docs/yaml/functions/library.yaml

name: library
returns: lib
description: |
  Builds a library that is either static, shared or both depending on
  the value of `default_library`
  user [option](https://mesonbuild.com/Builtin-options.html).
  You should use this instead of [[shared_library]],
  [[static_library]] or
  [[both_libraries]] most of the time. This allows you
  to toggle your entire project (including subprojects) from shared to
  static with only one option. This option applies to libraries being
  built internal to the entire project. For external dependencies, the
  default library type preferred is shared. This can be adapted on a per
  library basis using the [[dependency]] `static` keyword.

  The keyword arguments for this are the same as for
  [[build_target]]

warnings:
  - using <lang>_shared_args and/or <lang>_static_args may lead to much higher
    compilation times with both_library, as object files cannot be shared between
    the static and shared targets. It is guaranteed to not duplicate the build if
    these arguments are empty arrays

posargs_inherit: _build_target_base
varargs_inherit: _build_target_base
kwargs_inherit:
  - shared_library
  - static_library

kwargs:
  rust_abi:
    type: str
    since: 1.3.0
    description: |
      Set the specific ABI to compile (when compiling rust).
      - 'rust' (default): Create a "rlib" or "dylib" crate depending on the library
        type being build.
      - 'c': Create a "cdylib" or "staticlib" crate depending on the library
        type being build.

  <lang>_static_args:
    type: list[str]
    since: 1.3.0
    description:
      Arguments that are only passed to a static library

  vala_static_args:
    type: list[str | file]
    since: 1.3.0
    description:
      Arguments that are only passed to a static library

      Like `vala_args`, [[files]] is allowed in addition to string

  <lang>_shared_args:
    type: list[str]
    since: 1.3.0
    description:
      Arguments that are only passed to a shared library

  vala_shared_args:
    type: list[str | file]
    since: 1.3.0
    description:
      Arguments that are only passed to a shared library

      Like `vala_args`, [[files]] is allowed in addition to string