From 2c05b27fa9a4031d8ede57d0089dade7114eba90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steve Schmerler <git@elcorto.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:25:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] CI: install meson build backend for f2py

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 20 ++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 69cc5b9c..9334bc35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version:
-          - "3.8"
-          ##- "3.9"
-          ##- "3.10"
+          - "3.9"
+          - "3.10"
           - "3.11"
-      fail-fast: true
+          - "3.12"
+      fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout
@@ -39,13 +39,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt update
 
-          # For Fortran extensions
+          # For Fortran extensions. ninja is needed by meson.
           sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
-            python3-dev gfortran liblapack-dev
+            python3-dev gfortran liblapack-dev ninja-build
 
           sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
             lammps quantum-espresso
 
+          # The meson Ubuntu package is outdated, so install via pip.
+          sudo pip install meson
+
           pip install -e .
           pip install -r requirements_optional.txt
           pip install -r requirements_test.txt
@@ -74,14 +77,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt update
 
-          # For Fortran extensions
+          # For Fortran extensions. ninja is needed by meson.
           sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
-            python3-dev gfortran liblapack-dev
+            python3-dev gfortran liblapack-dev ninja-build
 
           # sphinx related
           pip install -r requirements_doc.txt
 
           # sphinx-autodoc needs target package to be installed
+          sudo pip install meson
           pip install -e .
 
       - name: build