Hi Werner, On Tue, 11 Jul 2023 at 02:10, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > >> If ftinspect and, potentially, other software is not going to be > >> built via autotools, is there a case to move to another build > >> system? > > Well, yes. Meson will eventually become the main tool for building > FreeType, I think (or rather, it definitely won't become CMake as the > default). This is good to know. I’ll start experimenting with meson to build the Debian packages before making the switch. However, cleaning up the build system was/is a GSoC > project, so nobody else touched it in earnest. In particular, I am > not a specialist for Meson; additionally, Meson itself is still quite > a moving target. > What functionality are you looking for? From my limited experience of meson, it’s a bit clunky to get working, but once I’ve got the correct commands everything seems to build correctly. Hugh
