macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mesonlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mesonMacPorts ports tree · devel/meson/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install meson with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper
Fast and user friendly build system. Version 1.11.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-21.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add abuild-mesonAlpine Linux edge package indexes · abuild-meson · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mesonDebian stable package indexes · meson · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mesonFedora Rawhide package metadata · meson · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mesonnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/me/meson/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mesonArch Linux sync databases · meson · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mesonopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · meson · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install mesonChocolatey community package catalog · meson · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/mesonScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/meson.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id mesonbuild.meson -eWindows Package Manager source index · mesonbuild.meson · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Fast and user friendly build system
Project links
Commands and aliases
- meson
history
Project history and usage
Meson is a cross-platform build system created by Jussi Pakkanen after frustration with existing build tools. Pakkanen publicly introduced it to the Ninja build mailing list in February 2013 as a research experiment for a fast, high-level build system, with Ninja chosen as the natural backend because speed was a hard requirement. The project later moved from that experimental posture into a mainstream build tool with an Apache-licensed Python implementation and a deliberately small, declarative build language.
Project history
Meson's technical identity is speed plus low-friction build definitions. Its own documentation frames the project around reducing both time spent waiting for builds and time spent writing or debugging build files. It supports many compilers and languages, integrates tests and install rules, and includes a subproject and wrap system so dependencies can be fetched or embedded in a controlled way. Version 1.0.0 landed after roughly ten years of development, with Pakkanen noting that the original 1.0 bar was tied to satisfying GStreamer's needs.
Adoption history
Adoption came through the C, C++, desktop, and systems-software ecosystems where Autotools and hand-written build glue had long been painful. The Meson project lists users including X.Org, GNOME, Enlightenment, elementary OS, Budgie, and many other projects; its broader ecosystem role is as a modern alternative to Autotools and, in some cases, CMake, especially for projects that want native Ninja speed with less build-language ceremony.
How it is used
As a package, Meson is distributed almost everywhere a developer might bootstrap a build environment: Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, macOS package systems, Windows package managers, Nix, and others. Package managers carry it because it is often part of the build toolchain for other source packages, not merely an end-user CLI.
Sources
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/meson
- https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson
- https://groups.google.com/g/ninja-build/c/9zu5E9Sc56w
- https://mesonbuild.com/
- https://mesonbuild.com/Users.html
- https://mesonbuild.com/Wrap-dependency-system-manual.html
- https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2022/12/after-exactly-10-years-meson-100-is-out.html
security posture
Risk level: yellow
build system capable of executing project logic.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · high confidence · runtime
Why
- build system capable of executing project logic
Signals
- override:meson
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
meson | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.11.1
manager updated2026-04-21
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/mesonbuild/mesonnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:meson |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.11.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/meson |
| Homepage | https://mesonbuild.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson |
| Upstream docs | https://mesonbuild.com/ |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/1.11.1/meson-1.11.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-04-21T03:51:42Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | ninja, python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | meson |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
meson 1.7.0-1
high-productivity build system
sudo apt install meson- Section: devel
- Architecture: all
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
Nix95%
meson
nix profile install nixpkgs#meson- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
Ubuntu apt95%
meson 1.3.2-1ubuntu1
high-productivity build system
sudo apt install meson- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
apk95%
abuild-meson 1.11.1-r0
Fast and user friendly build system (abuild wrapper)
sudo apk add abuild-meson- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: meson
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
apk95%
meson 1.11.1-r0
Fast and user friendly build system
sudo apk add meson- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: meson
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
apk95%
meson-bash-completion 1.11.1-r0
Bash completions for meson
sudo apk add meson-bash-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: meson
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
apk95%
meson-doc 1.11.1-r0
Fast and user friendly build system (documentation)
sudo apk add meson-doc- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: meson
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
apk95%
meson-polkit 1.11.1-r0
Fast and user friendly build system (polkit config)
sudo apk add meson-polkit- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: meson
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
apk95%
meson-pyc 1.11.1-r0
Precompiled Python bytecode for meson
sudo apk add meson-pyc- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: meson
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
apk95%
meson-vim 1.11.1-r0
Fast and user friendly build system (vim support)
sudo apk add meson-vim- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: meson
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
apk95%
meson-zsh-completion 1.11.1-r0
Zsh completions for meson
sudo apk add meson-zsh-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: meson
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
dnf95%
meson 1.11.1-6.fc45
High productivity build system
sudo dnf install meson- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: meson
- 3 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
pacman95%
meson 1.11.1-3
High productivity build system
sudo pacman -S meson- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: any
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
zypper95%
meson 1.11.1-2.1
Python-based build system
sudo zypper install meson- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Development/Tools/Building
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: meson
- 4 dependencies
- 5 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
zypper95%
meson-vim 1.11.1-2.1
Vim syntax highlighting support for meson.build files
sudo zypper install meson-vim- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Productivity/Text/Editors
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: meson
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
MacPorts95%
meson
sudo port install meson- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Meson
source trail
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- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment