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+# Compiling from Source with meson
+
+## Dependencies:
+
+  * C compiler (GCC | Clang) *
+  * meson >=0.53.0 *
+  * ninja *
+  * pkg-config *
+  * system-headers ***
+  * libpci ***
+  * libusb1 >=1.0.9 ***
+  * libftdi1 ***
+  * libjaylink ***
+
+\*   Compile time dependency
+\*** Runtime / Programmer specific
+
+## Build Options:
+  * classic_cli=auto/enabled/disabled
+  * classic_cli_default_programmer=<programmer_name>:<programmer_params>
+  * classic_cli_print_wiki=auto/enabled/disabled
+  * ich_descriptors_tool=auto/enabled/disabled
+  * use_internal_dmi=true/false
+  * programmer=...
+
+## Configure
+```
+meson builddir -D<your_options>
+```
+- __builddir__ is the directory in which flashrom will be build
+- for all available options see `meson_options.txt`
+
+## Compile
+```
+ninja -C builddir
+```
+
+## Install
+```
+ninja -C builddir install
+```
+
+## System specific information
+### Ubuntu / Debian (Linux)
+  * __linux-headers__ are version specific
+```
+apt-get install -y gcc meson ninja-build pkg-config \
+	linux-headers-generic libpci-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libftdi1-dev \
+	libjaylink-dev
+```
+
+### ArchLinux / Manjaro
+  * __libjaylink__ is not available through the package manager
+```
+pacman -S --noconfirm gcc meson ninja pkg-config \
+	pciutils libusb libftdi
+```
+
+### NixOS / Nixpkgs
+```
+nix-shell <flashrom_source>/util/shell.nix
+```
+or
+```
+nix-shell -p meson ninja pkg-config pciutils libusb1 libftdi1 libjaylink
+```
+
+### OpenSUSE
+```
+zypper install -y gcc meson ninja pkg-config \
+	pciutils-devel libusb-1_0-devel libftdi1-devel \
+	libjaylink-devel
+```
+
+### Alpine
+```
+apk add build-base meson ninja pkgconf pciutils-dev libusb-dev \
+	libftdi1-dev libjaylink-dev linux-headers
+```
+
+### Freebsd / DragonFly BSD
+  * __libjaylink__ is not available through the package manager
+  * __libusb1__ is part of the base system
+```
+pkg install pkgconf meson ninja libpci libftdi1
+```
+
+### OpenBSD
+  * __libjaylink__ is not available through the package manager
+```
+pkg_add install meson ninja pkg-config pciutils libusb1 libftdi1
+```
+
+### NetBSD
+  * __libjaylink__ is not available through the package manager
+  * note: https://www.cambus.net/installing-ca-certificates-on-netbsd/
+```
+pkgin install meson ninja pkg-config pciutils libusb1 libftdi1
+```
+
+### OpenIndiana (Illumos, Solaris, SunOS)
+  * __libpci__ missing, pciutils is build without it
+  * __libftdi1__, __libjaylink__ is not available through the package manager
+  * TODO: replace __build-essential__ with the default compiler
+```
+pkg install build-essential meson ninja libusb-1
+```
+
+### MacOS (Homebrew)
+  * Internal, PCI programmer not supported
+  * __libjaylink__ is not available through the package manager
+```
+brew install meson ninja pkg-config libusb libftdi
+```