PyQt5 GUI frontend for the Meson build system. Intended for developers already familiar with Meson. Supports viewing and editing build options, per-project user-configurable presets, running compile and install steps and executing test suites.
Disclaimer
This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Meson project or its developers.
Dependencies
- Python 3
- PyQt5
- platformdirs
- meson
Usage
mesonfe # auto-detect build directory via .mesonferc or open picker mesonfe /path/to/builddir # explicit build directory
If no build directory is found automatically, the window opens and you can use File → Open Build Directory… to select one.
To set up a new build from scratch, use File → Open Project Directory…
to select a source directory. This enables the Setup tab, where you can
specify a build directory and extra args before running meson setup. After
a successful setup, the new build directory is opened automatically.
Configuration
mesonfe looks for .mesonferc in the current directory or one level up. On
first run a template is written to the mesonfe configuration directory; the
Setup tab's Create .mesonferc copies it into the current source directory.
default_builddir=_build [options] # buildtype=debugoptimized [config:debug] builddir=_build-debug # buildtype=debug [config:release] builddir=_build-release # buildtype=release # prefix=/usr
Named configurations appear in the Setup tab's Configuration combo.
Selecting one fills in the build directory and merges base [options] with
the config's own options.
Running without installing
Clone the repository and run the script directly:
./mesonfe
Build & install
A build step is only needed for a system-wide install:
meson setup _build meson install -C _build
Installs mesonfe to bindir (default /usr/local/bin), a mesonfe Python
package to the Python site-packages directory, and a .desktop file and icon
for desktop launcher integration. Requires pytest for ninja test.