fix: build profile can be specified manually

meson.build

@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ iconsdir = datadir / 'icons'
 podir = meson.project_source_root() / 'po'
 gettext_package = meson.project_name()
 
-# are we building a tagged version?
+opt_profile = get_option('profile')
-if run_command('git', 'describe', '--tags', '--exact-match').returncode() != 0
+
+# if a profile isn't specified infer from git
+if opt_profile == 'default'
+  # are we building a tagged version?
+  if run_command('git', 'describe', '--tags', '--exact-match').returncode() != 0
     profile = 'Devel'
     vcs_tag = run_command('git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD', check: false).stdout().strip()
     if vcs_tag == ''
@@ -48,7 +52,16 @@ if run_command('git', 'describe', '--tags', '--exact-match').returncode() != 0
       version_suffix = '-@0@'.format(vcs_tag)
     endif
     application_id = '@0@.@1@'.format(base_id, profile)
-else
+  else
+    profile = ''
+    version_suffix = ''
+    application_id = base_id
+  endif
+elif opt_profile == 'development'
+  profile = 'Devel'
+  version_suffix = '-devel'
+  application_id = '@0@.@1@'.format(base_id, profile)
+elif opt_profile == 'release'
   profile = ''
   version_suffix = ''
   application_id = base_id

meson_options.txt

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ option(
   type: 'combo',
   choices: [
     'default',
+    'release',
     'development'
   ],
   value: 'default',