</indexterm>

Alternatively, <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> can be built using

<ulink url="https://mesonbuild.com/">Meson</ulink>. This is currently

experimental. If you choose to use

<application>Meson</application>, then you don't need

<ulink url="https://mesonbuild.com/">Meson</ulink>. This is the only

option for building <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> on Windows

using <productname>Visual Studio</productname>. For other platforms,

using <application>Meson</application> is currently experimental. If

you choose to use <application>Meson</application>, then you don't need

<acronym>GNU</acronym> <application>make</application>, but the other

requirements below still apply.

</para>