Re: Build system considerations

[Hugh McMaster]

On Mon, 18 May 2020 at 23:59, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > - 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`...

Is there any opportunity to avoid modifying ftoption.h directly to
enable, say, subpixel rendering with a new build system? Carrying
permanent patches for downstream packaging is annoying.

Personally, I'd like to be able to enable various options via
configure flags or a configurable file (JSON, anyone?) that's not a C
header. Python could do nicely here.

Other than that, the removal of RPATHs should be revisited. That's a
topic for another thread.