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### Chapter 8. Installing Basic System Software

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# 8.52. Meson-0.61.1

Meson is an open source build system meant to be both extremely fast and as user friendly as possible.

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU
Required disk space: 41 MB

### Tip

This section is not strictly required for LFS if not using systemd. On the other hand, meson/ninja is a powerful build system, which is expected to be used more and more often. It is required for several packages in the BLFS book.

## 8.52.1. Installation of Meson

Compile Meson with the following command:

    python3 setup.py build

This package does not come with a test suite.

Install the package:

    python3 setup.py install --root=dest
    cp -rv dest/* /
    install -vDm644 data/shell-completions/bash/meson /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/meson
    install -vDm644 data/shell-completions/zsh/_meson /usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_meson

The meaning of the install parameters:

`--root=dest`

  By default python3 setup.py install installs various files (such as man pages) into Python Eggs. With a specified root location, setup.py installs these files into a standard hierarchy. Then the hierarchy can just be copied to the standard location.

## 8.52.2. Contents of Meson

Installed programs: meson
Installed directory: /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/meson-0.61.1-py3.10.egg-info and /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mesonbuild

### Short Descriptions

meson | A high productivity build system

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