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+project('parson', 'c',
+    version : '1.4.0', # !!! also increment lib_so_version !!!
+    license : 'MIT',
+    meson_version : '>=0.46.0',
+    default_options : [
+        'c_std=c89', 'optimization=2', 
+        'warning_level=2'
+        ]
+)
+
+parson_sources = ['parson.c']
+
+parson_inc = include_directories('.')
+
+lib_so_version = '0'
+
+parson_shared_lib = shared_library(
+    meson.project_name(),
+    sources: parson_sources,
+    soversion: lib_so_version,
+    install: true
+)
+
+parson_static_lib = static_library(
+    meson.project_name(),
+    sources: parson_sources,
+    install: true
+)
+
+install_headers('parson.h', subdir : 'parson')
+
+parson_shared_dep = declare_dependency(
+    include_directories : parson_inc,
+    link_with : parson_shared_lib
+)
+
+parson_static_dep = declare_dependency(
+    include_directories : parson_inc,
+    link_with : parson_static_lib
+)
+
+pkgconfig = import('pkgconfig')
+
+# will create a pkg config for the shared lib only
+pkgconfig.generate(parson_shared_lib,
+    version: meson.project_version(),
+    filebase: meson.project_name(),
+    name: meson.project_name(),
+    description: 'Lightweight JSON library written in C.',
+)
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