ci: Install latest meson version to CI images

.cirrus.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ env:
   GCP_PROJECT_MAIN: pg-ci-images
   GCP_PROJECT_DEV: pg-ci-images-dev
 
+  # default variables to use in local meson installations
+  MESON_REPO: https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson.git
+  MESON_BRANCH: master
+
   # the following variables are chosen in .cirrus.star, based on the branch
   # being built etc
   # BRANCH_TYPE = dev|main
@@ -154,6 +158,8 @@ task:
       -force \
       -var "image_date=$DATE" \
       -var "image_name=${IMAGE_NAME}" \
+      -var "meson_repo=${MESON_REPO}" \
+      -var "meson_branch=${MESON_BRANCH}" \
       -var gcp_project=$GCP_PROJECT \
       "$PACKERFILE"
 

packer/freebsd.pkr.hcl

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 variable "image_date" { type = string }
 variable "gcp_project" { type = string }
 variable "image_name" { type = string }
+variable "meson_repo" { type = string }
+variable "meson_branch" { type = string }
 
 locals {
   image_identity = "${var.image_name}-${var.image_date}"
@@ -67,7 +69,6 @@ build {
           bash \
           git-tiny \
           gmake \
-          meson \
           ninja \
           perl5 \
           pkgconf \
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ build {
           openldap25-client \
           openldap25-server
 
+        python3 -m pip install git+${var.meson_repo}@${var.meson_branch}
+
         # remove temporary files
         pkg clean -ay
         rm -fr /usr/ports /usr/src /usr/tests /usr/lib/debug

packer/linux_debian.pkr.hcl

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 variable "image_date" { type = string }
 variable "gcp_project" { type = string }
 variable "image_name" { type = string }
+variable "meson_repo" { type = string }
+variable "meson_branch" { type = string }
 
 locals {
   image_identity = "${var.image_name}-${var.image_date}"
@@ -189,6 +191,21 @@ build {
     script = "scripts/linux_debian_install_deps.sh"
   }
 
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    execute_command = "sudo env {{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}"
+    inline = ["python3 -m pip install git+${var.meson_repo}@${var.meson_branch} ninja"]
+    only = ["googlecompute.bullseye"]
+  }
+
+  # These gives 'error: externally-managed-environment'
+  # Also, these images install one of the latest version of meson
+  # See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    execute_command = "sudo env {{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}"
+    inline = ["apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends meson"]
+    only = ["googlecompute.sid", "googlecompute.sid-newkernel", "googlecompute.sid-newkernel-uring"]
+  }
+
   provisioner "shell" {
     execute_command = "sudo env {{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}"
     inline = [

packer/windows.pkr.hcl

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 variable "image_name" { type = string }
 variable "image_date" { type = string }
+variable "meson_repo" { type = string }
+variable "meson_branch" { type = string }
 
 variable "build_type" {
   type = string
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ build {
     execute_command = var.execute_command
     inline = [
       "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'",
-      "py -m pip install meson ninja"
+      "python3 -m pip install git+${var.meson_repo}@${var.meson_branch} ninja",
     ]
   }
 

scripts/linux_debian_install_deps.sh

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
   gdb \
   git \
   make \
-  meson \
   perl \
   pkg-config \
   \