1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mesonbuild/mesonlib.py b/mesonbuild/mesonlib.py
index 6c1e466..b901ec9 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/mesonlib.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/mesonlib.py
@@ -1533,6 +1533,16 @@ def relpath(path: str, start: str) -> str:
     except (TypeError, ValueError):
         return path
 
+def path_is_in_root(path: Path, root: Path, resolve: bool = False) -> bool:
+    # Check wheter a path is within the root directory root
+    try:
+        if resolve:
+            path.resolve().relative_to(root.resolve())
+        else:
+            path.relative_to(root)
+    except ValueError:
+        return False
+    return True
 
 class LibType(Enum):