Revert to building from source and use meson subprojects download

Co-authored-by: squassina <8495707+squassina@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/README.md

@@ -20,27 +20,26 @@ This directory contains the GitHub Actions workflows for the MangoWC project.
 
 **What it does**:
 1. Installs system dependencies (libinput, libdrm, etc.)
-2. Installs wayland (tries apt first, builds 1.23.1 from source if needed)
+2. Builds wayland 1.23.1 from source
-3. Installs wlroots (tries apt first, builds 0.19 from source if needed)
+3. Builds wlroots 0.19 from source
-4. Builds scenefx 0.4.1 from source (not available in apt)
+4. Builds scenefx 0.4.1 from source
-5. Configures the project with meson
+5. Uses `meson subprojects download` to fetch any required subproject dependencies
-6. Builds the project with ninja
+6. Configures the project with meson
-7. Verifies the executables were created
+7. Builds the project with ninja
+8. Verifies the executables were created
 
-**Install Strategy**:
+**Build Strategy**:
-- Prefers apt packages when available and version requirements are met
+- All dependencies (wayland, wlroots, scenefx) are built from their source repositories
-- Falls back to building from source only when necessary
+- Uses `meson subprojects download` before each meson setup to fetch required subprojects
-- wayland: requires >= 1.23.1 (typically builds from source on Ubuntu 22.04/24.04)
+- Allows meson wrap mode for automatic subproject handling (no --wrap-mode=nodownload)
-- wlroots: requires >= 0.19.0 (checks apt version, builds from source if too old)
-- scenefx: not in apt repositories (always builds from source)
 
 **Dependencies**:
 - Ubuntu latest runner
 - Meson build system
 - Ninja build tool
-- Wayland >= 1.23.1
+- Wayland 1.23.1 (built from source)
-- wlroots >= 0.19.0
+- wlroots 0.19 (built from source)
-- scenefx 0.4.1
+- scenefx 0.4.1 (built from source)
 
 ### docs.yml
 **Purpose**: Validates markdown documentation for style and formatting consistency.
@@ -55,10 +54,9 @@ This directory contains the GitHub Actions workflows for the MangoWC project.
 - Workflow file itself: `.github/workflows/docs.yml`
 
 **What it does**:
-- Lints markdown files in the repository using markdownlint-cli2
+- Lints all markdown files using markdownlint-cli2
 - Checks for common markdown formatting issues
 - Ensures documentation follows consistent style guidelines
-- Excludes dependency directories (wayland, wlroots, scenefx) to only lint repository files
 
 ### lock.yml
 **Purpose**: Automatically locks inactive issues and PRs to keep the repository clean.

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install system dependencies
+      - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y \
@@ -61,84 +61,48 @@ jobs:
             libxml2-dev \
             pkg-config
 
-      - name: Install wayland (try apt first, build from source if needed)
+      - name: Build and install wayland 1.23.1
         run: |
-          # Try to install wayland from apt
+          # Build wayland 1.23.1 from source
-          if sudo apt-get install -y libwayland-dev 2>/dev/null; then
-            # Check if pkg-config can find wayland-server
-            if WAYLAND_VERSION=$(pkg-config --modversion wayland-server 2>/dev/null); then
-              echo "Installed wayland version: $WAYLAND_VERSION"
-              
-              # Check if version meets requirement (>= 1.23.1)
-              if dpkg --compare-versions "$WAYLAND_VERSION" ge "1.23.1"; then
-                echo "✅ wayland $WAYLAND_VERSION from apt meets requirements"
-                exit 0
-              else
-                echo "⚠️  wayland $WAYLAND_VERSION from apt is too old, building from source..."
-              fi
-            else
-              echo "⚠️  pkg-config cannot find wayland-server, building from source..."
-            fi
-          else
-            echo "⚠️  wayland not available in apt, building from source..."
-          fi
-          
-          # Build from source if apt package is unavailable or too old
           git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland.git
           cd wayland
           git checkout 1.23.1
+          # Download meson subprojects if needed
+          meson subprojects download || true
           meson setup build/ --prefix=/usr -Ddocumentation=false
           sudo ninja -C build/ install
           sudo ldconfig
           cd ..
-          echo "✅ Built wayland 1.23.1 from source"
 
-      - name: Install wlroots (try apt first, build from source if needed)
+      - name: Install wlroots 0.19
         run: |
-          # Try to install wlroots from apt
+          # Install wlroots 0.19 from source
-          if sudo apt-get install -y libwlroots-dev 2>/dev/null; then
-            # Check if pkg-config can find wlroots
-            if WLROOTS_VERSION=$(pkg-config --modversion wlroots 2>/dev/null); then
-              echo "Installed wlroots version: $WLROOTS_VERSION"
-              
-              # Check if version meets requirement (>= 0.19.0)
-              if dpkg --compare-versions "$WLROOTS_VERSION" ge "0.19.0"; then
-                echo "✅ wlroots $WLROOTS_VERSION from apt meets requirements"
-                exit 0
-              else
-                echo "⚠️  wlroots $WLROOTS_VERSION from apt is too old, building from source..."
-              fi
-            else
-              echo "⚠️  pkg-config cannot find wlroots, building from source..."
-            fi
-          else
-            echo "⚠️  wlroots not available in apt, building from source..."
-          fi
-          
-          # Build from source if apt package is unavailable or too old
           git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots.git
           cd wlroots
           git checkout 0.19.0
+          # Download meson subprojects if needed
+          meson subprojects download || true
           meson setup build/ --prefix=/usr
           sudo ninja -C build/ install
           sudo ldconfig
           cd ..
-          echo "✅ Built wlroots 0.19.0 from source"
 
-      - name: Install scenefx (build from source - not in apt)
+      - name: Install scenefx 0.4.1
         run: |
-          # scenefx is not available in Ubuntu apt repositories
+          # Install scenefx from source
-          # Build from source
           git clone -b 0.4.1 https://github.com/wlrfx/scenefx.git
           cd scenefx
+          # Download meson subprojects if needed
+          meson subprojects download || true
           meson setup build/ --prefix=/usr
           sudo ninja -C build/ install
           sudo ldconfig
           cd ..
-          echo "✅ Built scenefx 0.4.1 from source"
 
       - name: Configure meson
         run: |
+          # Download meson subprojects if needed
+          meson subprojects download || true
           meson setup build/ --prefix=/usr
 
       - name: Build project