change meson binary to use py extension. Fixes issue with meson's
symbolextractor using the host python instead of the system one.
We intentionally use a .py extension here so that meson launches
additional python scripts with the same build host python interpreter as
itself is running under (and not the host package one once it becomes
available)
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
Update install procedure based on upstream feedback. Normally, meson is
to be installed with pip. But as pip is not mandated by the build
system, it cannot be used. Upstream provides a nice script to pack meson
automatically.
Moved src/ to files/. No need to copy to BUILD_DIR.
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
meson is a next generation build system designed to have good defaults,
simpler build files, and fast compilation.
It is built upon python and uses ninja for compilation. The latter
provides fast by default (parallel) and problem free compilation.
There are over 40 packages already successfully using meson. The next
commit will convert pkgconf to use meson compilation.
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
Rosen Penev