https://github.com/facebook/zstd/pull/3490

From 183a18a45c1d69f8c42b9fcd25e6d28f9b3d75bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@archlinux.org>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:28:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] meson: correctly specify the dependency relationship for
 playtests

It depends on the zstd program being built, and passes it as an env
variable. Just like datagen. But for datagen, we explicitly depend on
it, while for zstd, we assume it's built as part of "all".

This can be wrong in two cases:
- when running individual tests, meson can (re)build just what is needed
  for that one test
- a later patch will handle building zstd but not by default
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ if host_machine_os != os_windows
       playTests_sh,
       args: opt,
       env: ['ZSTD_BIN=' + zstd.full_path(), 'DATAGEN_BIN=./datagen'],
-      depends: [datagen],
+      depends: [datagen, zstd],
       suite: suite,
       workdir: meson.current_build_dir(),
       timeout: 2800) # Timeout should work on HDD drive

From 97ab0e2ab60fdda78f610032408df104de20b9f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@archlinux.org>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2023 23:55:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] meson: always build the zstd binary when tests are
 enabled

We need to run it for the tests, even if programs are disabled. So if
they are disabled, create a build rule for the program, but don't
install it. Just make it available for the test itself.
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ endif
 
 subdir('lib')
 
-if bin_programs
+if bin_programs or bin_tests
   subdir('programs')
 endif
 
--- a/programs/meson.build
+++ b/programs/meson.build
@@ -72,7 +72,14 @@ zstd = executable('zstd',
   c_args: zstd_c_args,
   dependencies: zstd_deps,
   export_dynamic: export_dynamic_on_windows, # Since Meson 0.45.0
-  install: true)
+  build_by_default: bin_programs,
+  install: bin_programs)
+
+if not bin_programs
+  # we generate rules to build the programs, but don't install anything
+  # so do not continue to installing scripts and manpages
+  subdir_done()
+endif
 
 zstd_frugal_sources = [join_paths(zstd_rootdir, 'programs/zstdcli.c'),
   join_paths(zstd_rootdir, 'programs/timefn.c'),