+# check for developer mode
+developer_mode = false
+if get_option('developer_mode').auto()
+ if meson.version().version_compare('>=0.53') # fs module available
+ fs = import('fs')
+ developer_mode = fs.is_dir('.git')
+ endif
+else
+ developer_mode = get_option('developer_mode').enabled()
+endif
+if developer_mode
+ message('## Building in Developer Mode ##')
+endif
+