Initial implementation of meson build system.

[igo95862]

Commands to compile:

• Setup build directory: meson setup --buildtype=release build
• Switch to build directory: cd build
• Use ninja to compile. Compiled executable will be in the build directory
• Optionally install it in to the system: ninja install
• To uninstall: ninja uninstall

This is not final. I need to update README with new instructions.

[Emanem]

With this we would have both the legacy makefile and more strategic meson setup? Apologies for silly question but I've only used cmake a couple of times before...not really familiar with meson.

[igo95862]

I was thinking about removing make file after finishing the README instructions.

It is also possible for make file to be a backward compatible stub that calls meson and ninja how systemd has it: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/Makefile

I've only used cmake a couple of times before...not really familiar with meson.

It is quite simple. The biggest difference from classical autotools and make files is that building happens in a build directory. Meson website has a good tutorial: https://mesonbuild.com/Quick-guide.html#compiling-a-meson-project

[igo95862]

@Emanem I added meson instructions in to README.

I also created a Github Actions workflow to verify that code compiles.