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Expand Up @@ -77,6 +77,32 @@ $ meson compile -C .build
# meson install -C .build
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#### Installation paths

By default, meson installs everything under `/usr/local` (executables in
`/usr/local/bin`, libraries in `/usr/local/lib`, configuration in
`/usr/local/etc`, etc.). This is controlled by two meson built-in options
whose defaults are set in `meson.build`:

| Option | Default |
|--------|---------|
| `--prefix` | `/usr/local` |
| `--sysconfdir` | `etc` (relative to prefix → `/usr/local/etc`) |

To install into the standard system locations that a Linux distribution would
use (`/usr/bin`, `/usr/lib`, `/etc`, …), pass these options at configure time:

```shell
$ meson setup .build --prefix /usr --sysconfdir /etc
```

Optionally add `--buildtype release` to disable debug symbols and enable
optimizations for a production install:

```shell
$ meson setup .build --prefix /usr --sysconfdir /etc --buildtype release
```

### Build with build.sh wrapper

The `scripts/build.sh` is used for the CI build but can also be used for
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