@@ -57,25 +57,27 @@ load_env () # <target compiler>
 	. $srcdir/devtools/load-devel-config
 }
 
-build () # <directory> <target compiler> <meson options>
+config () # <dir> <builddir> <meson options>
 {
-	builddir=$builds_dir/$1
+	dir=$1
 	shift
-	targetcc=$1
+	builddir=$1
 	shift
-	# skip build if compiler not available
-	command -v ${CC##* } >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 0
-	load_env $targetcc || return 0
+	options="--werror -Dexamples=all"
+	for option in $DPDK_MESON_OPTIONS ; do
+		options="$options -D$option"
+	done
+	options="$options $*"
 	if [ ! -f "$builddir/build.ninja" ] ; then
-		options="--werror -Dexamples=all"
-		for option in $DPDK_MESON_OPTIONS ; do
-			options="$options -D$option"
-		done
-		options="$options $*"
-		echo "$MESON $options $srcdir $builddir"
-		$MESON $options $srcdir $builddir
-		unset CC
+		echo "$MESON $options $dir $builddir"
+		$MESON $options $dir $builddir
 	fi
+}
+
+compile () # <builddir>
+{
+	builddir=$1
+	shift
 	if [ -n "$TEST_MESON_BUILD_VERY_VERBOSE" ] ; then
 		# for full output from ninja use "-v"
 		echo "$ninja_cmd -v -C $builddir"

@@ -90,6 +92,19 @@ build () # <directory> <target compiler> <meson options>
 	fi
 }
 
+build () # <directory> <target compiler> <meson options>
+{
+	targetdir=$1
+	shift
+	targetcc=$1
+	shift
+	# skip build if compiler not available
+	command -v ${CC##* } >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 0
+	load_env $targetcc || return 0
+	config $srcdir $builds_dir/$targetdir $*
+	compile $builds_dir/$targetdir
+}
+
 if [ "$1" = "-vv" ] ; then
 	TEST_MESON_BUILD_VERY_VERBOSE=1
 elif [ "$1" = "-v" ] ; then

@@ -107,6 +122,7 @@ for c in gcc clang ; do
 	for s in static shared ; do
 		export CC="$CCACHE $c"
 		build build-$c-$s $c --default-library=$s
+		unset CC
 	done
 done
 

@@ -125,11 +141,13 @@ c=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
 export CC="clang"
 build build-arm64-host-clang $c $use_shared \
 	--cross-file $srcdir/config/arm/arm64_armv8_linux_gcc
+unset CC
 # all gcc/arm configurations
 for f in $srcdir/config/arm/arm64_[bdo]*gcc ; do
 	export CC="$CCACHE gcc"
 	build build-$(basename $f | tr '_' '-' | cut -d'-' -f-2) $c \
 		$use_shared --cross-file $f
+	unset CC
 done
 
 # Test installation of the x86-default target, to be used for checking