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Author: khaledhosny

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -27,10 +27,28 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.x"
+    - name: Install meson
+      run: pip install meson ninja
+    - name: Build harfbuzz
+      run: |
+        if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "macos-latest" ]; then
+          export MESON_OPTS="-Dcoretext=enabled"
+        elif [ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "windows-2019" ]; then
+          export MESON_OPTS="-Ddirectwrite=disabled"
+        fi
+        meson setup build-hb harfbuzz \
+                    --buildtype=release \
+                    --default-library=static \
+                    --auto-features=disabled \
+                    -Dtests=disabled ${MESON_OPTS}
+        meson compile -C build-hb libs
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: pip install cibuildwheel
     - name: Build Wheels
-      run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
+      run: |
+        export USE_SYSTEM_LIBS=1
+        export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PWD/build-hb/meson-uninstalled
+        python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: uharfbuzz-${{ matrix.os }}

pyproject.toml

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ skip = ["pp38-*"]
 enable = ["pypy"]
 test-requires = "pytest"
 test-command = "pytest {project}/tests"
+build-verbosity = 1
 environment = { CFLAGS = "-g0" }
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.macos]

setup.py

@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ def _configure_extensions_with_vendored_libs() -> List[Extension]:
 
 
 def configure_extensions() -> List[Extension]:
+    print(f"Using system libraries: {use_system_libraries}")
     if use_system_libraries:
         return _configure_extensions_with_system_libs()
     else: