mimicking Scipy:6 (attempt to use *.lib)

Author: mzecc

meson.build

@@ -68,17 +68,31 @@ if pyprojectwheelbuild_enabled
     'src/example_fgen_basic/runtime_helpers.py',
   )
 
-  # The ancillary library,
-  # i.e. all the stuff for wrapping that isn't directly exposed to Python.
-  ancillary_lib = library(
-    '@0@-ancillary'.format(meson.project_name()),
-    sources: srcs_ancillary_lib,
-    version: meson.project_version(),
-    dependencies: [],
-    # any other dependencies which aren't in source e.g. fgen-core
-    # e.g. dependencies: [fgen_core_dep],
-    install: false,
-  )
+  if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
+    meson.override_find_program('ar', find_program('llvm-lib', required: true))
+    # also tell Meson to use MSVC-compatible static library
+    ancillary_lib = library(
+      '@0@-ancillary'.format(meson.project_name()),
+      sources: srcs_ancillary_lib,
+      version: meson.project_version(),
+      dependencies: [],
+      static: true,
+      install: false,
+      override_options: ['b_vscrt=md', 'default_library=static', 'vs_library_format=lib']
+    )
+  else
+    # The ancillary library,
+    # i.e. all the stuff for wrapping that isn't directly exposed to Python.
+    ancillary_lib = library(
+      '@0@-ancillary'.format(meson.project_name()),
+      sources: srcs_ancillary_lib,
+      version: meson.project_version(),
+      dependencies: [],
+      # any other dependencies which aren't in source e.g. fgen-core
+      # e.g. dependencies: [fgen_core_dep],
+      install: false,
+      )
+  endif
 
   ancillary_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: ancillary_lib)