$ meson --prefix=/tmp/foo _build
$ ninja install -C _build
[49/50] Installing files.
Installing waybar to /tmp/foo/bin
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mesonbuild/mesonmain.py", line 127, in run
return options.run_func(options)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mesonbuild/minstall.py", line 514, in run
installer.do_install(datafilename)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mesonbuild/minstall.py", line 346, in do_install
self.install_data(d)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mesonbuild/minstall.py", line 375, in install_data
d.dirmaker.makedirs(outdir, exist_ok=True)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mesonbuild/minstall.py", line 55, in makedirs
os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=exist_ok)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/os.py", line 210, in makedirs
makedirs(head, mode, exist_ok)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/os.py", line 220, in makedirs
mkdir(name, mode)
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/xdg'
FAILED: meson-install
add a systemd --user unit/service file, so that one can run waybar as a
--user systemd service. when the service is enabled, Waybar will start
when the wayland-session.target is started.
this feature is automatically enabled if systemd is found, but can be disabled
with -Dsystemd=disabled
