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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import gettext
+
+import pisi.actionsapi
+import pisi.context as ctx
+from pisi.actionsapi import get
+from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import system
+
+__trans = gettext.translation('pisi', fallback=True)
+_ = __trans.ugettext
+
+
+class ConfigureError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
+    def __init__(self, value=''):
+        pisi.actionsapi.Error.__init__(self, value)
+        self.value = value
+        ctx.ui.error(value)
+
+
+class CompileError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
+    def __init__(self, value=''):
+        pisi.actionsapi.Error.__init__(self, value)
+        self.value = value
+        ctx.ui.error(value)
+
+
+class InstallError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
+    def __init__(self, value=''):
+        pisi.actionsapi.Error.__init__(self, value)
+        self.value = value
+        ctx.ui.error(value)
+
+
+def configure(parameters='', build_dir='build'):
+    """
+    Configures the project into the build directory with the parameters using meson.
+
+    Args:
+        parameters (str): Extra parameters for the command. Default is empty string.
+        build_dir (str): Build directory. Default is 'build'.
+
+    Examples:
+        >>> mesontools.configure()
+        >>> mesontools.configure('extra parameters')
+        >>> mesontools.configure('extra parameters', 'custom_build_dir')
+    """
+    default_parameters = ' '.join([
+        '--prefix=/%s' % get.defaultprefixDIR(),
+        '--bindir=/usr/bin',
+        '--datadir=/%s' % get.dataDIR(),
+        '--includedir=/usr/include',
+        '--infodir=/%s' % get.infoDIR(),
+        '--libdir=/%s' % ('usr/lib32' if get.buildTYPE() == 'emul32' else 'usr/lib'),
+        '--libexecdir=/%s' % get.libexecDIR(),
+        '--localedir=/usr/share/locale',
+        '--localstatedir=/%s' % get.localstateDIR(),
+        '--mandir=/%s' % get.manDIR(),
+        '--sbindir=/%s' % get.sbinDIR(),
+        '--sharedstatedir=com',
+        '--sysconfdir=/etc',
+        '--default-library=shared',
+    ])
+    if system('meson setup %s %s %s' % (default_parameters, parameters, build_dir)):
+        raise ConfigureError(_('Configuration failed.'))
+
+
+def build(parameters='', build_dir='build'):
+    """
+    Builds the project into the build directory with the parameters using ninja. Instead of letting ninja
+    to detect number of cores, this function gets the number from PISI configurations.
+
+    Args:
+        parameters (str): Extra parameters for the command. Default is empty string.
+        build_dir (str): Build directory. Default is 'build'.
+
+    Examples:
+        >>> mesontools.build()
+        >>> mesontools.build('extra parameters')
+        >>> mesontools.build('extra parameters', 'custom_build_dir')
+    """
+    if system('ninja -C %s %s %s' % (build_dir, parameters, get.makeJOBS())):
+        raise CompileError(_('Make failed.'))
+
+
+def install(parameters='', build_dir='build'):
+    """
+    Installs the project to the destination directory.
+
+    Args:
+        parameters (str): Extra parameters for the command. Default is empty string.
+        build_dir (str): Build directory. Default is 'build'.
+
+    Examples:
+        >>> mesontools.install()
+        >>> mesontools.install('extra parameters')
+        >>> mesontools.install('extra parameters', 'custom_build_dir')
+    """
+    if system('DESTDIR=%s ninja -C %s %s install' % (get.installDIR(), build_dir, parameters, )):
+        raise InstallError(_('Install failed.'))