Dependency checks should automatically offer to install the necessary -dev packages
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Description
Similar to what some distros have for missing commands:
```console
$ jython
bash: jython: command not found...
Install package 'jython' to provide command 'jython'? [N/y]
```
This will really improve the 'build a project for the first time' experience, which is pretty shit for all build systems in the world right now, as detailed in https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/985#issuecomment-267258425.
Must also include an option for disabling this when building in CI, for instance.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Begin by locating Meson's dependency checks and the build configuration path used in CI; done means missing -dev packages can be offered during a first build while CI can disable the prompt.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100