These are return values of the get_id (Compiler family) and get_argument_syntax (Argument syntax) method in a compiler object.
| Value | Compiler family | Argument syntax |
|---|---|---|
| arm | ARM compiler | |
| armclang | ARMCLANG compiler | |
| ccrx | Renesas RX Family C/C++ compiler | |
| clang | The Clang compiler | gcc |
| clang-cl | The Clang compiler (MSVC compatible driver) | msvc |
| dmd | D lang reference compiler | |
| g95 | The G95 Fortran compiler | |
| gcc | The GNU Compiler Collection | gcc |
| intel | Intel compiler | msvc on windows, otherwise gcc |
| lcc | Elbrus C/C++/Fortran Compiler | |
| llvm | LLVM-based compiler (Swift, D) | |
| mono | Xamarin C# compiler | |
| msvc | Microsoft Visual Studio | msvc |
| nagfor | The NAG Fortran compiler | |
| open64 | The Open64 Fortran Compiler | |
| pathscale | The Pathscale Fortran compiler | |
| pgi | The Portland Fortran compiler | |
| rustc | Rust compiler | |
| sun | Sun Fortran compiler | |
| valac | Vala compiler |
| Value | Comment |
|---|---|
| MESONINTROSPECT | Command to run to run the introspection command, may be of the form python /path/to/meson introspect, user is responsible for splitting the path if necessary. |
| MESON_BUILD_ROOT | Absolute path to the build dir |
| MESON_DIST_ROOT | Points to the root of the staging directory, only set when running dist scripts |
| MESON_SOURCE_ROOT | Absolute path to the source dir |
| MESON_SUBDIR | Current subdirectory, only set for run_command |
These are returned by the cpu_family method of build_machine, host_machine and target_machine. For cross compilation they are set in the cross file.
| Value | Comment |
|---|---|
| aarch64 | 64 bit ARM processor |
| arc | 32 bit ARC processor |
| arm | 32 bit ARM processor |
| e2k | MCST Elbrus processor |
| ia64 | Itanium processor |
| mips | 32 bit MIPS processor |
| mips64 | 64 bit MIPS processor |
| parisc | HP PA-RISC processor |
| ppc | 32 bit PPC processors |
| ppc64 | 64 bit PPC processors |
| riscv32 | 32 bit RISC-V Open ISA |
| riscv64 | 64 bit RISC-V Open ISA |
| rl78 | Renesas RL78 |
| rx | Renesas RX 32 bit MCU |
| s390x | IBM zSystem s390x |
| sparc | 32 bit SPARC |
| sparc64 | SPARC v9 processor |
| x86 | 32 bit x86 processor |
| x86_64 | 64 bit x86 processor |
Any cpu family not listed in the above list is not guaranteed to remain stable in future releases.
Those porting from autotools should note that meson does not add endianness to the name of the cpu_family. For example, autotools will call little endian PPC64 “ppc64le”, meson will not, you must also check the .endian() value of the machine for this information.
These are provided by the .system() method call.
| Value | Comment |
|---|---|
| cygwin | The Cygwin environment for Windows |
| darwin | Either OSX or iOS |
| dragonfly | DragonFly BSD |
| freebsd | FreeBSD and its derivatives |
| gnu | GNU Hurd |
| haiku | |
| linux | |
| netbsd | |
| windows | Any version of Windows |
Any string not listed above is not guaranteed to remain stable in future releases.
These are the parameter names for passing language specific arguments to your build target.
| Language | Parameter name |
|---|---|
| C | c_args |
| C++ | cpp_args |
| C# | cs_args |
| D | d_args |
| Fortran | fortran_args |
| Java | java_args |
| Objective C | objc_args |
| Objective C++ | objcpp_args |
| Rust | rust_args |
| Vala | vala_args |
These environment variables will be used to modify the compiler and linker flags.
| Name | Comment |
|---|---|
| CFLAGS | Flags for the C compiler |
| CXXFLAGS | Flags for the C++ compiler |
| OBJCFLAGS | Flags for the Objective C compiler |
| FFLAGS | Flags for the Fortran compiler |
| DFLAGS | Flags for the D compiler |
| VALAFLAGS | Flags for the Vala compiler |
| RUSTFLAGS | Flags for the Rust compiler |
| LDFLAGS | The linker flags, used for all languages |
These are the parameters names that are supported using compiler.has_function_attribute() or compiler.get_supported_function_attributes()
__attribute__These values are supported using the GCC style __attribute__ annotations, which are supported by GCC, Clang, and other compilers.
| Name |
|---|
| alias |
| aligned |
| alloc_size |
| always_inline |
| artificial |
| cold |
| const |
| constructor |
| constructor_priority |
| deprecated |
| destructor |
| error |
| externally_visible |
| fallthrough |
| flatten |
| format |
| format_arg |
| gnu_inline |
| hot |
| ifunc |
| malloc |
| noclone |
| noinline |
| nonnull |
| noreturn |
| nothrow |
| optimize |
| packed |
| pure |
| returns_nonnull |
| unused |
| used |
| visibility |
| warning |
| warn_unused_result |
| weak |
| weakreaf |
These values are supported using the MSVC style __declspec annotation, which are supported by MSVC, GCC, Clang, and other compilers.
| Name |
|---|
| dllexport |
| dllimport |