54.0 | | errorlogs | true | Whether to print the logs from failing tests. | no | no | | install_umask {preserve, 0000-0777} | 022 | Default umask to apply on permissions of installed files | no | no | | layout {mirror,flat} | mirror | Build directory layout | no | no | -| optimization {plain, 0, g, 1, 2, 3, s} | 0 | Optimization level | no | no | +| optimization {plain, 0, g, 1, 2, 3, s} | 0 | Optimization level | no | 1.8.0 | | pkg_config_path {OS separated path} | '' | Additional paths for pkg-config to search before builtin paths | yes | no | | prefer_static | false | Whether to try static linking before shared linking | no | no | | cmake_prefix_path | [] | Additional prefixes for cmake to search before builtin paths | yes | no | | stdsplit | true | Split stdout and stderr in test logs | no | no | -| strip | false | Strip targets on install | no | no | -| unity {on, off, subprojects} | off | Unity build | no | no | -| unity_size {>=2} | 4 | Unity file block size | no | no | -| warning_level {0, 1, 2, 3, everything} | 1 | Set the warning level. From 0 = compiler default to everything = highest | no | yes | -| werror | false | Treat warnings as errors | no | yes | +| strip | false | Strip targets on install | no | 1.8.0 | +| unity {on, off, subprojects} | off | Unity build | no | 1.8.0 | +| unity_size {>=2} | 4 | Unity file block size | no | 1.8.0 | +| warning_level {0, 1, 2, 3, everything} | 1 | Set the warning level. From 0 = compiler default to everything = highest | no | 0.56.0 | +| werror | false | Treat warnings as errors | no | 0.54.0 | | wrap_mode {default, nofallback,<br>nodownload, forcefallback, nopromote} | default | Wrap mode to use | no | no | | force_fallback_for | [] | Force fallback for those dependencies | no | no | | vsenv | false | Activate Visual Studio environment | no | no | @@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ the two-way mapping: All other combinations of `debug` and `optimization` set `buildtype` to `'custom'`. +Note that `-Ddebug=false` does not cause the compiler preprocessor macro +`NDEBUG` to be defined. +The macro can be defined using the base option `b_ndebug`, described below. + #### Details for `warning_level` Exact flags per warning level is compiler specific, but there is an approximate @@ -299,6 +303,7 @@ or compiler being used: | cpp_thread_count | 4 | integer value ≥ 0 | Number of threads to use with emcc when using threads | | cpp_winlibs | see below | free-form comma-separated list | Standard Windows libs to link against | | fortran_std | none | [none, legacy, f95, f2003, f2008, f2018] | Fortran language standard to use | +| rust_dynamic_std | false | true, false | Whether to link dynamically to the Rust standard library *(Added in 1.9.0)* | | cuda_ccbindir | | filesystem path | CUDA non-default toolchain directory to use (-ccbin) *(Added in 0.57.1)* | The default values of `c_winlibs` and `cpp_winlibs` are in @@ -366,11 +371,10 @@ allowing differences in behavior to crop out. ## Specifying options per subproject -Since *0.54.0* `default_library` and `werror` built-in options can be -defined per subproject. This is useful, for example, when building -shared libraries in the main project and statically linking a subproject, -or when the main project must build with no warnings but some subprojects -cannot. +Several built-in options and all compiler options can be defined per subproject. +This is useful, for example, when building shared libraries in the main project +and statically linking a subproject, or when the main project must build +with no warnings but some subprojects cannot. Most of the time, this would be used either in the parent project by setting subproject's default_options (e.g. `subproject('foo', @@ -378,12 +382,30 @@ default_options: 'default_library=static')`), or by the user through the command line: `-Dfoo:default_library=static`. The value is overridden in this order: +- `opt=value` from parent project's `default_options` +- `opt=value` from subproject's `default_options` +- `subp:opt=value` from parent project's default options +- `opt=value` from `subproject()` `default_options` +- `opt=value` from machine file +- `opt=value` from command line +- `subp:opt=value` from machine file +- `subp:opt=value` from command line + +### Old behavior + +Between *0.54.0* and *1.7.x* only a few options could be defined per subproject: +* `default_library` and `werror` since *0.54.0*; +* `warning_level` since *0.56.0*; +* compiler options since *0.63.0* + +The value was overridden in this order: + - Value from parent project -- Value from subproject's default_options if set -- Value from subproject() default_options if set -- Value from command line if set +- Value from subproject's `default_options` +- Value from `subproject()` `default_options` +- Value from machine file +- Value from command line -Since *0.56.0* `warning_level` can also be defined per subproject. ## Module options diff --git a/docs/markdown/CMake-module.md b/docs/markdown/CMake-module.md index f8275c9..982fa35 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/CMake-module.md +++ b/docs/markdown/CMake-module.md @@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ and supports the following methods: `include_type` kwarg *(new in 0.56.0)* controls the include type of the returned dependency object similar to the same kwarg in the [[dependency]] function. - - `include_directories(target)` returns a Meson [[@inc]] - object for the specified target. Using this method is not necessary + - `include_directories(target)` returns an array of Meson [[@inc]] + objects for the specified target. Using this method is not necessary if the dependency object is used. - `target(target)` returns the raw build target. - `target_type(target)` returns the type of the target as a string diff --git a/docs/markdown/Cross-compilation.md b/docs/markdown/Cross-compilation.md index 64196f3..65daa22 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Cross-compilation.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Cross-compilation.md @@ -139,6 +139,22 @@ of a wrapper, these lines are all you need to write. Meson will automatically use the given wrapper when it needs to run host binaries. This happens e.g. when running the project's test suite. +Note that `exe_wrapper` in the cross file is handled separately +from the `exe_wrapper` argument in +[`add_test_setup`](Reference-manual_functions.md#add_test_setup_exe_wrapper) +and [`meson test --wrapper`](Unit-tests.md#other-test-options) +command line argument. Meson must have `exe_wrapper` specified in the +cross file or else it will skip tests that attempt to run cross +compiled binaries. Only the cross file `exe_wrapper` value will be +stored in the `MESON_EXE_WRAPPER` environment variable. If another +wrapper is given in the test setup with `exe_wrapper` or as a +`meson test --wrapper` command line argument, then meson will prepend +the additional wrapper before the cross file wrapper like the +following command: +``` +[prepend_wrapper] <cross_file_wrapper> <exe_binary> <args...> +``` + ### Properties In addition to the properties allowed in [all machine @@ -173,12 +189,12 @@ remember to specify the args as an array and not as a single string *Since 0.52.0* The `sys_root` property may point to the root of the host system path (the system that will run the compiled binaries). -This is used internally by Meson to set the PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR +This is used internally by Meson to set the `PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR` environment variable for pkg-config. If this is unset the host system is assumed to share a root with the build system. -*Since 0.54.0* The pkg_config_libdir property may point to a list of -path used internally by Meson to set the PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR environment +*Since 0.54.0* The `pkg_config_libdir` property may point to a list of +path used internally by Meson to set the `PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR` environment variable for pkg-config. This prevents pkg-config from searching cross dependencies in system directories. @@ -357,7 +373,7 @@ myvar = meson.get_external_property('somekey') As of version 0.44.0 Meson supports loading cross files from system locations (except on Windows). This will be -$XDG_DATA_DIRS/meson/cross, or if XDG_DATA_DIRS is undefined, then +`$XDG_DATA_DIRS/meson/cross`, or if `XDG_DATA_DIRS` is undefined, then /usr/local/share/meson/cross and /usr/share/meson/cross will be tried in that order, for system wide cross files. User local files can be put in $XDG_DATA_HOME/meson/cross, or ~/.local/share/meson/cross if diff --git a/docs/markdown/Design-rationale.md b/docs/markdown/Design-rationale.md index 4133979..c520773 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Design-rationale.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Design-rationale.md @@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ may not work. In some cases the executable file is a binary whereas at other times it is a wrapper shell script that invokes the real binary which resides in a hidden subdirectory. GDB invocation fails if the binary is a script but succeeds if it is not. The user has to remember -the type of each one of his executables (which is an implementation -detail of the build system) just to be able to debug them. Several -other such pain points can be found in [this blog +the type of each executable (which is an implementation detail of the +build system) just to be able to debug them. Several other such pain +points can be found in [this blog post](http://voices.canonical.com/jussi.pakkanen/2011/09/13/autotools/). Given these idiosyncrasies it is no wonder that most people don't want @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ and so on. Sometimes you just have to compile files with only given compiler flags and no others, or install files in weird places. The system must -allow the user to do this if he really wants to. +allow the user to do this. Overview of the solution -- @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ passing around compiler flags and linker flags. In the proposed system the user just declares that a given build target uses a given external dependency. The build system then takes care of passing all flags and settings to their proper locations. This means that the user can focus -on his own code rather than marshalling command line arguments from +on their own code rather than marshalling command line arguments from one place to another. A DSL is more work than the approach taken by SCons, which is to diff --git a/docs/markdown/Getting-meson_zh.md b/docs/markdown/Getting-meson_zh.md index 4a4cb34..da0bdd5 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Getting-meson_zh.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Getting-meson_zh.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # 获取Meson -Meson基于Python3运行，要求Python版本3.5以上。 如果你的操作系统提供包管理器, 你应该用包管理器安装meson；如果没有包管理器，你应该在[Python主页]下载合适的Python3。相关请参阅[特殊平台的安装特例](#特殊平台的安装特例). +Meson基于Python3运行，要求Python版本3.7以上。 如果你的操作系统提供包管理器, 你应该用包管理器安装python；如果没有包管理器，你应该在[Python主页]下载合适的Python3。相关请参阅[特殊平台的安装特例](#特殊平台的安装特例). ## 下载Meson diff --git a/docs/markdown/Gnome-module.md b/docs/markdown/Gnome-module.md index e8953ef..84bcc61 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Gnome-module.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Gnome-module.md @@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ one XML file. * `object_manager`: *(Added 0.40.0)* if true generates object manager code * `annotations`: *(Added 0.43.0)* list of lists of 3 strings for the annotation for `'ELEMENT', 'KEY', 'VALUE'` * `docbook`: *(Added 0.43.0)* prefix to generate `'PREFIX'-NAME.xml` docbooks +* `rst`: *(Added 1.9.0)* prefix to generate `'PREFIX'-NAME.rst` reStructuredTexts +* `markdown`: *(Added 1.9.0)* prefix to generate `'PREFIX'-NAME.md` markdowns * `build_by_default`: causes, when set to true, to have this target be built by default, that is, when invoking plain `meson compile`, the default value is true for all built target types @@ -289,8 +291,9 @@ one XML file. Starting *0.46.0*, this function returns a list of at least two custom targets (in order): one for the source code and one for the header. -The list will contain a third custom target for the generated docbook -files if that keyword argument is passed. +The list can then contain other custom targets for the generated documentation +files depending if the keyword argument is passed (in order): the docbook +target, the reStructuredText target and the markdown target. Earlier versions return a single custom target representing all the outputs. Generally, you should just add this list of targets to a top diff --git a/docs/markdown/Overview.md b/docs/markdown/Overview.md index 7bee937..f41a3b7 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Overview.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Overview.md @@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ short-description: Overview of the Meson build system Meson is a build system that is designed to be as user-friendly as possible without sacrificing performance. The main tool for this is a -custom language that the user uses to describe the structure of his -build. The main design goals of this language has been simplicity, -clarity and conciseness. Much inspiration was drawn from the Python -programming language, which is considered very readable, even to -people who have not programmed in Python before. +custom language used to describe the structure of the build. The main +design goals of this language has been simplicity, clarity and +conciseness. Much inspiration was drawn from the Python programming +language, which is considered very readable, even to people who have +not programmed in Python before. Another main idea has been to provide first class support for modern programming tools and best practices. These include features as varied diff --git a/docs/markdown/Pkgconfig-module.md b/docs/markdown/Pkgconfig-module.md index 80882cb..7ddd310 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Pkgconfig-module.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Pkgconfig-module.md @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ keyword arguments. `pkgconfig.generate()` was used on to put in the `Requires` field - `requires_private` the same as `requires` but for the `Requires.private` field - `url` a string with a url for the library +- `license` (*Since 1.9.0*) a string with a SPDX license to add to the generated file. - `variables` a list of strings with custom variables to add to the generated file. The strings must be in the form `name=value` and may reference other pkgconfig variables, @@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ application. That will cause pkg-config to prefer those builddir. This is an experimental feature provided on a best-effort basis, it might not work in all use-cases. +*Since 1.9.0* you can specify a license identifier. To use the current project +licence, simply use `license: meson.project_license()` as argument to `generate()`. + ### Implicit dependencies The exact rules followed to find dependencies that are implicitly diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md index a5d2785..981bd18 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ These are return values of the `get_linker_id` method in a compiler object. | Value | Linker family | | ----- | --------------- | | ld.bfd | The GNU linker | +| ld.eld | Qualcomm's embedded linker | | ld.gold | The GNU gold linker | | ld.lld | The LLVM linker, with the GNU interface | | ld.mold | The fast MOLD linker | diff --git a/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-1.8.0.md b/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-1.8.0.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4289e91 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-1.8.0.md @@ -0,0 +1,134 @@ +--- +title: Release 1.8.0 +short-description: Release notes for 1.8.0 +... + +# New features + +Meson 1.8.0 was released on 28 April 2025 +## New argument `android_exe_type` for executables + +Android application executables actually need to be linked +as a shared object, which is loaded from a pre-warmed JVM. +Meson projects can now specify a new argument `android_exe_type` +and set it to `application`, in order produce such a shared library +only on Android targets. + +This makes it possible to use the same `meson.build` file +for both Android and non-Android systems. + +## Changes to the b_sanitize option + +Before 1.8 the `b_sanitize` option was a combo option, which is an enumerated +set of values. In 1.8 this was changed to a free-form array of options where +available sanitizers are not hardcoded anymore but instead verified via a +compiler check. + +This solves a number of longstanding issues such as: + + - Sanitizers may be supported by a compiler, but not on a specific platform + (OpenBSD). + - New sanitizers are not recognized by Meson. + - Using sanitizers in previously-unsupported combinations. + +To not break backwards compatibility, calling `get_option('b_sanitize')` +continues to return the configured value as a string, with a guarantee that +`address,undefined` remains ordered. + +## New C standard `c2y` (and `gnu2y`) + +The `c2y` standard and its companion `gnu2y` are now supported +when using either Clang 19.0.0 or newer, or GCC 15.0.0 or newer. + +## i18n module xgettext + +There is a new `xgettext` function in `i18n` module that acts as a +wrapper around `xgettext`. It allows to extract strings to translate from +source files. + +This function is convenient, because: +- It can find the sources files from a build target; +- It will use an intermediate file when the number of source files is too + big to be handled directly from the command line; +- It is able to get strings to translate from the dependencies of the given + targets. + +## `version_compare` now accept multiple compare strings + +Is it now possible to compare version against multiple values, to check for +a range of version for instance. + +```meson +'1.5'.version_compare('>=1', '<2') +``` + +## Improvements to Objective-C and Objective-C++ + +Meson does not assume anymore that gcc/g++ always support +Objective-C and Objective-C++, and instead checks that they +can actually do a basic compile. + +Furthermore, Objective-C and Objective-C++ now support the +same language standards as C and C++ respectively. + +## Per project subproject options rewrite + +You can now define per-subproject values for all shared configuration +options. As an example you might want to enable optimizations on only +one subproject: + + meson configure -Dnumbercruncher:optimization=3 + +Subproject specific values can be removed with -U + + meson configure -Unumbercruncher:optimization + +This is a major change in how options are handled, and the +implementation will evolve over the next few releases of Meson. If +this change causes an error in your builds, please [report an issue on +GitHub](https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/new). + +We have tried to keep backwards compatibility as much as possible, but +this may lead to some build breakage. + +## `objects` added correctly to Rust executables + +Any objects included in a Rust executable were previously ignored. They +are now added correctly. + +## `rust.test` now supports `link_whole` + +The `test` function in the `rust` module now supports the `link_whole` +keyword argument in addition to `link_with` and `dependencies`. + +## Meson can run "rustdoc" on Rust projects + +Meson now defines a `rustdoc` target if the project +uses the Rust programming language. The target runs rustdoc on all Rust +sources, using the `rustdoc` program from the same Rust toolchain as the +`rustc` compiler. + +## The Wayland module is stable + +The Wayland module has been tested in several projects and had the +last breaking change in Meson 0.64.0; it is now marked as stable. + +## New `swift_std` compiler option + +A new compiler option allows to set the language version that is passed +to swiftc (`none`, `4`, `4.2`, `5` or `6`). + +## New option to execute a slice of tests + +When tests take a long time to run a common strategy is to slice up the tests +into multiple sets, where each set is executed on a separate machine. You can +now use the `--slice i/n` argument for `meson test` to create `n` slices and +execute the `ith` slice. + +## Valgrind now fails tests if errors are found + +Valgrind does not reflect an error in its exit code by default, meaning +a test may silently pass despite memory errors. Meson now exports +`VALGRIND_OPTS` such that Valgrind will exit with status 1 to indicate +an error if `VALGRIND_OPTS` is not set in the environment. + diff --git a/docs/markdown/Rust.md b/docs/markdown/Rust.md index d30fe68..08580cd 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Rust.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Rust.md @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Meson will generate a `rust-project.json` file in the root of the build directory if there are any rust targets in the project. Most IDEs will need to be configured to use the file as it's not in the source root (Meson does not write files into the source directory). [See the upstream -docs](https://rust-analyzer.github.io/manual.html#non-cargo-based-projects) for +docs](https://rust-analyzer.github.io/book/non_cargo_based_projects.html) for more information on how to configure that. ## Linking with standard libraries diff --git a/docs/markdown/Users.md b/docs/markdown/Users.md index a515b24..5b9821b 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Users.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Users.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Users ... -# Notable projects using Meson +# Notable projects and organizations using Meson If you're aware of a notable project that uses Meson, please [file a pull-request](https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/edit/master/docs/markdown/Users.md) @@ -11,181 +11,47 @@ for it. For other projects using Meson, you may be interested in this Some additional projects are listed in the [`meson` GitHub topic](https://github.com/topics/meson). - - [2048.cpp](https://github.com/plibither8/2048.cpp), a fully featured terminal version of the game "2048" written in C++ - - [aawordsearch](https://github.com/theimpossibleastronaut/aawordsearch), generate wordsearch puzzles using random words in different languages - - [Adwaita Manager](https://github.com/AdwCustomizerTeam/AdwCustomizer), change the look of Adwaita, with ease - - [Aravis](https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis), a glib/gobject based library for video acquisition using Genicam cameras - - [Akira](https://github.com/akiraux/Akira), a native Linux app for UI and UX design built in Vala and Gtk - - [AQEMU](https://github.com/tobimensch/aqemu), a Qt GUI for QEMU virtual machines, since version 0.9.3 - - [Arduino sample project](https://github.com/jpakkane/mesonarduino) - - [Asteria](https://github.com/lhmouse/asteria), another scripting language - - [Audacious](https://github.com/audacious-media-player), a lightweight and versatile audio player - - [bolt](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/bolt/bolt), userspace daemon to enable security levels for Thunderbolt™ 3 on Linux - - [bsdutils](https://github.com/dcantrell/bsdutils), alternative to GNU coreutils using software from FreeBSD - - [Bubblewrap](https://github.com/containers/bubblewrap), unprivileged sandboxing tool - - [Budgie Desktop](https://github.com/budgie-desktop/budgie-desktop), a desktop environment built on GNOME technologies - - [Bzip2](https://gitlab.com/federicomenaquintero/bzip2), the bzip2 compressor/decompressor - - [Cage](https://github.com/Hjdskes/cage), a Wayland kiosk - - [canfigger](https://github.com/andy5995/canfigger), simple configuration file parser library - - [casync](https://github.com/systemd/casync), Content-Addressable Data Synchronization Tool - - [cglm](https://github.com/recp/cglm), a highly optimized graphics math library for C - - [cinnamon-desktop](https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-desktop), the cinnamon desktop library - - [Cozy](https://github.com/geigi/cozy), a modern audio book player for Linux and macOS using GTK+ 3 - - [Criterion](https://github.com/Snaipe/Criterion), extensible cross-platform C and C++ unit testing framework - - [dav1d](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d), an AV1 decoder - - [dbus-broker](https://github.com/bus1/dbus-broker), Linux D-Bus Message Broker - - [DOSBox Staging](https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging), DOS/x86 emulator - - [DPDK](http://dpdk.org/browse/dpdk), Data Plane Development Kit, a set of libraries and drivers for fast packet processing - - [DXVK](https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk), a Vulkan-based Direct3D 11 implementation for Linux using Wine +## [Xorg](https://www.x.org) + + - [Xserver](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver), the X.org display server + +## [Gnome](https://www.gnome.org) + + - [GTK](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk), the multi-platform toolkit used by GNOME + - [GLib](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib), cross-platform C library used by GTK+ and GStreamer + +## [Enlightenment](https://www.enlightenment.org/) + - [EFL](https://www.enlightenment.org/about-efl), multiplatform set of libraries, used by the Enlightenment windows manager and other projects - - [Enlightenment](https://www.enlightenment.org/), windows manager, compositor and minimal desktop for Linux - - [elementary OS](https://github.com/elementary/), Linux desktop oriented distribution - - [Emeus](https://github.com/ebassi/emeus), constraint based layout manager for GTK+ - - [Entangle](https://entangle-photo.org/), tethered camera control and capture desktop application - - [ESP8266 Arduino sample project](https://github.com/trilader/arduino-esp8266-meson), sample project for using the ESP8266 Arduino port with Meson - - [FeedReader](https://github.com/jangernert/FeedReader), a modern desktop application designed to complement existing web-based RSS accounts - - [Flecs](https://github.com/SanderMertens/flecs), a Fast and Lightweight ECS (Entity Component System) C library - - [Foliate](https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate), a simple and modern GTK eBook reader, built with GJS and Epub.js - - [Fractal](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Fractal/), a Matrix messaging client for GNOME - - [Frida](https://github.com/frida/frida-core), a dynamic binary instrumentation toolkit - - [fwupd](https://github.com/hughsie/fwupd), a simple daemon to allow session software to update firmware - - [GameMode](https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode), a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS - - [Geary](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Geary), an email application built around conversations, for the GNOME 3 desktop + +## [Elementary OS](https://github.com/elementary/) + +## [cinnamon-desktop](https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-desktop) + + - [Nemo](https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo), the file manager for the Cinnamon desktop environment + +## [Budgie Desktop](https://github.com/budgie-desktop/budgie-desktop) + +## Other Notable projects + + - [FreeType](https://freetype.org/), widely used open source font rendering engine - [GIMP](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp), an image manipulation program (master branch) - - [Git](https://git-scm.com/), ["the information manager from hell"](https://github.com/git/git/commit/e83c5163316f89bfbde7d9ab23ca2e25604af290) - - [GLib](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib), cross-platform C library used by GTK+ and GStreamer - - [Glorytun](https://github.com/angt/glorytun), a multipath UDP tunnel - - [GNOME Boxes](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-boxes), a GNOME hypervisor - - [GNOME Builder](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-builder), an IDE for the GNOME platform - - [GNOME MPV](https://github.com/gnome-mpv/gnome-mpv), GNOME frontend to the mpv video player - - [GNOME Recipes](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/recipes), application for cooking recipes - - [GNOME Software](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software), an app store for GNOME - - [GNOME Twitch](https://github.com/vinszent/gnome-twitch), an app for viewing Twitch streams on GNOME desktop - - [GNOME Usage](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-usage), a GNOME application for visualizing system resources - - [GNOME Web](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany), a browser for a simple, clean, beautiful view of the web - - [GNU FriBidi](https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi), the open source implementation of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm - - [Graphene](https://ebassi.github.io/graphene/), a thin type library for graphics - - [Grilo](https://git.gnome.org/browse/grilo) and [Grilo plugins](https://git.gnome.org/browse/grilo-plugins), the Grilo multimedia framework - [GStreamer](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer), multimedia framework - - [GTK+](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk), the multi-platform toolkit used by GNOME - - [GtkDApp](https://gitlab.com/csoriano/GtkDApp), an application template for developing Flatpak apps with Gtk+ and D - - [GVfs](https://git.gnome.org/browse/gvfs/), a userspace virtual filesystem designed to work with the I/O abstraction of GIO - - [Hardcode-Tray](https://github.com/bil-elmoussaoui/Hardcode-Tray), fixes hardcoded tray icons in Linux + - [Git](https://git-scm.com/), ["the information manager from hell"](https://github.com/git/git/commit/e83c5163316f89bfbde7d9ab23ca2e25604af290) - [HarfBuzz](https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz), a text shaping engine - - [HelenOS](http://helenos.org), a portable microkernel-based multiserver operating system - [HexChat](https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat), a cross-platform IRC client in C - - [IGT](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/igt-gpu-tools), Linux kernel graphics driver test suite - - [i3](https://i3wm.org), improved tiling window manager - - [inih](https://github.com/benhoyt/inih) (INI Not Invented Here), a small and simple .INI file parser written in C - - [Irssi](https://github.com/irssi/irssi), a terminal chat client in C - - [iSH](https://github.com/tbodt/ish), Linux shell for iOS - - [Janet](https://github.com/janet-lang/janet), a functional and imperative programming language and bytecode interpreter - - [json](https://github.com/nlohmann/json), JSON for Modern C++ - - [JsonCpp](https://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp), a C++ library for interacting with JSON - - [Json-glib](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/json-glib), GLib-based JSON manipulation library - - [Kiwix libraries](https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-lib) - - [Knot Resolver](https://gitlab.labs.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver), Full caching DNS resolver implementation - - [Ksh](https://github.com/att/ast), a Korn Shell - - [Lc0](https://github.com/LeelaChessZero/lc0), LeelaChessZero is a UCI-compliant chess engine designed to play chess via neural network - - [Le](https://github.com/kirushyk/le), machine learning framework - - [libcamera](https://git.linuxtv.org/libcamera.git/), a library to handle complex cameras on Linux, ChromeOS and Android - - [Libdrm](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/drm), a library for abstracting DRM kernel interfaces - - [libdwarf](https://www.prevanders.net/dwarf.html), a multiplatform DWARF parser library - - [libeconf](https://github.com/openSUSE/libeconf), Enhanced config file parsing library, which merges config files placed in several locations into one - - [Libepoxy](https://github.com/anholt/libepoxy/), a library for handling OpenGL function pointer management - - [libfuse](https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse), the reference implementation of the Linux FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) interface - - [Libgit2-glib](https://git.gnome.org/browse/libgit2-glib), a GLib wrapper for libgit2 - - [libglvnd](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/glvnd/libglvnd), Vendor neutral OpenGL dispatch library for Unix-like OSes - - [Libhttpseverywhere](https://git.gnome.org/browse/libhttpseverywhere), a library to enable httpseverywhere on any desktop app - - [libmodulemd](https://github.com/fedora-modularity/libmodulemd), a GObject Introspected library for managing [Fedora Project](https://getfedora.org/) module metadata - - [Libosmscout](https://github.com/Framstag/libosmscout), a C++ library for offline map rendering, routing and location -lookup based on OpenStreetMap data - - [libratbag](https://github.com/libratbag/libratbag), provides a DBus daemon to configure input devices, mainly gaming mice - - [libspng](https://github.com/randy408/libspng), a C library for reading and writing Portable Network Graphics (PNG) -format files - - [libSRTP](https://github.com/cisco/libsrtp) (from Cisco Systems), a library for SRTP (Secure Realtime Transport Protocol) - - [libui](https://github.com/andlabs/libui), a simple and portable (but not inflexible) GUI library in C that uses the native GUI technologies of each platform it supports - - [Libva](https://github.com/intel/libva), an implementation for the VA (VIdeo Acceleration) API - - [libvips](https://github.com/libvips/libvips), a fast image processing library with low memory needs - - [Libvirt](https://libvirt.org), a toolkit to manage virtualization platforms - - [Libzim](https://github.com/openzim/libzim), the reference implementation for the ZIM file format - - [Linux PAM](https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam), The Pluggable Authentication Modules project for Linux - [LXC](https://github.com/lxc/lxc), Linux container runtime - - [Marker](https://github.com/fabiocolacio/Marker), a GTK-3 markdown editor - - [mcfgthread](https://github.com/lhmouse/mcfgthread), cornerstone library for C++11 threading on mingw-w64 + - [Linux PAM](https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam), The Pluggable Authentication Modules project for Linux - [Mesa](https://mesa3d.org/), an open source graphics driver project - - [Miniz](https://github.com/richgel999/miniz), a zlib replacement library - - [MiracleCast](https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast), connect external monitors to your system via WiFi-Display specification aka Miracast - [mpv](https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv), a free, open source, and cross-platform media player - - [mrsh](https://github.com/emersion/mrsh), a minimal POSIX shell - - [Nautilus](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus), the GNOME file manager - - [Nemo](https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo), the file manager for the Cinnamon desktop environment - - [netatalk](https://netatalk.io/), a free and open source AFP file server for Mac and Apple II - - [NetPanzer](https://github.com/netpanzer/netpanzer), a 2D online multiplayer tactical warfare game designed for fast action combat - [NumPy](https://numpy.org/), a Python package for scientific computing - - [nvme-cli](https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli), NVMe management command line interface - - [oomd](https://github.com/facebookincubator/oomd), a userspace Out-Of-Memory (OOM) killer for Linux systems - [OpenH264](https://github.com/cisco/openh264), open source H.264 codec - - [OpenHMD](https://github.com/OpenHMD/OpenHMD), a free and open source API and drivers for immersive technology, such as head mounted displays with built in head tracking - [OpenRC](https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc), an init system for Unix-like operating systems - - [OpenTitan](https://github.com/lowRISC/opentitan), an open source silicon Root of Trust (RoT) project - - [Orc](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/orc), the Optimized Inner Loop Runtime Compiler - - [OTS](https://github.com/khaledhosny/ots), the OpenType Sanitizer, parses and serializes OpenType files (OTF, TTF) and WOFF and WOFF2 font files, validating and sanitizing them as it goes. Used by Chromium and Firefox - - [Outlier](https://github.com/kerolasa/outlier), a small Hello World style Meson example project - - [p11-kit](https://github.com/p11-glue/p11-kit), PKCS#11 module aggregator - [Pacman](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman.git), a package manager for Arch Linux - - [Pango](https://git.gnome.org/browse/pango/), an Internationalized text layout and rendering library - - [Parzip](https://github.com/jpakkane/parzip), a multithreaded reimplementation of Zip - - [Peek](https://github.com/phw/peek), simple animated GIF screen recorder with an easy to use interface - [PicoLibc](https://github.com/keith-packard/picolibc), a standard C library for small embedded systems with limited RAM - [PipeWire](https://github.com/PipeWire/pipewire), a framework for video and audio for containerized applications - - [Pistache](https://github.com/pistacheio/pistache), a high performance REST toolkit written in C++ - - [Pithos](https://github.com/pithos/pithos), a Pandora Radio client - - [Pitivi](https://github.com/pitivi/pitivi/), a nonlinear video editor - - [Planner](https://github.com/alainm23/planner), task manager with Todoist support designed for GNU/Linux - - [Playerctl](https://github.com/acrisci/playerctl), mpris command-line controller and library for spotify, vlc, audacious, bmp, cmus, and others - - [Polari](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/polari), an IRC client - [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/), an advanced open source relational database - - [qboot](https://github.com/bonzini/qboot), a minimal x86 firmware for booting Linux kernels - [QEMU](https://qemu.org), a processor emulator and virtualizer - - [radare2](https://github.com/radare/radare2), unix-like reverse engineering framework and commandline tools (not the default) - - [refivar](https://github.com/nvinson/refivar), A reimplementation of efivar in Rust - - [Rizin](https://rizin.re), Free and Open Source Reverse Engineering Framework - - [rmw](https://theimpossibleastronaut.com/rmw-website/), safe-remove utility for the command line - - [RxDock](https://gitlab.com/rxdock/rxdock), a protein-ligand docking software designed for high throughput virtual screening (fork of rDock) - [SciPy](https://scipy.org/), an open-source software for mathematics, science, and engineering - - [scrcpy](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy), a cross platform application that provides display and control of Android devices connected on USB or over TCP/IP - - [Sequeler](https://github.com/Alecaddd/sequeler), a friendly SQL client for Linux, built with Vala and Gtk - - [Siril](https://gitlab.com/free-astro/siril), an image processing software for amateur astronomy - - [slapt-get](https://github.com/jaos/slapt-get), an APT like system for Slackware package management - - [Spot](https://github.com/xou816/spot), Rust based Spotify client for the GNOME desktop - - [SSHFS](https://github.com/libfuse/sshfs), allows you to mount a remote filesystem using SFTP - - [sway](https://github.com/swaywm/sway), i3-compatible Wayland compositor - - [Sysprof](https://git.gnome.org/browse/sysprof), a profiling tool - [systemd](https://github.com/systemd/systemd), the init system - - [szl](https://github.com/dimkr/szl), a lightweight, embeddable scripting language - - [Taisei Project](https://taisei-project.org/), an open-source Touhou Project clone and fangame - - [Terminology](https://github.com/billiob/terminology), a terminal emulator based on the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries - - [ThorVG](https://www.thorvg.org/), vector-based scenes and animations library - - [Tilix](https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix), a tiling terminal emulator for Linux using GTK+ 3 - - [Tizonia](https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il), a command-line cloud music player for Linux with support for Spotify, Google Play Music, YouTube, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Plex servers and Chromecast devices - - [Fossil Logic](https://github.com/fossillogic), Fossil Logic is a cutting-edge software development company specializing in C/C++, Python, programming, Android development using Kotlin, and SQL solutions - - [UFJF-MLTK](https://github.com/mateus558/UFJF-Machine-Learning-Toolkit), A C++ cross-platform framework for machine learning algorithms development and testing - - [Vala Language Server](https://github.com/benwaffle/vala-language-server), code intelligence engine for the Vala and Genie programming languages - - [Valum](https://github.com/valum-framework/valum), a micro web framework written in Vala - - [Venom](https://github.com/naxuroqa/Venom), a modern Tox client for the GNU/Linux desktop - - [vkQuake](https://github.com/Novum/vkQuake), a port of id Software's Quake using Vulkan instead of OpenGL for rendering - - [VMAF](https://github.com/Netflix/vmaf) (by Netflix), a perceptual video quality assessment based on multi-method fusion - - [Wayland](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland) and [Weston](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/weston), a next generation display server - - [wlroots](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots), a modular Wayland compositor library - - [xi-gtk](https://github.com/eyelash/xi-gtk), a GTK+ front-end for the Xi editor - - [Xorg](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver), the X.org display server (not the default yet) - - [X Test Suite](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/test/xts), The X.org test suite - - [zathura](https://github.com/pwmt/zathura), a highly customizable and functional document viewer based on the -girara user interface library and several document libraries - - [Zrythm](https://git.sr.ht/~alextee/zrythm), a cross-platform digital audio workstation written in C using GTK4 - - [ZStandard](https://github.com/facebook/zstd/commit/4dca56ed832c6a88108a2484a8f8ff63d8d76d91), a compression algorithm developed at Facebook (not used by default) - -Note that a more up-to-date list of GNOME projects that use Meson can -be found -[here](https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/GnomeGoals/MesonPorting). + - [Wayland](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland), common display protocol diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/android-exe-type.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/android-exe-type.md deleted file mode 100644 index ce4d946..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/android-exe-type.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ -## New argument `android_exe_type` for executables - -Android application executables actually need to be linked -as a shared object, which is loaded from a pre-warmed JVM. -Meson projects can now specify a new argument `android_exe_type` -and set it to `application`, in order produce such a shared library -only on Android targets. - -This makes it possible to use the same `meson.build` file -for both Android and non-Android systems. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/b_sanitizer_changes.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/b_sanitizer_changes.md deleted file mode 100644 index f726d70..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/b_sanitizer_changes.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ -## Changes to the b_sanitize option - -Before 1.8 the `b_sanitize` option was a combo option, which is an enumerated -set of values. In 1.8 this was changed to a free-form array of options where -available sanitizers are not hardcoded anymore but instead verified via a -compiler check. - -This solves a number of longstanding issues such as: - - - Sanitizers may be supported by a compiler, but not on a specific platform - (OpenBSD). - - New sanitizers are not recognized by Meson. - - Using sanitizers in previously-unsupported combinations. - -To not break backwards compatibility, calling `get_option('b_sanitize')` -continues to return the configured value as a string, with a guarantee that -`address,undefined` remains ordered. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/c2y.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/c2y.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4b647f8..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/c2y.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,4 +0,0 @@ -## New C standard `c2y` (and `gnu2y`) - -The `c2y`` standard and its companion `gnu2y` are now supported -when using either Clang 19.0.0 or newer, or GCC 15.0.0 or newer. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/eld-support.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/eld-support.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cc854fa --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/eld-support.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +## Added Qualcomm's embedded linker, eld + +Qualcomm recently open-sourced their embedded linker. +https://github.com/qualcomm/eld + +Meson users can now use this linker. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/gnome-rsp-files-support.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/gnome-rsp-files-support.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..29c9082 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/gnome-rsp-files-support.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +## Support response files for custom targets + +When using the Ninja backend, Meson can now pass arguments to supported tools +through response files. + +In this release it's enabled only for the Gnome module, fixing calling +`gnome.mkenums()` with a large set of files on Windows (requires +Glib 2.59 or higher). diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/i18n_xgettext.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/i18n_xgettext.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0ad0a14..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/i18n_xgettext.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,12 +0,0 @@ -## i18n module xgettext - -There is a new `xgettext` function in `i18n` module that acts as a -wrapper around `xgettext`. It allows to extract strings to translate from -source files. - -This function is convenient, because: -- It can find the sources files from a build target; -- It will use an intermediate file when the number of source files is too - big to be handled directly from the command line; -- It is able to get strings to translate from the dependencies of the given - targets. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/multiple_version_compare.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/multiple_version_compare.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5e8c758..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/multiple_version_compare.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,8 +0,0 @@ -## `version_compare` now accept multiple compare strings - -Is it now possible to compare version against multiple values, to check for -a range of version for instance. - -```meson -'1.5'.version_compare('>=1', '<2') -``` diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/objc-cpp.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/objc-cpp.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3d22ccb..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/objc-cpp.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,8 +0,0 @@ -## Improvements to Objective-C and Objective-C++ - -Meson does not assume anymore that gcc/g++ always support -Objective-C and Objective-C++, and instead checks that they -can actually do a basic compile. - -Furthermore, Objective-C and Objective-C++ now support the -same language standards as C and C++ respectively. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/optionrefactor.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/optionrefactor.md deleted file mode 100644 index 53dbdbc..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/optionrefactor.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -## Per project subproject options rewrite - -You can now define per-subproject values for all shared configuration -options. As an example you might want to enable optimizations on only -one subproject: - - meson configure -Dnumbercruncher:optimization=3 - -Subproject specific values can be removed with -U - - meson configure -Unumbercruncher:optimization - -This is a major change in how options are handled, and the -implementation will evolve over the next few releases of Meson. If -this change causes an error in your builds, please [report an issue on -GitHub](https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/new). - -We have tried to keep backwards compatibility as much as possible, but -this may lead to some build breakage. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/pkgconfig-gen-license.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/pkgconfig-gen-license.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c2e6818 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/pkgconfig-gen-license.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +## Added license keyword to pkgconfig.generate + +When specified, it will add a `License:` attribute to the generated .pc file. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/rust-dynamic-std.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/rust-dynamic-std.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ac4e8a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/rust-dynamic-std.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +## New experimental option `rust_dynamic_std` + +A new option `rust_dynamic_std` can be used to link Rust programs so +that they use a dynamic library for the Rust `libstd`. + +Right now, `staticlib` crates cannot be produced if `rust_dynamic_std` is +true, but this may change in the future. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/rust-objects.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/rust-objects.md deleted file mode 100644 index 575e1f6..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/rust-objects.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,4 +0,0 @@ -## `objects` added correctly to Rust executables - -Any objects included in a Rust executable were previously ignored. They -are now added correctly. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/rust-test-link-whole.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/rust-test-link-whole.md deleted file mode 100644 index f3d006d..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/rust-test-link-whole.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,4 +0,0 @@ -## `rust.test` now supports `link_whole` - -The `test` function in the `rust` module now supports the `link_whole` -keyword argument in addition to `link_with` and `dependencies`. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/rustdoc.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/rustdoc.md deleted file mode 100644 index b0b64aa..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/rustdoc.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,6 +0,0 @@ -## Meson can run "rustdoc" on Rust projects - -Meson now defines a `rustdoc` target if the project -uses the Rust programming language. The target runs rustdoc on all Rust -sources, using the `rustdoc` program from the same Rust toolchain as the -`rustc` compiler. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/stabilized-wayland.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/stabilized-wayland.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3b132e6..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/stabilized-wayland.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,4 +0,0 @@ -## The Wayland module is stable - -The Wayland module has been tested in several projects and had the -last breaking change in Meson 0.64.0; it is now marked as stable. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/swift-pass-c-compiler-options.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/swift-pass-c-compiler-options.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3610a8e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/swift-pass-c-compiler-options.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +## Swift compiler receives select C family compiler options + +Meson now passes select few C family (C/Obj-C) compiler options to the +Swift compiler, notably *-std=*, in order to improve the compatibility +of C code as interpreted by the C compiler and the Swift compiler. + +NB: This does not include any of the options set in the target's +c_flags. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/swift-std.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/swift-std.md deleted file mode 100644 index 64fe70c..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/swift-std.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,4 +0,0 @@ -## New `swift_std` compiler option - -A new compiler option allows to set the language version that is passed -to swiftc (`none`, `4`, `4.2`, `5` or `6`). diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/swift_cxx_interoperability.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/swift_cxx_interoperability.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f18e114 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/swift_cxx_interoperability.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +## Swift/C++ interoperability is now supported + +It is now possible to create Swift executables that can link to C++ or +Objective-C++ libraries. Only specifying a bridging header for the Swift +target is required. + +Swift 5.9 is required to use this feature. Xcode 15 is required if the +Xcode backend is used. + +```meson +lib = static_library('mylib', 'mylib.cpp') +exe = executable('prog', 'main.swift', 'mylib.h', link_with: lib) +``` diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/test-slicing.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/test-slicing.md deleted file mode 100644 index 180b9ac..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/test-slicing.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,6 +0,0 @@ -## New option to execute a slice of tests - -When tests take a long time to run a common strategy is to slice up the tests -into multiple sets, where each set is executed on a separate machine. You can -now use the `--slice i/n` argument for `meson test` to create `n` slices and -execute the `ith` slice. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/valgrind_test.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/valgrind_test.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0787300..0000000 --- a/docs/markdown/snippets/valgrind_test.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,6 +0,0 @@ -## Valgrind now fails tests if errors are found - -Valgrind does not reflect an error in its exit code by default, meaning -a test may silently pass despite memory errors. Meson now exports -`VALGRIND_OPTS` such that Valgrind will exit with status 1 to indicate -an error if `VALGRIND_OPTS` is not set in the environment. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/vs2010-masm-support.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/vs2010-masm-support.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..840cbf3 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/vs2010-masm-support.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +## Support for MASM in Visual Studio backends + +Previously, assembling `.masm` files with Microsoft's Macro Assembler is only +available on the Ninja backend. This now also works on Visual Studio backends. + +Note that building ARM64EC code using `ml64.exe` is currently unimplemented in +both of the backends. If you need mixing x64 and Arm64 in your project, please +file an issue on GitHub. diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/wrapdbv1.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/wrapdbv1.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4f0c847 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/wrapdbv1.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +## Limited support for WrapDB v1 + +WrapDB v1 has been discontinued for several years, Meson will now print a +deprecation warning if a v1 URL is still being used. Wraps can be updated to +latest version using `meson wrap update` command. diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build index c476b59..9c8fe9e 100644 --- a/docs/meson.build +++ b/docs/meson.build @@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ documentation = hotdoc.generate_doc(meson.project_name(), extra_extension: meson.current_source_dir() / 'extensions' / 'refman_links.py', refman_data_file: refman_md[1], fatal_warnings: true, + devhelp_activate: true, + devhelp_online: 'https://mesonbuild.com/', ) run_target('upload', diff --git a/docs/sitemap.txt b/docs/sitemap.txt index 21f495e..fd37185 100644 --- a/docs/sitemap.txt +++ b/docs/sitemap.txt @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ index.md Wrap-best-practices-and-tips.md Shipping-prebuilt-binaries-as-wraps.md Release-notes.md + Release-notes-for-1.8.0.md Release-notes-for-1.7.0.md Release-notes-for-1.6.0.md Release-notes-for-1.5.0.md diff --git a/docs/yaml/functions/get_option.yaml b/docs/yaml/functions/get_option.yaml index 0934758..b8b1fc4 100644 --- a/docs/yaml/functions/get_option.yaml +++ b/docs/yaml/functions/get_option.yaml @@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ description: | See [`feature` options](Build-options.md#features) documentation for more details. + For options that are [specified + per-machine](Builtin-options.md#specifying-options-per-machine) + `get_option()` retrieves the value of the option for the + build machine if the argument starts with `build.`. + posargs: option_name: type: str diff --git a/docs/yaml/functions/project.yaml b/docs/yaml/functions/project.yaml index 5be8cac..0a65af8 100644 --- a/docs/yaml/functions/project.yaml +++ b/docs/yaml/functions/project.yaml @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ description: | Supported values for languages are `c`, `cpp` (for `C++`), `cuda`, `cython`, `d`, `objc`, `objcpp`, `fortran`, `java`, `cs` (for `C#`), - `vala` and `rust`. + `swift`, `nasm`, `masm`, `linearasm`, `vala` and `rust`. posargs: project_name: @@ -45,15 +45,19 @@ kwargs: For example to set the default project type you would set this: `default_options : ['buildtype=debugoptimized']`. Note that these settings are only used when running Meson for the first - time. Global options such as `buildtype` can only be specified in - the master project, settings in subprojects are ignored. Project - specific options are used normally even in subprojects. + time. Note that some options can override the default behavior; for example, using `c_args` here means that the `CFLAGS` environment variable is not used. Consider using [[add_project_arguments()]] instead. + Also note that not all options are taken into account when + building as a subproject, and the exact set of options + that are per-subproject has increased over time; for more + information, see [core options](Builtin-options.md#core-options) + and [compiler options](Builtin-options.md#compiler-options). + *(since 1.2.0)*: A dictionary may now be passed. version: |