Apple Frameworks

[Treata11]

While cross-compilation for iOS-derived devices is possible and Meson successfully generates standalone binaries, I have not found a straightforward way to create a framework bundle (e.g., bundling Info.plist, public headers, and the binary into a .framework artifact).

This functionality is available by setting properties in build configurations of various build systems, such as CMake. However, I have not seen anything similar in Meson, nor do I know if it's planned for future implementation.

system parameters

• Is this a cross build or just a plain native build (for the same computer)? - It could be either a native build or for an iOS-derived device.
• what operating system (e.g. MacOS Catalina, Windows 10, CentOS 8.0, Ubuntu 18.04, etc.) - macOS Sequoia
• what Python version are you using e.g. 3.8.0 - Python 3.13.2
• what meson --version - Meson 1.7.0
• what ninja --version if it's a Ninja build - -

[RobotLeopard86]

Would love to see this! There's a tutorial for bundles on the Meson website (link), but it's really complicated. I would like to see some kind of bundle function, where you can outline a directory structure to support other kinds of bundles.