mesonbuild / mesonbuild/meson

Get build target compiler flags

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Description

For bug reporting purpose, it is use full to have the built program print out the compiler flags used to build it. However right now there is no way to get the compiler flags from a build target object in meson.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the build target object and the existing compiler-flag handling in Meson. Determine how a target could expose the flags used to build it, and consider the issue complete when a build target provides them for bug-reporting output.

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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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