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The Meson Build System Documentation

Meson aims to provide an optimal syntax and implementation for a next-generation build system.

Meson documentation

• [Quick guide](Quick guide)
• A simple tutorial
• A more in-depth tutorial
• [Cheat sheet](Cheat sheet)
• Manual
• [Reference manual](Reference manual)
• [Module reference](Module reference)
• FAQ
• Mailing list

Wrap documentation

• [Wrap dependency system manual](Wrap dependency system manual)
• [Using the Wrap database](Using the WrapDB)
• [Using wraptool](Using wraptool)
• [Adding new projects to wrapdb](Adding new projects to wrapdb)
• [Wrap best practices and tips](Wrap best practices and tips)

Additional documentation

• Porting from autotools
• [Original design rationale](Design rationale)
• Design rationale for the Wrap dependency system
• Comparison to other build system
• [Using multiple build directories](Using multiple build directories)
• Screencast of basic features
• Lightning talk presentation from FOSDEM14
• Making build systems not suck, a full length presentation from LCA 2015
• Talk on Meson's multiplatform dependency system at LCA 2016
• [Performance comparison](Performance comparison)
• [Trial conversions](Trial conversions) for existing projects
• [In the press](In the press)
• [Contact information](Contact information)