Oh, Meson is definitely a "sorry Dave" kind of build system. In many cases it's extremely opinionated, though I have only found a couple cases that get into "in

Oh, Meson is definitely a "sorry Dave" kind of build system. In many cases it's extremely opinionated, though I have only found a couple cases that get into "infuriating" territory. It does compensate by generally preserving a lot more sanity than its competitors, and having a readable and maintainable description of the build system.