mesonbuild / mesonbuild/meson

Allow setting name_prefix project-wide

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Description

Instead of setting it for each individual library in a project, which will end up being very verbose for projects like gstreamer plugins, it would be nice to be able to set it as a project option, maybe prefixed with "library_".

Individual libraries could override the project-wide setting by passing "name_prefix" as currently possible.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the existing library-level name_prefix handling and the project option definitions, then trace how library options inherit or override project settings. Done means a project-wide prefix is supported while an individual library can still override it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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