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-[build-system]
-build-backend = "mesonpy"
-requires = [
-  "meson-python>=0.20",
-  "meson>=1.9.1",
-  "ninja>=1.11",
-  "cmake>=3.24",
-  "patchelf>=0.17; sys_platform == 'linux'",
-]
-
-[project]
-name = "meson-mfem-template"
-dynamic = ["version"]
-description = "Portable Meson source bundle and nanobind validation module for MFEM"
-readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
-license = "MIT"
-license-files = ["LICENSE"]
-
-[tool.meson-python]
-allow-windows-internal-shared-libs = true
-
-[tool.meson-python.args]
-setup = [
-  "-Dbuildtype=release",
-  "-Dallow_preinstalled=false",
-  "-Dfeature_profile=portable",
-  "-Dbuild_python=true",
-  "-Dbuild_examples=false",
-  "-Dbuild_tests=false",
-  "-Dinstall_mfem=true",
-  "-Dpython_install_native=true",
-  "-Dmfem_openmp=disabled",
-  "-Dmfem_cuda=disabled",
-  "-Dmfem_hip=disabled",
-  "--force-fallback-for=nanobind,robin-map",
-]
-install = [
-  "--tags=python-runtime,python-native",
-  "--skip-subprojects",
-]