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Replace "meson" with "muon"

Description:

The current Arch packaging wrapper for meson should be updated to use muon instead. Muon is a lightweight and feature-rich alternative to meson, written in C99, with minimal dependencies. It is highly compatible with meson, but offers improved speed and portability.

By switching to muon, we can ensure a faster and more consistent build process with minimal overhead, while retaining compatibility with existing meson build scripts.

Additional info:

  • Muon is a drop-in replacement for meson, compatible with meson’s build system for C-like languages.
  • It comes with features such as static analysis, a code formatter, a debugger, and a cross-platform ninja implementation.

Package version(s):

  • [Insert relevant package version(s) here]

Config and/or log files:

  • [Provide any relevant configuration or log files if applicable]

Link to upstream bug report, if any:

  • [Link to upstream issue if one exists, or leave blank]

Steps to reproduce:

Modify the existing wrapper to use muon instead of meson.

Example modified wrapper using muon:

#!/bin/bash -ex
# Highly opinionated wrapper for Arch Linux packaging

exec meson setup \
  --prefix        /usr \
  --libexecdir    lib \
  --sbindir       bin \
  --buildtype     plain \
  --auto-features enabled \
  --wrap-mode     nodownload \
  -D              b_pie=true \
  -D              python.bytecompile=1 \
  "$@"

Explanation:

Muon replaces meson and is now used as the build system.

This change will streamline the build process with muon, offering a faster, more portable alternative to meson while maintaining the same functionality.

Status:

Muon is close to feature-complete and fully supports meson’s functionality for C, C++, and other C-like languages. The switch to muon should be seamless for most users, with no significant changes to the overall build process.

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