This page compares the source lines of code (SLOC) of Kitware/CMake and mesonbuild/meson using cached OctoCounts reports. Code size is not code quality: a larger count only means more source material, not a better or worse project.
As of 2026-08-26, Kitware/CMake contains 1,705,362 total lines (1,246,136 code) across 29,520 files, while mesonbuild/meson contains 182,698 total lines (141,659 code) across 4,742 files as of 2026-08-26. Kitware/CMake is about 8.8x the size of mesonbuild/meson by code lines. Code size is not code quality: a larger count only means more source material, not a better or worse project.
| Metric | Kitware/CMake | mesonbuild/meson |
|---|---|---|
| Files | 29,520 | 4,742 |
| Total lines | 1,705,362 | 182,698 |
| Code lines | 1,246,136 | 141,659 |
| Comment lines | 243,933 | 14,534 |
| Blank lines | 215,293 | 26,505 |
| Languages counted | 12 | 12 |
Top languages in Kitware/CMake: C (29.4% of code), C++ (24.4% of code), CMake (21.3% of code). Top languages in mesonbuild/meson: Python (70.1% of code), Meson (13.0% of code), C (5.6% of code). C, C++ appear in both top language lists; CMake, C Header, ReStructuredText appear only in Kitware/CMake's top languages; Python, Meson, JSON appear only in mesonbuild/meson's top languages.
Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. Kitware/CMake was counted at ref master (commit 10b4bf7e1ee3) on 2026-08-26; mesonbuild/meson was counted at ref master (commit 6db2b663af92) on 2026-08-26. See the counting methodology for ignored directories and analysis options.
Evidence and next steps:
Note: code size is not code quality. OctoCounts only reports reproducible line counts and makes no claim that either project is better.
Kitware/CMake has more code: 1,246,136 code lines versus 141,659 for mesonbuild/meson, about 8.8x as much, based on cached OctoCounts reports as of 2026-08-26.
Not necessarily. SLOC measures size, not complexity, quality, or maintainability. A larger codebase can mean more features, more generated or vendored code, more verbose language idioms, or more tests — none of which imply the code is harder to work with. Use SLOC to gauge the scale of what you'd be reading or maintaining, not as a quality signal for Kitware/CMake, mesonbuild/meson, or any repository.
Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. Kitware/CMake was counted at ref master (commit 10b4bf7e1ee3) on 2026-08-26; mesonbuild/meson was counted at ref master (commit 6db2b663af92) on 2026-08-26. See the counting methodology for ignored directories and analysis options.
Yes. This page shows the default branch for each repository. Use the interactive comparison tool to pick any public GitHub repository, branch, tag, or commit SHA for both sides and get a fresh side-by-side report.