build(root): added initial meson build system implimentation and mk script

we will use meson as the build system for this project. Added a rough outline of this which builds source, libraries, and links them to tests (along with the google test library for testing). meson will be setup and compiled with ./mk.

tests/dobj/meson.build

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+# Test files for dobj
+test_sources = [
+    'MetadataTest.cpp'
+]
+
+foreach test_file : test_sources
+  exe_name = test_file.split('.')[0]
+  message('Building test: ' + exe_name)
+
+  # Create an executable target for each test
+  test_exe = executable(
+      exe_name,
+      test_file,
+      dependencies: gtest_dep,
+      include_directories: include_directories('../../src/dobj/public'),
+      link_with: libdobj,  # Link the dobj library
+      install_rpath: '@loader_path/../../src'  # Ensure runtime library path resolves correctly
+  )
+
+  # Add the executable as a test
+  test(exe_name, test_exe)
+endforeach

tests/meson.build

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+# Google Test dependency
+gtest_dep = dependency('gtest', main: true, required : true)
+
+# Subdirectory for dobj tests
+subdir('dobj')