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 This project uses the [Meson](https://mesonbuild.com/) build system (with [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org/)).
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> If you are using GCC, then GCC 15 or newer is currently *required* to build this project. Ubuntu installations in particular may have older versions preinstalled, so verify your compiler version with `gcc --version`.
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 #### Install Tooling
 
 Follow [this Quickstart guide](https://mesonbuild.com/Quick-guide.html) for installing or building Meson and Ninja on your respective distro.