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1. Toolchain</h2>
<p >Before compiling, you will need to install <code>meson</code> on your system. To be sure that <code>meson</code> is installed, you can type the following command:</p>
<div class="fragment"><div class="line">meson --version</div>
<div class="line">0.63.2</div>
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2. Create a Meson project</h2>
<p >First, you'll need to go ahead and create an empty directory, we'll call it <code>meson-project</code>.</p>
<p >Then, run this command:</p>
<div class="fragment"><div class="line">meson init -l cpp</div>
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3. Configuring Your Meson Project</h2>
<p >Add the following line after the <code>project()</code> line in your <code>meson.build</code> file.</p>
<div class="fragment"><div class="line">dpp = dependency('dpp')</div>
</div><!-- fragment --><p >Add the following line in the executable section of your <code>meson.build</code> file.</p>
<div class="fragment"><div class="line">dependencies: [dpp]</div>
</div><!-- fragment --><p >Change the <code>cpp_std</code> value in the <code>project()</code> to <code>c++20</code>. Your <code>meson.build</code> should look like this:</p>
<p >your meson.build should look like this. </p><div class="fragment"><div class="line">project('discord-bot', 'cpp',</div>
<div class="line"> version : '0.1',</div>
<div class="line"> default_options : ['warning_level=3',</div>
<div class="line"> 'cpp_std=c++20'])</div>
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<div class="line">dpp = dependency('dpp')</div>
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<div class="line">exe = executable('discord', 'discord_bot.cpp',</div>
<div class="line"> install : true, dependencies: [dpp])</div>
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<div class="line">test('basic', exe)</div>
</div><!-- fragment --><p >Meson automatically generates a cpp for your project. And a test suite.</p>
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4. Building</h2>
<p >To build a Meson project, run the following:</p>
<div class="fragment"><div class="line">meson setup builddir</div>
<div class="line">meson compile -C builddir</div>
</div><!-- fragment --><p >Now, your Meson project should be all setup!</p>
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