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Add Haiku support

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#7,073 opened on May 3, 2020

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Description

Haiku is desktop oriented operating system compatible with BeOS (https://www.haiku-os.org/).

Meson is already working on Haiku, but some Haiku-specific features are missing:

  1. Resources. Haiku have resource support for executables like Windows. Resourse is compiled by rc -o <OUTPUT>.rsrc <INPUT>.rdef and inserted into executable by xres -o <OUTPUT> <INPUT>.rsrc. xres command modifies executable by adding resources.

  2. Localization catalogs. Haiku have collectcatkeys utility to generate localization catalog ('en.catkeys') from source code and linkcatkeys utility to compile *.catkeys file.

https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/tree/data/develop/makefile-engine can be used as reference.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
python
Domain
build system
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
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
Understanding of Meson build systemHaiku OS basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
15
Research direction
Examine how Meson handles Windows resources for reference. Investigate the Haiku build system reference at https://git.haiku os.org/haiku/tree/data/develop/makefile engine to understand expected tool invocations. Look for existing modules in Meson’s source tree that handle platform specific features.