project('alias target', 'c') python3 = import('python').find_installation() exe_target = executable('prog', 'main.c', build_by_default : false) custom_target = custom_target('custom-target', output : 'hello.txt', command : [python3, '-c', 'print("hello")'], capture : true, build_by_default : false ) alias_target('build-all', [exe_target, custom_target]) subdir('subdir')