diff --git a/aedi/target/base.py b/aedi/target/base.py
index e1ba4b58..d41c4eb8 100644
--- a/aedi/target/base.py
+++ b/aedi/target/base.py
@@ -514,42 +514,69 @@ class SingleExeCTarget(MakeTarget):
 class MesonTarget(BuildTarget):
     def __init__(self, name=None):
         super().__init__(name)
+        self.configure_prefix = True
 
     def configure(self, state: BuildState):
         super().configure(state)
 
-        cross_file_path = Path()
-
-        if not state.xcode:
-            cross_file_path = state.build_path / (state.architecture() + '.txt')
-            self._write_cross_file(cross_file_path, state)
-
         args = [
-            state.bin_path / 'meson',
-            f'--prefix={state.install_path}',
+            'setup',
             '--buildtype=release',
             '--default-library=static',
         ]
 
+        if self.configure_prefix:
+            args.append(f'--prefix={state.install_path}')
+
         if state.xcode:
-            args.append('--backend')
-            args.append('xcode')
+            args.append(f'--backend=xcode')
         else:
+            cross_file_path = state.build_path / (state.architecture() + '.txt')
+            self._write_cross_file(cross_file_path, state)
             args.append(f'--cross-file={cross_file_path}')
 
+        args.append(state.build_path)
         args.append(state.source)
-        subprocess.run(args, check=True, cwd=state.build_path, env=state.environment)
+
+        # subprocess.run(args, check=True, cwd=state.build_path, env=state.environment)
+        self._run_meson(args, state)
 
     def build(self, state: BuildState):
-        args = ['ninja']
+        if state.xcode:
+            args = ('open', f'{self.name}.xcodeproj')
+            subprocess.run(args, check=True, cwd=state.build_path, env=state.environment)
+
+        # args = ['ninja']
+        #
+        # if state.verbose:
+        #     args.append('--verbose')
+        #
+        # subprocess.run(args, check=True, cwd=state.build_path, env=state.environment)
+
+        args = [
+            'compile',
+            f'-C={state.build_path}',
+        ]
 
         if state.verbose:
             args.append('--verbose')
 
-        subprocess.run(args, check=True, cwd=state.build_path, env=state.environment)
+        self._run_meson(args, state)
 
     def post_build(self, state: BuildState):
-        self.install(state, tool='ninja')
+        if state.xcode:
+            return
+
+        # self.install(state, tool='ninja')
+        args = [
+            'install',
+            f'-C={state.build_path}'
+        ]
+
+        if not self.configure_prefix:
+            args.append(f'--destdir={state.install_path}')
+
+        self._run_meson(args, state)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _write_cross_file(path: Path, state: BuildState):
@@ -578,3 +605,10 @@ cpu_family = '{cpu_family}'
 cpu = '{cpu}'
 endian = 'little'
 ''')
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _run_meson(_args: typing.Sequence[typing.Union[str, Path]], state: BuildState):
+        args = [state.bin_path / 'meson']
+        args.extend(_args)
+
+        subprocess.run(args, check=True, cwd=state.build_path, env=state.environment)