meson configure: options are repeatedly duplicated across sections

[eli-schwartz]

Notice that backend options and base options each combine all options found anywhere else and repeat them as a member of that group.

git bisect has fingered commit e81acbd (part of #8080)

$ meson configure builddir
Core properties:
  Source dir /home/eschwartz/git/archlinux/pacman
  Build dir  /home/eschwartz/git/archlinux/pacman/builddir
                                                                                                                    
Main project options:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                    
  Core options            Current Value               Possible Values                                               Description
  ------------            -------------               ---------------                                               -----------
  auto_features           auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     Override value of all 'auto' features
  backend                 ninja                       [ninja, vs, vs2010, vs2015, vs2017, vs2019, xcode]            Backend to use
  buildtype               debug                       [plain, debug, debugoptimized, release, minsize, custom]      Build type to use
  cmake_prefix_path       []                                                                                        List of additional prefixes for cmake to search
  debug                   true                        [true, false]                                                 Debug
  default_library         both                        [shared, static, both]                                        Default library type
  force_fallback_for      []                                                                                        Force fallback for those subprojects
  install_umask           0022                        [preserve, 0000-0777]                                         Default umask to apply on permissions of installed files
  layout                  mirror                      [mirror, flat]                                                Build directory layout
  optimization            0                           [0, g, 1, 2, 3, s]                                            Optimization level
  pkg_config_path         []                                                                                        List of additional paths for pkg-config to search
  strip                   false                       [true, false]                                                 Strip targets on install
  unity                   off                         [on, off, subprojects]                                        Unity build
  unity_size              4                           >=2                                                           Unity block size
  warning_level           1                           [0, 1, 2, 3]                                                  Compiler warning level to use
  werror                  true                        [true, false]                                                 Treat warnings as errors
  wrap_mode               default                     [default, nofallback, nodownload, forcefallback, nopromote]   Wrap mode
                                                                                                                    
  Backend options         Current Value               Possible Values                                               Description
  ---------------         -------------               ---------------                                               -----------
  auto_features           auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     Override value of all 'auto' features
  b_asneeded              true                        [true, false]                                                 Use -Wl,--as-needed when linking
  b_colorout              always                      [auto, always, never]                                         Use colored output
  b_coverage              false                       [true, false]                                                 Enable coverage tracking.
  b_lto                   false                       [true, false]                                                 Use link time optimization
  b_lto_threads           0                                                                                         Use multiple threads for Link Time Optimization
  b_lundef                true                        [true, false]                                                 Use -Wl,--no-undefined when linking
  b_ndebug                false                       [true, false, if-release]                                     Disable asserts
  b_pch                   true                        [true, false]                                                 Use precompiled headers
  b_pgo                   off                         [off, generate, use]                                          Use profile guided optimization
  b_pie                   false                       [true, false]                                                 Build executables as position independent
  b_sanitize              none                        [none, address, thread, undefined, memory, address,undefined] Code sanitizer to use
  b_staticpic             true                        [true, false]                                                 Build static libraries as position independent
  backend                 ninja                       [ninja, vs, vs2010, vs2015, vs2017, vs2019, xcode]            Backend to use
  backend_max_links       0                           >=0                                                           Maximum number of linker processes to run or 0 for no limit
  bindir                  bin                                                                                       Executable directory
  build.c_args            []                                                                                        Extra arguments passed to the c compiler
  build.c_link_args       []                                                                                        Extra arguments passed to the c linker
  build.c_std             gnu99                       [none, c89, c99, c11, c17, c18, c2x, gnu89, gnu99, gnu11,     C language standard to use
                                                       gnu17, gnu18, gnu2x]                                         
  build.cmake_prefix_path []                                                                                        List of additional prefixes for cmake to search
  build.pkg_config_path   []                                                                                        List of additional paths for pkg-config to search
  buildscript             PKGBUILD                                                                                  set the build script name used by makepkg
  buildstatic             false                       [true, false]                                                 if true, build statically linked binaries
  buildtype               debug                       [plain, debug, debugoptimized, release, minsize, custom]      Build type to use
  c_args                  []                                                                                        Extra arguments passed to the c compiler
  c_link_args             []                                                                                        Extra arguments passed to the c linker
  c_std                   gnu99                       [none, c89, c99, c11, c17, c18, c2x, gnu89, gnu99, gnu11,     C language standard to use
                                                       gnu17, gnu18, gnu2x]                                         
  cmake_prefix_path       []                                                                                        List of additional prefixes for cmake to search
  crypto                  openssl                     [openssl, nettle]                                             select crypto implementation
  curl                    auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     use curl to download files
  datadir                 share                                                                                     Data file directory
  datarootdir             share                                                                                     FIXME
  debug                   true                        [true, false]                                                 Debug
  debug-suffix            debug                                                                                     suffix for split debugging symbol packages used by makepkg
  default_library         both                        [shared, static, both]                                        Default library type
  doc                     auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     generate docs and manpages
  doxygen                 disabled                    [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     generate doxygen manpages and html
  errorlogs               true                        [true, false]                                                 Whether to print the logs from failing tests
  file-seccomp            auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     determine whether file is seccomp-enabled
  force_fallback_for      []                                                                                        Force fallback for those subprojects
  gpgme                   auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     use GPGME for PGP signature verification
  i18n                    true                        [true, false]                                                 enable localization of pacman, libalpm and scripts
  includedir              include                                                                                   Header file directory
  infodir                 share/info                                                                                Info page directory
  install_umask           0022                        [preserve, 0000-0777]                                         Default umask to apply on permissions of installed files
  layout                  mirror                      [mirror, flat]                                                Build directory layout
  ldconfig                /sbin/ldconfig                                                                            set the full path to ldconfig
  libdir                  lib                                                                                       Library directory
  libexecdir              libexec                                                                                   Library executable directory
  localedir               share/locale                                                                              Locale data directory
  localstatedir           /var                                                                                      Localstate data directory
  makepkg-template-dir    /usr/share/makepkg-template                                                               template dir used by makepkg-template
  mandir                  share/man                                                                                 Manual page directory
  optimization            0                           [0, g, 1, 2, 3, s]                                            Optimization level
  pkg-ext                 .pkg.tar.gz                                                                               set the file extension used by packages
  pkg_config_path         []                                                                                        List of additional paths for pkg-config to search
  prefix                  /usr                                                                                      Installation prefix
  root-dir                /                                                                                         set the location of the root operating directory
  sbindir                 sbin                                                                                      System executable directory
  scriptlet-shell         /bin/sh                                                                                   The full path of the shell used to run install scriptlets
  sharedstatedir          /var/lib                                                                                  Architecture-independent data directory
  src-ext                 .src.tar.gz                                                                               set the file extension used by source packages
  stdsplit                true                        [true, false]                                                 Split stdout and stderr in test logs
  strip                   false                       [true, false]                                                 Strip targets on install
  sysconfdir              /etc                                                                                      Sysconf data directory
  unity                   off                         [on, off, subprojects]                                        Unity build
  unity_size              4                           >=2                                                           Unity block size
  use-git-version         false                       [true, false]                                                 take version information from git
  warning_level           1                           [0, 1, 2, 3]                                                  Compiler warning level to use
  werror                  true                        [true, false]                                                 Treat warnings as errors
  wrap_mode               default                     [default, nofallback, nodownload, forcefallback, nopromote]   Wrap mode
                                                                                                                    
  Base options            Current Value               Possible Values                                               Description
  ------------            -------------               ---------------                                               -----------
  auto_features           auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     Override value of all 'auto' features
  b_asneeded              true                        [true, false]                                                 Use -Wl,--as-needed when linking
  b_colorout              always                      [auto, always, never]                                         Use colored output
  b_coverage              false                       [true, false]                                                 Enable coverage tracking.
  b_lto                   false                       [true, false]                                                 Use link time optimization
  b_lto_threads           0                                                                                         Use multiple threads for Link Time Optimization
  b_lundef                true                        [true, false]                                                 Use -Wl,--no-undefined when linking
  b_ndebug                false                       [true, false, if-release]                                     Disable asserts
  b_pch                   true                        [true, false]                                                 Use precompiled headers
  b_pgo                   off                         [off, generate, use]                                          Use profile guided optimization
  b_pie                   false                       [true, false]                                                 Build executables as position independent
  b_sanitize              none                        [none, address, thread, undefined, memory, address,undefined] Code sanitizer to use
  b_staticpic             true                        [true, false]                                                 Build static libraries as position independent
  backend                 ninja                       [ninja, vs, vs2010, vs2015, vs2017, vs2019, xcode]            Backend to use
  backend_max_links       0                           >=0                                                           Maximum number of linker processes to run or 0 for no limit
  bindir                  bin                                                                                       Executable directory
  build.c_args            []                                                                                        Extra arguments passed to the c compiler
  build.c_link_args       []                                                                                        Extra arguments passed to the c linker
  build.c_std             gnu99                       [none, c89, c99, c11, c17, c18, c2x, gnu89, gnu99, gnu11,     C language standard to use
                                                       gnu17, gnu18, gnu2x]                                         
  build.cmake_prefix_path []                                                                                        List of additional prefixes for cmake to search
  build.pkg_config_path   []                                                                                        List of additional paths for pkg-config to search
  buildscript             PKGBUILD                                                                                  set the build script name used by makepkg
  buildstatic             false                       [true, false]                                                 if true, build statically linked binaries
  buildtype               debug                       [plain, debug, debugoptimized, release, minsize, custom]      Build type to use
  c_args                  []                                                                                        Extra arguments passed to the c compiler
  c_link_args             []                                                                                        Extra arguments passed to the c linker
  c_std                   gnu99                       [none, c89, c99, c11, c17, c18, c2x, gnu89, gnu99, gnu11,     C language standard to use
                                                       gnu17, gnu18, gnu2x]                                         
  cmake_prefix_path       []                                                                                        List of additional prefixes for cmake to search
  crypto                  openssl                     [openssl, nettle]                                             select crypto implementation
  curl                    auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     use curl to download files
  datadir                 share                                                                                     Data file directory
  datarootdir             share                                                                                     FIXME
  debug                   true                        [true, false]                                                 Debug
  debug-suffix            debug                                                                                     suffix for split debugging symbol packages used by makepkg
  default_library         both                        [shared, static, both]                                        Default library type
  doc                     auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     generate docs and manpages
  doxygen                 disabled                    [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     generate doxygen manpages and html
  errorlogs               true                        [true, false]                                                 Whether to print the logs from failing tests
  file-seccomp            auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     determine whether file is seccomp-enabled
  force_fallback_for      []                                                                                        Force fallback for those subprojects
  gpgme                   auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     use GPGME for PGP signature verification
  i18n                    true                        [true, false]                                                 enable localization of pacman, libalpm and scripts
  includedir              include                                                                                   Header file directory
  infodir                 share/info                                                                                Info page directory
  install_umask           0022                        [preserve, 0000-0777]                                         Default umask to apply on permissions of installed files
  layout                  mirror                      [mirror, flat]                                                Build directory layout
  ldconfig                /sbin/ldconfig                                                                            set the full path to ldconfig
  libdir                  lib                                                                                       Library directory
  libexecdir              libexec                                                                                   Library executable directory
  localedir               share/locale                                                                              Locale data directory
  localstatedir           /var                                                                                      Localstate data directory
  makepkg-template-dir    /usr/share/makepkg-template                                                               template dir used by makepkg-template
  mandir                  share/man                                                                                 Manual page directory
  optimization            0                           [0, g, 1, 2, 3, s]                                            Optimization level
  pkg-ext                 .pkg.tar.gz                                                                               set the file extension used by packages
  pkg_config_path         []                                                                                        List of additional paths for pkg-config to search
  prefix                  /usr                                                                                      Installation prefix
  root-dir                /                                                                                         set the location of the root operating directory
  sbindir                 sbin                                                                                      System executable directory
  scriptlet-shell         /bin/sh                                                                                   The full path of the shell used to run install scriptlets
  sharedstatedir          /var/lib                                                                                  Architecture-independent data directory
  src-ext                 .src.tar.gz                                                                               set the file extension used by source packages
  stdsplit                true                        [true, false]                                                 Split stdout and stderr in test logs
  strip                   false                       [true, false]                                                 Strip targets on install
  sysconfdir              /etc                                                                                      Sysconf data directory
  unity                   off                         [on, off, subprojects]                                        Unity build
  unity_size              4                           >=2                                                           Unity block size
  use-git-version         false                       [true, false]                                                 take version information from git
  warning_level           1                           [0, 1, 2, 3]                                                  Compiler warning level to use
  werror                  true                        [true, false]                                                 Treat warnings as errors
  wrap_mode               default                     [default, nofallback, nodownload, forcefallback, nopromote]   Wrap mode
                                                                                                                    
  Compiler options        Current Value               Possible Values                                               Description
  ----------------        -------------               ---------------                                               -----------
  c_args                  []                                                                                        Extra arguments passed to the c compiler
  c_link_args             []                                                                                        Extra arguments passed to the c linker
  c_std                   gnu99                       [none, c89, c99, c11, c17, c18, c2x, gnu89, gnu99, gnu11,     C language standard to use
                                                       gnu17, gnu18, gnu2x]                                         
                                                                                                                    
  Directories             Current Value               Possible Values                                               Description
  -----------             -------------               ---------------                                               -----------
  prefix                  /usr                                                                                      Installation prefix
  bindir                  bin                                                                                       Executable directory
  datadir                 share                                                                                     Data file directory
  includedir              include                                                                                   Header file directory
  infodir                 share/info                                                                                Info page directory
  libdir                  lib                                                                                       Library directory
  libexecdir              libexec                                                                                   Library executable directory
  localedir               share/locale                                                                              Locale data directory
  localstatedir           /var                                                                                      Localstate data directory
  mandir                  share/man                                                                                 Manual page directory
  sbindir                 sbin                                                                                      System executable directory
  sharedstatedir          /var/lib                                                                                  Architecture-independent data directory
  sysconfdir              /etc                                                                                      Sysconf data directory
                                                                                                                    
  Testing options         Current Value               Possible Values                                               Description
  ---------------         -------------               ---------------                                               -----------
  errorlogs               true                        [true, false]                                                 Whether to print the logs from failing tests
  stdsplit                true                        [true, false]                                                 Split stdout and stderr in test logs
                                                                                                                    
  Project options         Current Value               Possible Values                                               Description
  ---------------         -------------               ---------------                                               -----------
  buildscript             PKGBUILD                                                                                  set the build script name used by makepkg
  buildstatic             false                       [true, false]                                                 if true, build statically linked binaries
  crypto                  openssl                     [openssl, nettle]                                             select crypto implementation
  curl                    auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     use curl to download files
  datarootdir             share                                                                                     FIXME
  debug-suffix            debug                                                                                     suffix for split debugging symbol packages used by makepkg
  doc                     auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     generate docs and manpages
  doxygen                 disabled                    [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     generate doxygen manpages and html
  file-seccomp            auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     determine whether file is seccomp-enabled
  gpgme                   auto                        [enabled, disabled, auto]                                     use GPGME for PGP signature verification
  i18n                    true                        [true, false]                                                 enable localization of pacman, libalpm and scripts
  ldconfig                /sbin/ldconfig                                                                            set the full path to ldconfig
  makepkg-template-dir    /usr/share/makepkg-template                                                               template dir used by makepkg-template
  pkg-ext                 .pkg.tar.gz                                                                               set the file extension used by packages
  root-dir                /                                                                                         set the location of the root operating directory
  scriptlet-shell         /bin/sh                                                                                   The full path of the shell used to run install scriptlets
  src-ext                 .src.tar.gz                                                                               set the file extension used by source packages
  use-git-version         false                       [true, false]                                                 take version information from git

[dcbaker]

That is exactly the commit I expected it to point at :/