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[doc] add a note for packagers

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Ebrahim Byagowi 2020-07-06 17:04:54 +04:30
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@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ and on ArchLinux and Manjaro:
then use meson to build the project like `meson build && meson test -Cbuild`. then use meson to build the project like `meson build && meson test -Cbuild`.
On macOS, `brew install pkg-config ragel gtk-doc freetype glib cairo meson` then use meson like above. On macOS, `brew install pkg-config ragel gtk-doc freetype glib cairo meson` then use
meson like above.
On Windows, meson builds the project like above if a working MSVC's cl.exe (`vcvarsall.bat`) On Windows, meson builds the project like above if a working MSVC's cl.exe (`vcvarsall.bat`)
or gcc/clang is already on your path, it fetches and compiles most of the dependencies also. or gcc/clang is already on your path, it fetches and compiles most of the dependencies also.
Linux packagers are advised to at least use `--buildtype=release -Dauto_features=enabled --wrap-mode=nodownload`
and install any other needed packages (most distributions build harfbuzz with
graphite support which needed to enabled separately, `-Dgraphite=enabled`),
and follow other best practices of packaging a meson project.