Introduce package flag MESON_USE_STAGING_PYTHON which allows packages
to be built with the OpenWrt-built python3/host instead of relying on the
buildhost's Python distribution.
This is useful for packages using Meson which require additional Python
modules during build.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Set MESON_ARGS and MESON_HOST_ARGS when calling ninja for building.
This is required eg. to be able to set PYTHONPATH= not just for the
Meson (==configure) run but also for the build phase itself.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Host packages typically are statically linked to avoid rpath issues and
to avoid libraries not being found as a result. With target packages,
both libraries make the most sense as InstallDev typically installs
both, giving packages flexibility. Default this behavior.
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
When using a non default MESON_HOST_BUILD_DIR, HOST_BUILD_DIR is not
appropriate to use. This change matches the target configure section.
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
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>
