mesonbuild/meson

meson.build configuration file syntax test

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#2,687 opened on Nov 25, 2017

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Description

It would be nice to provide a syntax-check functionality for meson files (like apachectl configtest).

This would allow on-the-fly syntax checks from within Emacs (via Flycheck) and other editors.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
build systemcli
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
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
PythonMeson internal API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
Implement a syntax check command for meson.build files. Start by examining the internal parsing logic in mesonbuild/ast/ or mesonbuild/interpreter.py. Create a new CLI command following the pattern of existing commands in mesonbuild/mesonmain.py. The command should read a meson.build file, parse it, and return any syntax errors. Ensure output is parseable for editor integration as mentioned in the issue.