formula_creator: use tool-agnostic meson commands

[cho-m]

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Similar to CMake changes. This uses Meson's standard workflow which we have started to use in core formulae.

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[eli-schwartz]

Note that this will simply import approximately 190 python files amounting to 70k lines of code, check whether the setup was configured with an explicit --backend option and thus doesn't use the default ninja, and potentially run either one of:

• ninja -v
• xcodebuild

It adds no capabilities over ninja, but if you prefer it...

[cho-m]

Mainly matching current style preference in homebrew-core. Similar to CMake changes, though there is probably more overhead in Meson's Python code path than CMake's C/C++. I assume it isn't going to make a noticeable impact when actually run on CI. It leaves open the possibility of tweaking our std_meson_args backend (even if it is an unlikely change).

At least other repositories that also directly run commands in packages (e.g. Arch, Alpine) seem to favor running through Meson.

Repositories that use their own helper commands (e.g. Debian, Fedora) seem to directly run Ninja behind the scenes (e.g. Fedora's %meson_build being an alias for %ninja_build)

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