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+PREFIX ?= /usr/local
+BUILD_DIR ?= build
+MESON ?= meson
+NINJA ?= ninja
+MESON_SETUP_ARGS ?=
+MESON_COMPILE_ARGS ?=
+MESON_INSTALL_ARGS ?=
+
+.PHONY: all configure build reconfigure install clean distclean
+
+all: build
+
+configure:
+	$(MESON) setup $(BUILD_DIR) --prefix=$(PREFIX) $(MESON_SETUP_ARGS)
+
+build: configure
+	$(MESON) compile -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(MESON_COMPILE_ARGS)
+
+reconfigure:
+	$(MESON) setup --reconfigure $(BUILD_DIR) --prefix=$(PREFIX) $(MESON_SETUP_ARGS)
+
+install: build
+	$(MESON) install -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(MESON_INSTALL_ARGS)
+
+clean:
+	$(MESON) compile -C $(BUILD_DIR) --clean
+
+distclean:
+	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
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