Meson build system
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Meson build system is a modern, high-level build system focused on speed, simplicity, and user-friendliness, commonly used for compiling and configuring software projects across multiple platforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meson build system canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2792403 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meson build system Context triple: [GNU Make, influenced, Meson build system]
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A.
GNU Make
GNU Make is a widely used build automation tool that controls the compilation and linking of programs by interpreting makefiles to manage dependencies and execute commands efficiently.
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B.
CMake
CMake is an open-source, cross-platform build system generator that manages the build process for software projects using compiler- and platform-independent configuration files.
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C.
GNU Automake
GNU Automake is a build system tool that automatically generates portable Makefiles for software packages, following GNU coding and packaging standards.
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D.
Mono project
The Mono project is an open-source implementation of Microsoft's .NET framework designed to enable cross-platform development, particularly for Linux and other non-Windows systems.
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E.
F Reactor
F Reactor was one of the early plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington, built during the Manhattan Project to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meson build system Target entity description: Meson build system is a modern, high-level build system focused on speed, simplicity, and user-friendliness, commonly used for compiling and configuring software projects across multiple platforms.
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A.
GNU Make
GNU Make is a widely used build automation tool that controls the compilation and linking of programs by interpreting makefiles to manage dependencies and execute commands efficiently.
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B.
CMake
CMake is an open-source, cross-platform build system generator that manages the build process for software projects using compiler- and platform-independent configuration files.
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C.
GNU Automake
GNU Automake is a build system tool that automatically generates portable Makefiles for software packages, following GNU coding and packaging standards.
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D.
Mono project
The Mono project is an open-source implementation of Microsoft's .NET framework designed to enable cross-platform development, particularly for Linux and other non-Windows systems.
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E.
F Reactor
F Reactor was one of the early plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington, built during the Manhattan Project to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
build system
ⓘ
free and open-source software ⓘ |
| competesWith |
Autotools
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU Autotools
CMake ⓘ SCons ⓘ |
| configurationFileExtension | .meson ⓘ |
| configurationFileName | meson.build ⓘ |
| configurationLanguage | domain-specific language ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jussi Pakkanen ⓘ |
| defaultBackend | Ninja ⓘ |
| designGoal |
minimal configuration time
ⓘ
readable build definitions ⓘ |
| feature |
automatic dependency detection
ⓘ
built-in benchmark runner ⓘ built-in test runner ⓘ compiler feature detection ⓘ configuration options system ⓘ cross-file configuration for cross-compiling ⓘ fast incremental builds ⓘ platform-agnostic configuration files ⓘ support for subprojects ⓘ |
| initialReleaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| license | Apache License 2.0 ⓘ |
| name | Meson ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
high performance
ⓘ
simplicity ⓘ user-friendliness ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Python ⓘ |
| repository | https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson ⓘ |
| supports |
C
ⓘ
C# ⓘ C++ ⓘ CMake subprojects ⓘ D ⓘ Fortran ⓘ Java ⓘ Linux ⓘ Objective-C ⓘ Python extensions ⓘ Rust ⓘ Swift ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ Vala ⓘ Windows ⓘ benchmark integration ⓘ code coverage ⓘ cross-compilation ⓘ cross-platform builds ⓘ link-time optimization ⓘ macOS ⓘ out-of-source builds ⓘ pkg-config ⓘ test integration ⓘ unity builds ⓘ wrap-based dependency management ⓘ |
| uses | Ninja build system ⓘ |
| website | https://mesonbuild.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meson build system Description of subject: Meson build system is a modern, high-level build system focused on speed, simplicity, and user-friendliness, commonly used for compiling and configuring software projects across multiple platforms.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.