Refactor meson build system (#1280)

- Bump meson version to 1.3
- Bump default cpp_std (required by Catch2 3.x, still possible for c++11
fallback)
- Move option `single-file-header` and `precompiled` to `mode`
- Make pkgconfig optional
- Refactor tests, fix a bizzare situation where filename contains quote
  or escape characters

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  
+
 env:
   CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE: "1"
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
           pipx install ninja
 
       - name: Configure
-        run: meson setup build-meson . -Dtests=true
+        run: meson setup build-meson . -Dtests=enabled
 
       - name: Build
         run: meson compile -C build-meson
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: ctest --output-on-failure -L Packaging
         working-directory: build
-  
+
   install-precompiled-macos:
     name: install tests precompiled macos
     runs-on: macos-15
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: ctest --output-on-failure -L Packaging
         working-directory: build
-   
+
   install-precompiled-macos-no-validators:
     name: install tests precompiled macos no validators
     runs-on: macos-15
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: ctest --output-on-failure -L Packaging
         working-directory: build
-        
+
   install-module:
     name: install module tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cmake-version: "4.1"
         if: success() || failure()
-      
+
       - name: Check CMake 4.2
         uses: ./.github/actions/quick_cmake
         with:

MODULE.bazel

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 module(name = "cli11")
 
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.16")
 bazel_dep(name = "catch2", version = "3.5.4", dev_dependency = True)

meson.build

@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 project('CLI11', ['cpp'],
   version         : run_command(find_program('scripts/ExtractVersion.py'), check: true).stdout().strip(),
   license         : 'BSD-3-clause',
-  meson_version   : '>= 0.60',
+  meson_version   : '>= 1.3',
-  default_options : ['cpp_std=c++11', 'warning_level=3']
+  default_options : ['cpp_std=c++17,c++14,c++11', 'warning_level=3']
 )
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-use_single_header = get_option('single-file-header')
+buildmode = get_option('mode')
-use_precompiled =   get_option('precompiled')
-
-if use_precompiled and use_single_header
-  error('Options "single-file"header" and "precompiled" are mutually exclusive')
-endif
 
 cli11_headers = files(
   'include/CLI/App.hpp',
@@ -47,52 +42,79 @@ cli11_impl_headers = files(
   'include/CLI/impl/ExtraValidators_inl.hpp',
 )
 
-subdir('single-include')
+cli11_inc = include_directories('include')
 
-CLI11_inc = include_directories(['include'])
+if cxx.get_argument_syntax() == 'gcc'
-
+  warnings = ['-Wshadow', '-Wsign-conversion', '-Wswitch-enum']
-warnings = ['-Wshadow', '-Wsign-conversion', '-Wswitch-enum']
+  if cxx.get_id() == 'gcc' and cxx.version().version_compare('>=4.9')
-if cxx.get_id() == 'gcc' and cxx.version().version_compare('>=4.9')
+    warnings += '-Weffc++'
-  warnings += '-Weffc++'
+  endif
+  if cxx.get_id() == 'clang'
+    warnings += [
+      '-Wcast-align',
+      '-Wimplicit-atomic-properties',
+      '-Wmissing-declarations',
+      '-Woverlength-strings',
+      '-Wstrict-selector-match',
+      '-Wundeclared-selector',
+    ]
+  endif
+  add_project_arguments(cxx.get_supported_arguments(warnings), language: 'cpp')
 endif
-if cxx.get_id() == 'clang'
-  warnings += [
-    '-Wcast-align',
-    '-Wimplicit-atomic-properties',
-    '-Wmissing-declarations',
-    '-Woverlength-strings',
-    '-Wstrict-selector-match',
-    '-Wundeclared-selector',
-  ]
-endif
-add_project_arguments(cxx.get_supported_arguments(warnings), language: 'cpp')
 
-if use_precompiled
+if buildmode == 'amalgamated'
+  subdir('single-include')
+
+  cli11_dep = declare_dependency(
+    sources: single_header,
+    include_directories : include_directories(meson.current_build_dir() / 'single-include'),
+  )
+elif buildmode == 'headeronly'
+  install_headers(cli11_headers, subdir: 'CLI')
+
+  pkg = import('pkgconfig', required: false)
+  if pkg.found()
+    pkg.generate(
+      name         : 'CLI11',
+      description  : 'CLI11 is a command line parser for C++11 and beyond that provides a rich feature set with a simple and intuitive interface.',
+      url          : 'https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11',
+      install_dir  : get_option('datadir') / 'pkgconfig',
+    )
+  endif
+
+  cli11_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories : cli11_inc)
+elif buildmode == 'precompiled'
+  cli11_cflags = ['-DCLI11_COMPILE', '-DCLI11_ENABLE_EXTRA_VALIDATORS=1']
+
   libcli11 = library(
     'CLI11',
     'src/Precompile.cpp',
-    include_directories : CLI11_inc,
+    include_directories : cli11_inc,
-    cpp_args            : ['-DCLI11_COMPILE -DCLI11_ENABLE_EXTRA_VALIDATORS=1'],
+    cpp_args            : cli11_cflags,
     install             : true,
   )
 
-  pkg = import('pkgconfig')
+  pkg = import('pkgconfig', required: false)
-  pkg.generate(libcli11, extra_cflags: ['-DCLI11_COMPILE -DCLI11_ENABLE_EXTRA_VALIDATORS=1'])
+  if pkg.found()
+    pkg.generate(
+      libcli11,
+      description  : 'CLI11 is a command line parser for C++11 and beyond that provides a rich feature set with a simple and intuitive interface.',
+      extra_cflags : cli11_cflags,
+      url          : 'https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11',
+    )
+  endif
 
   install_headers(cli11_headers, subdir: 'CLI')
-else
+
-  libcli11 = []
+  cli11_dep = declare_dependency(
+    link_with           : libcli11,
+    include_directories : cli11_inc,
+  )
 endif
 
-CLI11_dep = declare_dependency(
+meson.override_dependency('CLI11', cli11_dep)
-  sources             : single_header,
-  link_with           : libcli11,
-  include_directories : CLI11_inc,
-  version             : meson.project_version(),
-)
 
-meson.override_dependency('CLI11', CLI11_dep)
+tests = get_option('tests')
-
+tests = tests.disable_auto_if(meson.is_subproject())
-if get_option('tests')
+catch2_dep = dependency('catch2', required: tests)
-  subdir('tests')
+subdir('tests', if_found: catch2_dep)
-endif

meson_options.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-option('tests', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Build CLI11 tests')
+option('tests', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Build CLI11 tests')
-option('single-file-header', type: 'boolean', value: false, description : 'Generate a single header file.')
+option('mode', type: 'combo', choices: ['amalgamated', 'headeronly', 'precompiled'], value: 'headeronly')
-option('precompiled', type: 'boolean', value: false, description : 'Generate a precompiled static library instead of a header-only')

single-include/meson.build

@@ -2,23 +2,11 @@
 # meson.build here when generating the single file header so that it is placed
 # in the correct location.
 
-pymod = import('python')
-prog_python = pymod.find_installation()
-
 single_main_file = files('CLI11.hpp.in')
-
+single_header = custom_target(
-if use_single_header
+  'CLI11.hpp',
-  single_header = custom_target(
+  input: [cli11_headers, cli11_impl_headers],
-    'CLI11.hpp',
+  output: 'CLI11.hpp',
-    input: [files('../scripts/MakeSingleHeader.py'), cli11_headers, cli11_impl_headers],
+  command : [find_program('../scripts/MakeSingleHeader.py'), '@INPUT@', '--main', single_main_file, '--output', '@OUTPUT@'],
-    output: 'CLI11.hpp',
+  depend_files: [single_main_file],
-    command : [prog_python, '@INPUT@', '--main', single_main_file, '--output', '@OUTPUT@'],
+)
-    depend_files: [single_main_file],
-  )
-else
-  # the `declare_dependency` needs to have the single_header source as a source
-  # dependency, to ensure that the generator runs before any attempts to include
-  # the header happen. Adding an empty list is an idiomatic way to ensure the
-  # variable exists but does nothing
-  single_header = []
-endif

tests/AppTest.cpp

@@ -5,19 +5,32 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
 #include "app_helper.hpp"
-#include <cmath>
 
 #include <array>
+#include <cmath>
 #include <complex>
 #include <cstdint>
-#include <cstdlib>
 #include <limits>
-#include <map>
 #include <string>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define PLATFORM_TEXT(x) _PLATFORM_TEXT(x)
+#define _PLATFORM_TEXT(x) L##x
+using tchar = wchar_t;
+#include <process.h>
+#else
+#define PLATFORM_TEXT(x) x
+using tchar = char;
+#include <csignal>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <spawn.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(TApp, "OneFlagShort", "[app]") {
     app.add_flag("-c,--count");
     args = {"-c"};
@@ -2979,38 +2992,107 @@ TEST_CASE("C20_compile", "simple") {
     CHECK_FALSE(flag->empty());
 }
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+static int spawn_subprocess_win32(const wchar_t *path, wchar_t *commandline) {
+    STARTUPINFOW si{};
+    si.cb = sizeof(si);
+    PROCESS_INFORMATION pi{};
+    REQUIRE(CreateProcessW(path, commandline, nullptr, nullptr, FALSE, 0, nullptr, nullptr, &si, &pi));
+    WaitForSingleObject(pi.hProcess, INFINITE);
+
+    DWORD exitcode;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-init-variables)
+    REQUIRE(GetExitCodeProcess(pi.hProcess, &exitcode));
+
+    return static_cast<int>(exitcode);
+}
+#else
+static int spawn_subprocess_posix(const char *path, char *const *argv) {
+    // NOLINTBEGIN(cppcoreguidelines-init-variables)
+    pid_t pid;
+    sigset_t old, reset;
+    struct sigaction sa, oldint, oldquit;
+    std::memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
+    sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+    int status = -1, ret;
+    posix_spawnattr_t attr;
+    // NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-init-variables)
+
+    pthread_testcancel();
+
+    sigaction(SIGINT, &sa, &oldint);
+    sigaction(SIGQUIT, &sa, &oldquit);
+    sigaddset(&sa.sa_mask, SIGCHLD);
+    sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &sa.sa_mask, &old);
+
+    sigemptyset(&reset);
+    if(oldint.sa_handler != SIG_IGN)
+        sigaddset(&reset, SIGINT);
+    if(oldquit.sa_handler != SIG_IGN)
+        sigaddset(&reset, SIGQUIT);
+    posix_spawnattr_init(&attr);
+    posix_spawnattr_setsigmask(&attr, &old);
+    posix_spawnattr_setsigdefault(&attr, &reset);
+    posix_spawnattr_setflags(&attr, POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF | POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK);
+    CHECK((ret = posix_spawn(&pid, path, nullptr, &attr, argv, nullptr)) == 0);
+
+    if(ret == 0)
+        while(waitpid(pid, &status, 0) < 0 && errno != EINTR) {
+        }
+
+    sigaction(SIGINT, &oldint, nullptr);
+    sigaction(SIGQUIT, &oldquit, nullptr);
+    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &old, nullptr);
+
+    return status;
+}
+#endif
+
+static int spawn_app_exe(const tchar *path) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    std::wstring args{L"app_exe 1234 false \"hello world\""};
+    return spawn_subprocess_win32(path, &args[0]);
+#else
+    std::string arg0{"app_exe"};
+    std::string arg1{"1234"};
+    std::string arg2{"false"};
+    std::string arg3{"hello world"};
+    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(modernize-avoid-c-arrays)
+    char *const args[] = {&arg0[0], &arg1[0], &arg2[0], &arg3[0], nullptr};
+    return spawn_subprocess_posix(path, args);
+#endif
+}
+
 // #845
 TEST_CASE("Ensure UTF-8", "[app]") {
-    const char *commandline = CLI11_ENSURE_UTF8_EXE " 1234 false \"hello world\"";
+    auto retval = spawn_app_exe(PLATFORM_TEXT(CLI11_ENSURE_UTF8_EXE));
-    int retval = std::system(commandline);
 
     if(retval == -1) {
-        FAIL("Executable '" << commandline << "' reported that argv pointer changed where it should not have been");
+        FAIL("Executable " CLI11_ENSURE_UTF8_EXE " reported that argv pointer changed where it should not have been");
     }
 
     if(retval > 0) {
-        FAIL("Executable '" << commandline << "' reported different argv at index " << (retval - 1));
+        FAIL("Executable " CLI11_ENSURE_UTF8_EXE " reported different argv at index " << (retval - 1));
     }
 
     if(retval != 0) {
-        FAIL("Executable '" << commandline << "' failed with an unknown return code");
+        FAIL("Executable " CLI11_ENSURE_UTF8_EXE " failed with an unknown return code");
     }
 }
 
 // #845
 TEST_CASE("Ensure UTF-8 called twice", "[app]") {
-    const char *commandline = CLI11_ENSURE_UTF8_TWICE_EXE " 1234 false \"hello world\"";
+    auto retval = spawn_app_exe(PLATFORM_TEXT(CLI11_ENSURE_UTF8_TWICE_EXE));
-    int retval = std::system(commandline);
 
     if(retval == -1) {
-        FAIL("Executable '" << commandline << "' reported that argv pointer changed where it should not have been");
+        FAIL("Executable " CLI11_ENSURE_UTF8_TWICE_EXE
+             " reported that argv pointer changed where it should not have been");
     }
 
     if(retval > 0) {
-        FAIL("Executable '" << commandline << "' reported different argv at index " << (retval - 1));
+        FAIL("Executable " CLI11_ENSURE_UTF8_TWICE_EXE " reported different argv at index " << (retval - 1));
     }
 
     if(retval != 0) {
-        FAIL("Executable '" << commandline << "' failed with an unknown return code");
+        FAIL("Executable " CLI11_ENSURE_UTF8_TWICE_EXE " failed with an unknown return code");
     }
 }

tests/BUILD.bazel

@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ cc_test(
         "//:cli11",
         "@catch2",
     ],
+    linkopts = select({
+        "@rules_cc//cc/compiler:msvc-cl": [],
+        "@rules_cc//cc/compiler:clang-cl": [],
+        "//conditions:default": ["-pthread"],
+    }),
 )
 
 [

tests/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ if(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD GREATER 16)
   file(REMOVE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/test_atomic.cpp)
 endif()
 
+find_package(Threads)
+
+target_link_libraries(AppTest PRIVATE Threads::Threads)
+
 # Add -Wno-deprecated-declarations to DeprecatedTest
 set(no-deprecated-declarations $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/wd4996>
                                $<$<NOT:$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>>:-Wno-deprecated-declarations>)

tests/meson.build

@@ -1,106 +1,95 @@
-catch2 = dependency('catch2')
+if catch2_dep.version().version_compare('< 3')
-
-if catch2.version().version_compare('<3')
     testmain = static_library(
         'catch_main',
         'main.cpp', 'catch.hpp',
-        dependencies: catch2,
+        dependencies: catch2_dep,
     )
     testdep = declare_dependency(
         link_with: testmain,
-        dependencies: [catch2, CLI11_dep]
+        dependencies: [catch2_dep, cli11_dep]
     )
 else
     testdep = declare_dependency(
-        dependencies: [CLI11_dep, dependency('catch2-with-main')],
+        dependencies: [cli11_dep, dependency('catch2-with-main')],
         compile_args: '-DCLI11_CATCH3'
     )
 endif
 
-link_test_lib = library(
+link_test_lib = static_library(
     'link_test_1',
     'link_test_1.cpp',
-    dependencies: CLI11_dep,
+    dependencies: cli11_dep,
+    build_by_default: false,
 )
 
-if cxx.get_id() == 'msvc'
+if cxx.get_argument_syntax() == 'msvc'
     nodeprecated = ['/wd4996']
 else
     nodeprecated = ['-Wno-deprecated-declarations']
 endif
 
-boost = dependency('boost', required: false)
+boost_dep = dependency('boost', required: false, disabler: true)
-if boost.found()
+if boost_dep.found()
     boost_dep = declare_dependency(
-        dependencies: boost,
+        dependencies: boost_dep,
         compile_args: '-DCLI11_BOOST_OPTIONAL',
     )
+    maybe_boost_dep = boost_dep
 else
-    boost_dep = declare_dependency()
+    maybe_boost_dep = declare_dependency()
 endif
 
-testnames = [
+testnames = {
-    ['HelpersTest', {}],
+    'HelpersTest': {'workdir': meson.project_build_root()},
-    ['ConfigFileTest', {}],
+    'ConfigFileTest': {},
-    ['OptionTypeTest', {}],
+    'OptionTypeTest': {},
-    ['NumericTypeTest', {}],
+    'NumericTypeTest': {},
-    ['SimpleTest', {}],
+    'SimpleTest': {},
-    ['AppTest', {}],
+    'AppTest': {},
-    ['SetTest', {}],
+    'SetTest': {},
-    ['TransformTest', {}],
+    'TransformTest': {},
-    ['CreationTest', {}],
+    'CreationTest': {},
-    ['SubcommandTest', {}],
+    'SubcommandTest': {},
-    ['HelpTest', {}],
+    'HelpTest': {},
-    ['FormatterTest', {}],
+    'FormatterTest': {},
-    ['NewParseTest', {}],
+    'NewParseTest': {},
-    ['OptionalTest', {'dependencies': boost_dep}],
+    'OptionalTest': {'dependencies': maybe_boost_dep},
-    ['DeprecatedTest', {'cpp_args': nodeprecated}],
+    'BoostOptionTypeTest': {'dependencies': boost_dep},
-    ['StringParseTest', {}],
+    'DeprecatedTest': {'cpp_args': nodeprecated},
-    ['ComplexTypeTest', {}],
+    'StringParseTest': {},
-    ['TrueFalseTest', {}],
+    'ComplexTypeTest': {},
-    ['localeTest', {}],
+    'TrueFalseTest': {},
-    ['OptionGroupTest', {}],
+    'localeTest': {},
-    ['ExtraValidatorsTest', {}],
+    'OptionGroupTest': {},
-    ['EncodingTest', {}],
+    'ExtraValidatorsTest': {},
+    'EncodingTest': {},
+    'WindowsTest': {'dependencies': host_machine.system() == 'windows' ? declare_dependency() : disabler()},
     # multi-only
-    ['TimerTest', {}],
+    'TimerTest': {},
     # link_test
-    ['link_test_2', {'link_with': link_test_lib}],
+    'link_test_2': {'link_with': link_test_lib},
-]
+}
 
-dependent_applications = [
+fs = import('fs')
-    'ensure_utf8',
+app_cfgdata = configuration_data()
-    'ensure_utf8_twice',
+app_cflags = []
-]
+app_tgts = []
-dependent_applications_definitions = []
+foreach app: ['ensure_utf8', 'ensure_utf8_twice']
-dependent_applications_targets = []
+    app_tgt = executable(
-foreach app: dependent_applications
-    app_target = executable(
         app, 'applications'/app + '.cpp',
-        dependencies: CLI11_dep,
+        dependencies: cli11_dep,
+        build_by_default: false,
     )
-
+    app_cfgdata.set_quoted(app, fs.relative_to(app_tgt.full_path(), meson.current_build_dir()))
-    dependent_applications_targets += app_target
+    app_cflags += '-DCLI11_@0@_EXE=@1@'.format(app.to_upper(), app_cfgdata.get(app))
-    dependent_applications_definitions += '-DCLI11_@0@_EXE="@1@/@2@"'.format(
+    app_tgts += app_tgt
-        app.to_upper(), meson.current_build_dir(), app_target)
 endforeach
 
-if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
+foreach name, kwargs: testnames
-    testnames += [['WindowsTest', {}]]
+    test(name, executable(name, name + '.cpp',
-endif
+        cpp_args: app_cflags + kwargs.get('cpp_args', []),
-
-if boost.found()
-    testnames += [['BoostOptionTypeTest', {'dependencies': boost_dep}]]
-endif
-
-foreach n: testnames
-    name = n[0]
-    kwargs = n[1]
-    t = executable(name, name + '.cpp',
-        cpp_args: kwargs.get('cpp_args', []) + dependent_applications_definitions,
         build_by_default: false,
         dependencies: [testdep] + kwargs.get('dependencies', []),
         link_with: kwargs.get('link_with', [])
-    )
+    ), depends: app_tgts, workdir: kwargs.get('workdir', meson.current_build_dir()))
-    test(name, t, depends: dependent_applications_targets)
 endforeach