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Executable binaries for meson installed for python3.12

From py3.12-meson-bin 1.12.1-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running meson --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: meson [-h]
             {setup,configure,dist,install,introspect,init,test,wrap,subprojects,rewrite,compile,devenv,env2mfile,reprotest,format,fmt,help}
             ...

options:
  -h, --help                                      show this help message and exit

Commands:
  If no command is specified it defaults to setup command.

  {setup,configure,dist,install,introspect,init,test,wrap,subprojects,rewrite,compile,devenv,env2mfile,reprotest,format,fmt,help}
    setup                                         Configure the project
    configure                                     Change project options
    dist                                          Generate release archive
    install                                       Install the project
    introspect                                    Introspect project
    init                                          Create a new project
    test                                          Run tests
    wrap                                          Wrap tools
    subprojects                                   Manage subprojects
    rewrite                                       Modify the project definition
    compile                                       Build the project
    devenv                                        Run commands in developer environment
    env2mfile                                     Convert current environment to a cross or native
                                                  file
    reprotest                                     Test if project builds reproducibly
    format (fmt)                                  Format meson source file
    help                                          Print help of a subcommand
Options (1)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpshow this help message and exithelp
Exit status (4) from the manual page
0Successful.
1Usage error, or an error parsing or executing meson.build.
2Internal error.
125meson test could not rebuild the required targets.

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