[Bug 789316] meson recipe won't build

[GStreamer (GNOME Bugzilla)]

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=789316

Nirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek.chauhan at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #9 from Nirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek.chauhan at gmail.com> ---
Review of attachment 362051:
 --> (https://bugzilla.gnome.org/review?bug=789316&attachment=362051)

::: cerbero/bootstrap/linux.py
@@ +52,3 @@
+
+        if meson_needed:
+            shell.call('pip3 install meson')

pip3 should only be used on older distros and on Windows/macOS.

I think this should also be `pip3 install --user` on Linux because people will
not appreciate Cerbero installing anything outside of $HOME.

@@ +71,3 @@
                 'libxtst-dev', 'libxrandr-dev', 'libglu1-mesa-dev',
+                'libegl1-mesa-dev', 'git', 'subversion', 'xutils-dev',
+                'python3-pip']

I think we should use the distro-provided meson for recent distros (such as
debian testing and unstable, fedora 25/26, ubuntu artful, etc).

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