Re: Build system considerations

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> > In the end, and this is personal opinion, I find Meson cleaner than
>> > CMake,

I don't have to have a look at Meson to believe this immediately :-)

>> I'd vote for removing CMake support. Its inofficial status means that
>> people shouldn't rely on it anyway, even if there inevitably are
>> people that do.
>>
> I think providing a CMakeLists.txt that can be used directly to compile
> FreeType as a sub-project in a CMake-based project is still a very useful
> thing.

Yes.

> As well as a FindFreeType.cmake or FreeTypeConfig.cmake module to be
> installed to make the system library available.

Yes, too.

> - Meson as the primary build system for FreeType developers, which
>   includes the ability to run tests, sanitizers, coverage analysis,
>   etc.

It seems that Meson can create cmake package files, and probably build
scripts, too.  Wouldn't that be the best solution?  I can also imagine
that Meson builds `configure.ac`...


    Werner