From a99c8dfccde6cc70c333cc454cca669dc93025d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Giulio Eulisse <10544+ktf@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:58:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Allow using system ninja

- Packages which build fortran parts, should use ninja-fortran
---
 ninja-fortran.sh | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 ninja.sh         |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 ninja-fortran.sh

diff --git a/ninja-fortran.sh b/ninja-fortran.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0e59118b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ninja-fortran.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package: ninja-fortran
+version: "fortran-%(short_hash)s"
+tag: "v1.11.1.g95dee.kitware.jobserver-1"
+source: https://github.com/Kitware/ninja
+build_requires:
+  - "GCC-Toolchain:(?!osx)"
+  - "CMake"
+  - alibuild-recipe-tools
+---
+#!/bin/bash
+cmake -Bbuild-cmake $SOURCEDIR
+cmake --build build-cmake
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALLROOT/bin
+cp build-cmake/ninja "$INSTALLROOT/bin"
+
+mkdir -p "$INSTALLROOT/etc/modulefiles"
+alibuild-generate-module --bin >"$INSTALLROOT/etc/modulefiles/$PKGNAME"
diff --git a/ninja.sh b/ninja.sh
index b872587175..a21a89c05c 100644
--- a/ninja.sh
+++ b/ninja.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ build_requires:
   - "GCC-Toolchain:(?!osx)"
   - "CMake"
   - alibuild-recipe-tools
+prefer_system: .*
+prefer_system_check: |
+  type ninja
 ---
 #!/bin/bash
 cmake -Bbuild-cmake "$SOURCEDIR"