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+project('espeakup', 'c',
+  version : '0.82',
+  default_options : ['c_std=c11', 'warning_level=3'])
+
+cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
+thread_dep = dependency('threads')
+espeak_dep = dependency('espeak-ng')
+alsa_dep = dependency('alsa')
+m_dep = cc.find_library('m', required : false)
+
+executable('espeakup',
+           'src/cli.c',
+           'src/espeak.c',
+           'src/espeakup.c',
+           'src/espeakup.h',
+           'src/queue.c',
+           'src/queue.h',
+           'src/signal.c',
+           'src/softsynth.c',
+           'src/stringhandling.c',
+           'src/stringhandling.h',
+           dependencies : [thread_dep, espeak_dep, alsa_dep, m_dep],
+           install : true)