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Declaring Required Project Options for Enabled Dependencies

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Description

I am thinking of the best way to distribute the Apache Arrow ADBC project via the WrapDB. At a high level, the ADBC project is structured like:

```
project('arrow-adbc', ...)

if get_option('sqlite')
adbc_sqlite_lib = library(...)
endif

if get_option('postgresql')
adbc_postgresql_lib = library(...)
endif

...
```

So when compiling the project, you would opt in to whatever database client(s) you need.

Thinking about how to distribute this as a wrapdb entry, it would be great to just allow users to take advantage of something like:

```
[provide]
adbc_sqlite = adbc_sqlite_dep
adbc_postgresql = adbc_postgresql_dep
...
```

But to do so, I am under the impression users would have to set those project options each time the dependency is included, i.e.:

```python
adbc_sqlite_dep = dependency('adbc_sqlite', default_options: ['sqlite=enabled'])
adbc_postgresql_dep = dependency('adbc_postgresql', default_options: ['postgresql=enabled]')
...
```

Alternately, perhaps there is a way to extend the Wrap entry which manages that information internally? Please excuse any ignorance on my behalf, but a simplistic solution may look like:

```python
[default_options]
adbc_sqlite = ['sqlite=enabled']
adbc_postgresql = ['postgresql=enabled']
```

From there, Meson may be able to determine what options are being used in the downstream project and set the appropriate compilation flags for the end user

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by examining how WrapDB entries represent dependencies and options; this issue needs a decision on whether dependency-specific project options can be declared before implementation can be considered done.

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Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
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Over a week
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Stale
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Needs clarification
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