Simple meson build

README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,29 @@ Akira is a native Linux Design application built in Rust. Akira focuses on offer
 
 ## 🛠 Compile
 
-You can install Akira by compiling it from the source
+You can install Akira by compiling it from the source directly via `cargo` or with the `meson` build system.
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/akiraux/Akira
+cd Akira
+```
+
+### Build with meson for release development
+
+```
+meson setup build
+cd build
+ninja
+ninja install
+src/akira
+```
+
+### Build with cargo for quick local development
+
+```
+cargo build
+cargo run
+```
 
 ### Install Dependencies
 

meson.build

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+project('com.github.akiraux.akira', 'rust',
+    version: '0.1.0',
+    meson_version: '>= 0.59.0',
+    default_options: [ 'warning_level=2', 'werror=false', ],
+)
+
+exec_name = 'akira'
+
+i18n = import('i18n')
+gnome = import('gnome')
+
+pkgdatadir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'), meson.project_name())
+
+conf = configuration_data()
+conf.set_quoted('APP_ID', meson.project_name())
+conf.set('APP_ID_UNQUOTED', meson.project_name())
+conf.set_quoted('SLASHED_APP_ID', '/' + meson.project_name().replace('.', '/') + '/')
+conf.set('EXEC_NAME', exec_name)
+conf.set_quoted('GETTEXT_PACKAGE', meson.project_name())
+conf.set_quoted('LOCALEDIR', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('localedir')))
+conf.set_quoted('PKGDATADIR', pkgdatadir)
+
+subdir('src')
+
+gnome.post_install(
+    glib_compile_schemas: true,
+    gtk_update_icon_cache: true,
+    update_desktop_database: true,
+)

meson_options.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+option('offline', type : 'boolean', value : false)

src/config.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pub static APP_ID: &str = "com.github.akiraux.akira";
+pub static SLASHED_APP_ID: &str = "/com/github/akiraux/akira/";
+pub static GETTEXT_PACKAGE: &str = "com.github.akiraux.akira";
+pub static LOCALEDIR: &str = "/usr/local/share/locale";
+pub static PKGDATADIR: &str = "/usr/local/share/com.github.akiraux.akira";

src/config.rs.in

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pub static APP_ID: &str = @APP_ID@;
+pub static SLASHED_APP_ID: &str = @SLASHED_APP_ID@;
+pub static GETTEXT_PACKAGE: &str = @GETTEXT_PACKAGE@;
+pub static LOCALEDIR: &str = @LOCALEDIR@;
+pub static PKGDATADIR: &str = @PKGDATADIR@;

src/main.rs

@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * Akira. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/ licenses/>.
  */
+mod config;
+mod window;
+
+use config::APP_ID;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 use gtk::{glib, Application};
 
-mod window;
-
 use self::window::AppWindow;
 
-const APP_ID: &str = "com.github.akiraux.akira";
-
 fn main() -> glib::ExitCode {
     // Create a new application
     let app = Application::builder().application_id(APP_ID).build();

src/meson.build

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+gnome = import('gnome')
+
+configure_file(
+    input: 'config.rs.in',
+    output: 'config.rs',
+    configuration: conf
+)
+
+
+# Copy the config.rs output to the source directory.
+run_command(
+  'cp',
+  join_paths(meson.project_build_root(), 'src', 'config.rs'),
+  join_paths(meson.project_source_root(), 'src', 'config.rs'),
+  check: true
+)
+
+cargo_bin  = find_program('cargo')
+cargo_opt  = [ '--manifest-path', meson.project_source_root() / 'Cargo.toml' ]
+cargo_opt += [ '--target-dir', meson.project_build_root()  / 'src' ]
+if get_option('offline')
+  cargo_opt += [ '--offline' ]
+  cargo_env  = [ 'CARGO_HOME=' + meson.project_source_root()  / 'cargo' ]
+else
+  cargo_env  = [ 'CARGO_HOME=' + meson.project_build_root()  / 'cargo-home' ]
+endif
+
+if get_option('buildtype') == 'release'
+  cargo_opt += [ '--release' ]
+  rust_target = 'release'
+else
+  rust_target = 'debug'
+endif
+
+cargo_build = custom_target(
+    'cargo-build',
+    build_by_default: true,
+    build_always_stale: true,
+    output: exec_name,
+    console: true,
+    install: true,
+    install_dir: get_option('bindir'),
+    command: [
+        'env', cargo_env,
+        cargo_bin, 'build',
+        cargo_opt, '&&', 'cp', 'src' / rust_target / exec_name, '@OUTPUT@',
+    ]
+)