mesonbuild/meson

rfe: please provide meson uninstall

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#12,611 opened on Dec 8, 2023

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Description

ninja uninstall seems to already work. But normally the one does: meson compile --verbose sudo meson install and so on.

If there is meson uninstall, seems there will be no need for me to ever call ninja directly.

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Implement a `meson uninstall` command that replicates the behavior of `ninja uninstall`, ensuring it works with various backends and install directories.
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python
Domain
build systemcli
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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PythonMesonNinja
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60