mesonbuild/meson

Qt5 preprocessed files missing in mesonintrospect --target-files

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#1686 opened on Apr 25, 2017

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Description

I love how Meson straightly considers IDEs and provides mesonintrospect!

Still, shouldn't "mesonintrospect --target-files" also list preprocessed files? I definitely want resource files, forms and headers to show up in my IDE.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
build systemtooling
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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stale
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clear
Prerequisites
Meson build system basicsPython
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Investigate the mesonintrospect target files implementation in Meson's source code. The issue requests that preprocessed files such as Qt5 resource files, forms, and headers be included in the output. Start by examining the introspection code in 'mesonbuild/mesonbuild/' directory, specifically files related to introspection like 'interpreter.py' or 'mesonlib.py'. Look for where target files are collected and ensure preprocessed files are added. Review any existing tests for introspection and update them accordingly. There is no linked PR, so this is open for a first contribution.