GH-36411: [C++][Python] Use meson-python for PyArrow build system#45854
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WillAyd wants to merge 4 commits intoapache:mainfrom
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GH-36411: [C++][Python] Use meson-python for PyArrow build system#45854WillAyd wants to merge 4 commits intoapache:mainfrom
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Rationale for this change
This helps simplify the steps to build pyarrow by leveraging Meson, a build system strongly inspired by Python's syntax. In it's current form, it requires Arrow to be installed on the host system, but in the future we may even be able to have PyArrow build Arrow as a subproject, as needed
What changes are included in this PR?
This PR adds Meson configuration files to the Python code base within Arrow.
Are these changes tested?
Yes
Are there any user-facing changes?
We may want to deprecate the traditional setup.py way of building PyArrow alongside this.