It's useful when the existing build directory became invalid,
for instance after a meson update, and exposing it directly
from the wrapper script is more convenient than removing the
directory or entering the toolbox manually to invoke meson.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/3113>
Unlike the other scripts, meson-build currently doesn't set
the `-e` option. The script is mainly a wrapper around a single
toolbox call, but it means that any errors during option parsing
print a warning, but are otherwise ignored.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/3113>
We don't require any build steps other than the standard meson
commands, but entering a toolbox and running 2-3 meson commands
still adds some friction.
Add a small convencience script that
- finds the toplevel source directory (similar to `jhbuild make`)
- enters the speficied toolbox (or the configured default)
- automatically picks a build directory based on the toolbox name
- builds and installs the project to /usr (inside the toolbox)
It also allows specifying meson -D options to change the build
configuration, and to optionally run `meson dist`.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2935>
