project('custom target feed', 'c') python3 = import('python3').find_python() # Note that this will not add a dependency to the compiler executable. # Code will not be rebuilt if it changes. comp = '@0@/@1@'.format(meson.current_source_dir(), 'my_compiler.py') mytarget = custom_target('bindat', output : 'data.dat', input : 'data_source.txt', feed : true, command : [python3, comp, '@OUTPUT@'], install : true, install_dir : 'subdir' ) ct_output_exists = '''import os, sys if not os.path.exists(sys.argv[1]): print("could not find {!r} in {!r}".format(sys.argv[1], os.getcwd())) sys.exit(1) ''' test('capture-wrote', python3, args : ['-c', ct_output_exists, mytarget])