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> Relevant: http://www.rojtberg.net/1481/do-not-use-meson/ http://www.rojtberg.net/1481/do-not-use-meson/ Meson is fantastic.

• ComputerGuru 9y ago
  Except it’s a build system for C/C++ that brings in a dependency on the entire Python kitchen sink just to build a 10kb otherwise dependency-free binary.
  • bb88 9y ago
    Well, and frankly, python people shouldn't use this anyway.
  • imron 9y ago
    The systems that I use it for all have Python installed by default, so really it's just: 'pip install meson', which takes all of a few seconds to run. The binary it produces is still dependency free.
    • ComputerGuru 9y ago
      I’m (honestly) glad it works for you. Distributing binaries outside of package managers is a) a rarity in the Linux world, and b) not in keeping with the open source philosophy. Requiring end users to have python so they can compile a c/c++ application will never make sense for a large portion of the user base build systems target.
      • imron 9y ago
        It's no more egregious than requiring cmake or autotools. And like I said, many Linux systems (and almost any used as a developers machine) will have Python installed by default. And the simplicity of meson's build files far outweighs any issues installing it.
    • lolikoisuru 9y ago
      >The binary it produces is still dependency free. But the project now depends on Python, pip and Meson.
      • imron 9y ago
        As opposed to cmake or autotools? I mean it's not like Python is a rarity on Linux systems, or a difficult thing to install (assuming it wasn't installed by default)
        • lolikoisuru 9y ago
          Python might not be rare but Meson for sure is. Cmake and autotools are very common compared to that.
          • imron 9y ago
            Rare yes, but no more effort to install, and significantly more pleasant to use.