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+project('harfbuzz', 'c', 'cpp')
+
+harbuzz_public_cpp_args = ['-DHB_NO_FALLBACK_SHAPE', '-DHB_NO_WIN1256']
+
+harfbuzz_inc = include_directories('src')
+
+harfbuzz_sources = files('src/harfbuzz.cc')
+
+harfbuzz_lib = library(
+  'harfbuzz',
+  harfbuzz_sources,
+  cpp_args: harbuzz_public_cpp_args + [
+    '-std=c++11',
+    '-fno-exceptions',
+    '-fno-rtti',
+    '-fno-threadsafe-statics',
+  ],
+  include_directories: harfbuzz_inc,
+)
+
+harfbuzz_dep = declare_dependency(
+  compile_args: harbuzz_public_cpp_args,
+  include_directories: harfbuzz_inc,
+  link_with: harfbuzz_lib,
+)