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+chardev_ss = ss.source_set()
+chardev_ss.add(files(
+  'char-fe.c',
+  'char-file.c',
+  'char-io.c',
+  'char-mux.c',
+  'char-null.c',
+  'char-pipe.c',
+  'char-ringbuf.c',
+  'char-serial.c',
+  'char-socket.c',
+  'char-stdio.c',
+  'char-udp.c',
+  'char.c',
+))
+chardev_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_POSIX', if_true: files(
+  'char-fd.c',
+  'char-parallel.c',
+  'char-pty.c',
+))
+chardev_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_WIN32', if_true: files(
+  'char-console.c',
+  'char-win-stdio.c',
+  'char-win.c',
+))
+
+chardev_ss = chardev_ss.apply(config_host, strict: false)
+libchardev = static_library('chardev', chardev_ss.sources() + genh,
+                            name_suffix: 'fa',
+                            build_by_default: false)
+
+chardev = declare_dependency(link_whole: libchardev)