Add feature options for almost all plugins

The only plugins remaining are those that haven't been ported to Meson
yet, and msdk. Also, the tests are still automagic.

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795107

67 files changed, 444 insertions, 207 deletions

diff --git a/ext/aom/meson.build b/ext/aom/meson.build
index a16afcf26..355411c01 100644
--- a/ext/aom/meson.build
+++ b/ext/aom/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-aom_dep = dependency('aom', required: false)
+aom_dep = dependency('aom', required: get_option('aom'))
 if aom_dep.found()
   gstaom = library('gstaom',
     ['gstaom.c', 'gstav1enc.c', 'gstav1dec.c'],
diff --git a/ext/assrender/meson.build b/ext/assrender/meson.build
index fa5f18951..9c8d82cc4 100644
--- a/ext/assrender/meson.build
+++ b/ext/assrender/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-ass_dep = dependency('libass', version : '>= 0.10.2', required : false)
-
+ass_dep = dependency('libass', version : '>= 0.10.2', required : get_option('assrender'))
 if ass_dep.found()
   gstassrender = library('gstassrender',
     'gstassrender.c',
diff --git a/ext/bs2b/meson.build b/ext/bs2b/meson.build
index 9b5cd4c17..1d0d25ebb 100644
--- a/ext/bs2b/meson.build
+++ b/ext/bs2b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bs2b_sources = [ 'gstbs2b.c', ]
 
-bs2b_dep = dependency('libbs2b', version : '>=3.1.0', required : false)
+bs2b_dep = dependency('libbs2b', version : '>=3.1.0', required : get_option('bs2b'))
 
 if bs2b_dep.found()
   gstbs2b = library('gstbs2b',
diff --git a/ext/bz2/meson.build b/ext/bz2/meson.build
index 48a2dd91e..cbab41bb1 100644
--- a/ext/bz2/meson.build
+++ b/ext/bz2/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ bz2_sources = [
   'gstbz2enc.c',
 ]
 
-bz2_dep = cc.find_library('bz2', required : false)
+bz2_dep = cc.find_library('bz2', required : get_option('bz2'))
 
 if bz2_dep.found() and cc.has_header_symbol('bzlib.h', 'BZ2_bzlibVersion')
   gstbz2 = library('gstbz2',
diff --git a/ext/chromaprint/meson.build b/ext/chromaprint/meson.build
index 1c6af7765..05df5012b 100644
--- a/ext/chromaprint/meson.build
+++ b/ext/chromaprint/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-chromaprint_dep = dependency('libchromaprint', required : false)
+chromaprint_dep = dependency('libchromaprint', required : get_option('chromaprint'))
 
 if chromaprint_dep.found()
   gstchromaprint = library('gstchromaprint',
diff --git a/ext/closedcaption/meson.build b/ext/closedcaption/meson.build
index 4e1ed3a37..cf1563894 100644
--- a/ext/closedcaption/meson.build
+++ b/ext/closedcaption/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-pangocairo_dep = dependency('pangocairo', version : '>= 1.22.0', required : false)
+pangocairo_dep = dependency('pangocairo', version : '>= 1.22.0',
+                            required : get_option('closedcaption'))
 
 zvbi_sources = [
   'bit_slicer.c',
diff --git a/ext/dash/meson.build b/ext/dash/meson.build
index 3d7a0153b..3a167d8b8 100644
--- a/ext/dash/meson.build
+++ b/ext/dash/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dash_sources = [
   'gstplugin.c',
 ]
 
-xml2_dep = dependency('libxml-2.0', version : '>= 2.8', required : false)
+xml2_dep = dependency('libxml-2.0', version : '>= 2.8', required : get_option('dash'))
 if xml2_dep.found()
   gstsouphttpsrc = library('gstdashdemux',
     dash_sources,
diff --git a/ext/directfb/meson.build b/ext/directfb/meson.build
index 686807d22..b4b777ab3 100644
--- a/ext/directfb/meson.build
+++ b/ext/directfb/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-directfb_dep = dependency('directfb', version : '>= 0.9.24', required : false)
+directfb_dep = dependency('directfb', version : '>= 0.9.24', required : get_option('directfb'))
 
 if directfb_dep.found()
   gstdirectfb = library('gstdirectfb',
diff --git a/ext/dtls/meson.build b/ext/dtls/meson.build
index 846d1fa2f..da8d886bc 100644
--- a/ext/dtls/meson.build
+++ b/ext/dtls/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ dtls_sources = [
   'plugin.c',
 ]
 
-libcrypto_dep = dependency('libcrypto', required : false)
+openssl_dep = dependency('openssl', version : '>= 1.0.1', required : get_option('dtls'))
+libcrypto_dep = dependency('libcrypto', required : get_option('dtls'))
 
 if openssl_dep.found() and libcrypto_dep.found()
   gstdtls = library('gstdtls',
diff --git a/ext/dts/meson.build b/ext/dts/meson.build
index 567f0359b..1e4b3e2d0 100644
--- a/ext/dts/meson.build
+++ b/ext/dts/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
-dca_dep = dependency('libdca', required : false)
+# Don't do any dependency checks if disabled
+if get_option('dts').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
 
-if not dca_dep.found() and cc.has_header_symbol('dca.h', 'dca_init')
-  dca_dep = cc.find_library('dca', required : false)
+# Detect libdca using a pkg-config file, or manually
+dca_dep = dependency('libdca', required : false)
+if not dca_dep.found()
+  if cc.has_header_symbol('dca.h', 'dca_init')
+    dca_dep = cc.find_library('dca', required : false)
+  endif
+  if not dca_dep.found() and get_option('dts').enabled()
+    error('DTS plugin enabled, but libdca not found')
+  endif
 endif
 
 # autotools didn't use the libdca pkg-config cflags, and they
diff --git a/ext/faac/meson.build b/ext/faac/meson.build
index e23edaf8d..f5f1e8c2c 100644
--- a/ext/faac/meson.build
+++ b/ext/faac/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-faac_dep = cc.find_library('faac', required : false)
+faac_dep = cc.find_library('faac', required : get_option('faac'))
+have_faac_h = cc.has_header_symbol('faac.h', 'faacEncOpen')
+if not have_faac_h and get_option('faac').enabled()
+  error('faac plugin enabled: found libfaac, but not faac.h')
+endif
 
-if faac_dep.found() and cc.has_header_symbol('faac.h', 'faacEncOpen')
+if faac_dep.found() and have_faac_h
   gstfaac = library('gstfaac',
     'gstfaac.c',
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args,
diff --git a/ext/faad/meson.build b/ext/faad/meson.build
index 9bd8e2dd3..533c11c15 100644
--- a/ext/faad/meson.build
+++ b/ext/faad/meson.build
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ faad_args = [ ]
 
 have_faad = cc.has_header_symbol('neaacdec.h', 'NeAACDecOpen')
 have_faad_2_7 = have_faad and cc.has_header_symbol('neaacdec.h', 'LATM')
-if have_faad and not have_faad_2_7
+if have_faad and not have_faad_2_7 and get_option('faad').enabled()
   message('Found faad2, but too old (< v2.7.0)')
 endif
 
-faad_dep = cc.find_library('faad', required : false)
+faad_dep = cc.find_library('faad', required : get_option('faad'))
 
 if faad_dep.found() and have_faad_2_7
   gstfaad = library('gstfaad',
diff --git a/ext/fdkaac/meson.build b/ext/fdkaac/meson.build
index 399704cf1..27c16a5a7 100644
--- a/ext/fdkaac/meson.build
+++ b/ext/fdkaac/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-fdkaac_dep = dependency('fdk-aac', required : false)
+fdkaac_dep = dependency('fdk-aac', required : get_option('fdkaac'))
 
 if fdkaac_dep.found()
   fdkaac_defines = []
diff --git a/ext/flite/meson.build b/ext/flite/meson.build
index 4470ab662..10dd2e036 100644
--- a/ext/flite/meson.build
+++ b/ext/flite/meson.build
@@ -10,15 +10,23 @@ flite_libs = [
   'flite_cmulex'
 ]
 
+if get_option('flite').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 flite_deps = [ ]
 foreach flite_lib : flite_libs
-  flite_lib_dep = cc.find_library(flite_lib, required : false)
+  flite_lib_dep = cc.find_library(flite_lib, required : get_option('flite'))
   if flite_lib_dep.found()
     flite_deps += [flite_lib_dep]
   endif
 endforeach
+have_flite_h = cc.has_header_symbol('flite/flite.h', 'flite_init')
+if not have_flite_h and get_option('flite').enabled()
+  error('flite plugin enabled, but flite.h not found')
+endif
 
-if flite_deps.length() == flite_libs.length() and cc.has_header_symbol('flite/flite.h', 'flite_init')
+if flite_deps.length() == flite_libs.length() and have_flite_h
   gstflite = library('gstflite',
     flite_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args,
diff --git a/ext/fluidsynth/meson.build b/ext/fluidsynth/meson.build
index 740d1f659..09f39750f 100644
--- a/ext/fluidsynth/meson.build
+++ b/ext/fluidsynth/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-fluidsynth_dep = dependency('fluidsynth', version : '>= 1.0', required : false)
+fluidsynth_dep = dependency('fluidsynth', version : '>= 1.0', required : get_option('fluidsynth'))
 
 if fluidsynth_dep.found()
   gstfluidsynth = library('gstfluidsynthmidi',
diff --git a/ext/gl/meson.build b/ext/gl/meson.build
index 3a4d5cdc8..3fb9239ae 100644
--- a/ext/gl/meson.build
+++ b/ext/gl/meson.build
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ opengl_sources = [
   'gstglutils.c',
 ]
 
-if build_gstgl and gstgl_dep.found()
+if gstgl_dep.found()
   optional_deps = []
   opengl_defines = ['-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API'] # for videoaggregator
 
diff --git a/ext/gsm/meson.build b/ext/gsm/meson.build
index ef36d19eb..a5ad2d457 100644
--- a/ext/gsm/meson.build
+++ b/ext/gsm/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
-gsm_dep = cc.find_library('gsm', required : false)
+if get_option('gsm').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
+gsm_dep = cc.find_library('gsm', required : get_option('gsm'))
+have_gsm_create = cc.has_header_symbol('gsm.h', 'gsm_create')
+if not have_gsm_create
+	have_gsm_create = cc.has_header_symbol('gsm/smg.h', 'gsm_create')
+  if not have_gsm_create and get_option('gsm').enabled()
+    error('GSM plugin is enabled: found libgsm but no headers')
+  endif
+endif
 
-if gsm_dep.found() and (cc.has_header_symbol('gsm.h', 'gsm_create') or
-			cc.has_header_symbol('gsm/smg.h', 'gsm_create'))
+if gsm_dep.found() and have_gsm_create
   gstgsm = library('gstgsm',
     ['gstgsm.c', 'gstgsmenc.c', 'gstgsmdec.c'],
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args,
diff --git a/ext/hls/meson.build b/ext/hls/meson.build
index e631958ab..1f5f58d42 100644
--- a/ext/hls/meson.build
+++ b/ext/hls/meson.build
@@ -10,23 +10,45 @@ hls_sources = [
 
 hls_cargs = ['-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API']
 
-# FIXME: Add an option for selecting the library, and fail if it's not found
-hls_crypto_dep = dependency('nettle', required : false)
-if hls_crypto_dep.found()
-  hls_cargs += ['-DHAVE_NETTLE']
-else
-  hls_crypto_dep = cc.find_library('gcrypt', required : false)
-  if hls_crypto_dep.found()
-    hls_cargs += ['-DHAVE_LIBGCRYPT']
-  else
-    hls_crypto_dep = openssl_dep
+hls_crypto = get_option('hls-crypto')
+hls_option = get_option('hls')
+
+have_hls_crypto = false
+if not hls_option.disabled()
+  if ['auto', 'nettle'].contains(hls_crypto)
+    hls_crypto_dep = dependency('nettle', required : false)
+    if hls_crypto_dep.found()
+      have_hls_crypto = true
+      hls_cargs += ['-DHAVE_NETTLE']
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  if not hls_crypto_dep.found() and ['auto', 'libgcrypt'].contains(hls_crypto)
+    hls_crypto_dep = cc.find_library('gcrypt', required : false)
+    if hls_crypto_dep.found()
+      have_hls_crypto = true
+      hls_cargs += ['-DHAVE_LIBGCRYPT']
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  if not hls_crypto_dep.found() and ['auto', 'openssl'].contains(hls_crypto)
+    hls_crypto_dep = dependency('openssl', required : false)
     if hls_crypto_dep.found()
+      have_hls_crypto = true
       hls_cargs += ['-DHAVE_OPENSSL']
     endif
   endif
+
+  if not have_hls_crypto and hls_option.enabled()
+    if hls_crypto == 'auto'
+      error('HLS plugin enabled, but found none of nettle, libgcrypt, or openssl')
+    else
+      error('HLS plugin enabled, but crypto library "@0@" not found'.format(hls_crypto))
+    endif
+  endif
 endif
 
-if hls_crypto_dep.found()
+if have_hls_crypto
   gsthls = library('gsthls',
     hls_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + hls_cargs,
diff --git a/ext/iqa/meson.build b/ext/iqa/meson.build
index adf351dee..c5d1c1c8a 100644
--- a/ext/iqa/meson.build
+++ b/ext/iqa/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dssim_dep = dependency('dssim', required : false,
+dssim_dep = dependency('dssim', required : get_option('iqa'),
     fallback: ['dssim', 'dssim_dep'])
 
 if dssim_dep.found()
diff --git a/ext/kate/meson.build b/ext/kate/meson.build
index 241fa4c10..8c02b939d 100644
--- a/ext/kate/meson.build
+++ b/ext/kate/meson.build
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ kate_sources = [
   'gstkatespu.c',
 ]
 
-kate_dep = dependency('kate', version : '>=0.1.7', required : false)
+kate_dep = dependency('kate', version : '>=0.1.7', required : get_option('kate'))
 # Not used
-#tiger_dep = dependency('tiger', version : '>=0.3.2', required : false)
+#tiger_dep = dependency('tiger', version : '>=0.3.2', required : get_option('kate'))
 
 if kate_dep.found()
   gstkate = library('gstkate',
diff --git a/ext/ladspa/meson.build b/ext/ladspa/meson.build
index 317f6d77b..381ce2f4f 100644
--- a/ext/ladspa/meson.build
+++ b/ext/ladspa/meson.build
@@ -8,18 +8,28 @@ ladspa_sources = [
 
 ladspa_cargs = []
 
-lrdf_dep = dependency('lrdf', required : false)
+if get_option('ladspa').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
+# This is an optional dep, but we make it optional only in auto mode
+lrdf_dep = dependency('lrdf', required : get_option('ladspa'))
 if lrdf_dep.found()
   ladspa_cargs = ['-DHAVE_LRDF']
 endif
 
-if cc.has_header('ladspa.h')
+have_ladspa_h = cc.has_header('ladspa.h')
+if not have_ladspa_h and get_option('ladspa').enabled()
+  error('ladspa plugin is enabled but ladspa.h not found')
+endif
+
+if have_ladspa_h
   gstladspa = library('gstladspa',
     ladspa_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + ladspa_cargs,
     link_args : noseh_link_args,
     include_directories : [configinc, libsinc],
-    dependencies : [gstaudio_dep, gstbase_dep, gmodule_dep, lrdf_dep, mathlib],
+    dependencies : [gstaudio_dep, gstbase_dep, gmodule_dep, lrdf_dep, libm],
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
   )
diff --git a/ext/libde265/meson.build b/ext/libde265/meson.build
index b638f63d7..8ae8b90a8 100644
--- a/ext/libde265/meson.build
+++ b/ext/libde265/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ de265_sources = [
   'libde265-dec.c',
 ]
 
-de265_dep = dependency('libde265', version : '>= 0.9', required : false)
+de265_dep = dependency('libde265', version : '>= 0.9', required : get_option('libde265'))
 
 if de265_dep.found()
   gstde265 = library('gstde265',
diff --git a/ext/libmms/meson.build b/ext/libmms/meson.build
index 960452041..6bb1b3eb3 100644
--- a/ext/libmms/meson.build
+++ b/ext/libmms/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mms_dep = dependency('libmms', version : '>= 0.4', required : false)
+mms_dep = dependency('libmms', version : '>= 0.4', required : get_option('libmms'))
 
 if mms_dep.found()
   gstmms = library('gstmms',
diff --git a/ext/lv2/meson.build b/ext/lv2/meson.build
index 730fc0914..741f3b8ba 100644
--- a/ext/lv2/meson.build
+++ b/ext/lv2/meson.build
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ lv2_sources = [
   'gstlv2utils.c',
 ]
 
-lv2_dep = dependency('lilv-0', version : '>= 0.22', required : false)
+lv2_dep = dependency('lilv-0', version : '>= 0.22', required : get_option('lv2'))
 if lv2_dep.found()
   gstrsvg = library('gstlv2',
     lv2_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args,
     link_args : noseh_link_args,
     include_directories : [configinc],
-    dependencies : [gstaudio_dep, gstbase_dep, lv2_dep, mathlib],
+    dependencies : [gstaudio_dep, gstbase_dep, lv2_dep, libm],
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
   )
diff --git a/ext/meson.build b/ext/meson.build
index fbd73ff76..7b51a8203 100644
--- a/ext/meson.build
+++ b/ext/meson.build
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ subdir('voaacenc')
 #subdir('voamrwbenc')
 subdir('vulkan')
 subdir('wayland')
-subdir('webrtcdsp')
 subdir('webrtc')
+subdir('webrtcdsp')
 subdir('webp')
 subdir('x265')
 subdir('zbar')
diff --git a/ext/mpeg2enc/meson.build b/ext/mpeg2enc/meson.build
index 7f49b91ac..69011a470 100644
--- a/ext/mpeg2enc/meson.build
+++ b/ext/mpeg2enc/meson.build
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
-if mjpegtools_dep.found()
-  mpeg2enc_dep = cxx.find_library('mpeg2encpp', required : false)
-
-  if mpeg2enc_dep.found()
-    gstmpeg2enc = library('gstmpeg2enc',
-      'gstmpeg2enc.cc',
-      'gstmpeg2encoptions.cc',
-      'gstmpeg2encoder.cc',
-      'gstmpeg2encstreamwriter.cc',
-      'gstmpeg2encpicturereader.cc',
-      cpp_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + ['-DGST_MJPEGTOOLS_API=' + mjpegtools_api],
-      link_args : noseh_link_args,
-      include_directories : [configinc, libsinc],
-      dependencies : [gstvideo_dep, mjpegtools_dep, mpeg2enc_dep],
-      install : true,
-      install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
-    )
-    pkgconfig.generate(gstmpeg2enc, install_dir : plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
-  endif
+# mjpegtools upstream breaks API constantly and doesn't export the version in
+# a header anywhere. The configure file has a lot of logic to support old
+# versions, but it all seems untested and broken. Require 2.0.0. Can be changed
+# if someone complains.
+mjpegtools_dep = dependency('mjpegtools', version : '>=2.0.0', required : get_option('mpeg2enc'))
+mpeg2enc_dep = cxx.find_library('mpeg2encpp', required : get_option('mpeg2enc'))
+if mjpegtools_dep.found() and mpeg2enc_dep.found()
+  gstmpeg2enc = library('gstmpeg2enc',
+    'gstmpeg2enc.cc',
+    'gstmpeg2encoptions.cc',
+    'gstmpeg2encoder.cc',
+    'gstmpeg2encstreamwriter.cc',
+    'gstmpeg2encpicturereader.cc',
+    cpp_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + ['-DGST_MJPEGTOOLS_API=2000'],
+    link_args : noseh_link_args,
+    include_directories : [configinc, libsinc],
+    dependencies : [gstvideo_dep, mjpegtools_dep, mpeg2enc_dep],
+    install : true,
+    install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
+  )
+  pkgconfig.generate(gstmpeg2enc, install_dir : plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
 endif
diff --git a/ext/mplex/meson.build b/ext/mplex/meson.build
index 01a5683df..3bc697eb8 100644
--- a/ext/mplex/meson.build
+++ b/ext/mplex/meson.build
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-if mjpegtools_dep.found()
-  mplex2_dep = cxx.find_library('mplex2', required : false)
+# See: ext/mpeg2enc for note about mjpegtools dep
+mjpegtools_dep = dependency('mjpegtools', version : '>=2.0.0', required : get_option('mplex'))
+mplex2_dep = cxx.find_library('mplex2', required : get_option('mplex'))
 
-  if mplex2_dep.found()
-    gstmplex2 = library('gstmplex',
-      'gstmplex.cc',
-      'gstmplexibitstream.cc',
-      'gstmplexjob.cc',
-      'gstmplexoutputstream.cc',
-      cpp_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + ['-DGST_MJPEGTOOLS_API=' + mjpegtools_api],
-      link_args : noseh_link_args,
-      include_directories : [configinc, libsinc],
-      dependencies : [gstaudio_dep, mjpegtools_dep, mplex2_dep],
-      install : true,
-      install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
-    )
-    pkgconfig.generate(gstmplex2, install_dir : plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
-  endif
+if mjpegtools_dep.found() and mplex2_dep.found()
+  gstmplex2 = library('gstmplex',
+    'gstmplex.cc',
+    'gstmplexibitstream.cc',
+    'gstmplexjob.cc',
+    'gstmplexoutputstream.cc',
+    cpp_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + ['-DGST_MJPEGTOOLS_API=2000'],
+    link_args : noseh_link_args,
+    include_directories : [configinc, libsinc],
+    dependencies : [gstaudio_dep, mjpegtools_dep, mplex2_dep],
+    install : true,
+    install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
+  )
+  pkgconfig.generate(gstmplex2, install_dir : plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
 endif
diff --git a/ext/openh264/meson.build b/ext/openh264/meson.build
index 4a85d8774..522857a81 100644
--- a/ext/openh264/meson.build
+++ b/ext/openh264/meson.build
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ openh264_sources = [
   'gstopenh264plugin.c',
 ]
 
-openh264_dep = dependency('openh264', version : '>= 1.3.0', required : false,
-  fallback: ['openh264', 'openh264_dep'])
+openh264_dep = dependency('openh264', version : '>= 1.3.0',
+                          required : get_option('openh264'),
+                          fallback: ['openh264', 'openh264_dep'])
 
-# FIXME: check if C++ compiler is available via new add_languages() semantics in meson git (~v30)
 if openh264_dep.found()
   gstopenh264 = library('gstopenh264',
     openh264_sources,
diff --git a/ext/openjpeg/meson.build b/ext/openjpeg/meson.build
index eef8c0894..1c08bd132 100644
--- a/ext/openjpeg/meson.build
+++ b/ext/openjpeg/meson.build
@@ -6,12 +6,19 @@ openjpeg_sources = [
 
 openjpeg_cargs = []
 
+if get_option('openjpeg').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 openjpeg_dep = dependency('libopenjp2', version : '>=2.1', required : false)
 if not openjpeg_dep.found()
   # Fallback to v1.5
   openjpeg_dep = dependency('libopenjpeg1', required : false)
   openjpeg_cargs += ['-DHAVE_OPENJPEG_1']
 endif
+if not openjpeg_dep.found() and get_option('openjpeg').enabled()
+  error('openjpeg plugin enabled, but neither libopenjp2 nor libopenjpeg1 not found')
+endif
 
 if openjpeg_dep.found()
   gstopenjpeg = library('gstopenjpeg',
diff --git a/ext/opus/meson.build b/ext/opus/meson.build
index 9f7e0d3f8..7b14b4f9d 100644
--- a/ext/opus/meson.build
+++ b/ext/opus/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ opus_sources = [
   'gstopusparse.c',
 ]
 
-opus_dep = dependency('opus', version : '>= 0.9.4', required : false)
+opus_dep = dependency('opus', version : '>= 0.9.4', required : get_option('opus'))
 
 if opus_dep.found()
   gstopus = library('gstopusparse',
diff --git a/ext/resindvd/meson.build b/ext/resindvd/meson.build
index 95d711f29..4d186212f 100644
--- a/ext/resindvd/meson.build
+++ b/ext/resindvd/meson.build
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ resindvd_sources = [
   'rsnparsetter.c',
 ]
 
-dvdnav_dep = dependency('dvdnav', version : '>= 4.1.2', required : false)
-dvdread_dep = dependency('dvdread', version : '>= 4.1.2', required : false)
+dvdnav_dep = dependency('dvdnav', version : '>= 4.1.2', required : get_option('resindvd'))
+dvdread_dep = dependency('dvdread', version : '>= 4.1.2', required : get_option('resindvd'))
 
 if dvdnav_dep.found() and dvdread_dep.found()
   gstresindvd = library('gstresindvd',
diff --git a/ext/rsvg/meson.build b/ext/rsvg/meson.build
index 109ec2697..ebbf5ab37 100644
--- a/ext/rsvg/meson.build
+++ b/ext/rsvg/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ rsvg_sources = [
   'gstrsvgoverlay.c',
 ]
 
-rsvg_dep = dependency('librsvg-2.0', version : '>= 2.36.2', required : false)
+rsvg_dep = dependency('librsvg-2.0', version : '>= 2.36.2', required : get_option('rsvg'))
 if rsvg_dep.found()
   gstrsvg = library('gstrsvg',
     rsvg_sources,
diff --git a/ext/rtmp/meson.build b/ext/rtmp/meson.build
index 149df39ad..0efe416e2 100644
--- a/ext/rtmp/meson.build
+++ b/ext/rtmp/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ rtmp_sources = [
   'gstrtmpsrc.c',
 ]
 
-rtmp_dep = dependency('librtmp', required : false)
+rtmp_dep = dependency('librtmp', required : get_option('rtmp'))
 
 if rtmp_dep.found()
   gstrtmp = library('gstrtmp',
diff --git a/ext/sbc/meson.build b/ext/sbc/meson.build
index 5fe7217e0..e0d3ed353 100644
--- a/ext/sbc/meson.build
+++ b/ext/sbc/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ sbc_sources = [
   'gstsbcenc.c',
 ]
 
-sbc_dep = dependency('sbc', version : '>= 1.0', required : false)
+sbc_dep = dependency('sbc', version : '>= 1.0', required : get_option('sbc'))
 
 if sbc_dep.found()
   gstsbc = library('gstsbc',
diff --git a/ext/smoothstreaming/meson.build b/ext/smoothstreaming/meson.build
index e1358cf61..17fd13d6e 100644
--- a/ext/smoothstreaming/meson.build
+++ b/ext/smoothstreaming/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ smoothstreaming_sources = [
   'gstsmoothstreaming-plugin.c',
 ]
 
-xml28_dep = dependency('libxml-2.0', version : '>= 2.8', required : false)
+xml28_dep = dependency('libxml-2.0', version : '>= 2.8', required : get_option('smoothstreaming'))
 
 if xml28_dep.found()
   gstmss = library('gstsmoothstreaming',
diff --git a/ext/soundtouch/meson.build b/ext/soundtouch/meson.build
index 600182d08..793ee4d4e 100644
--- a/ext/soundtouch/meson.build
+++ b/ext/soundtouch/meson.build
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ soundtouch_sources = [
 ]
 
 soundtouch_cargs = ['-DHAVE_SOUNDTOUCH']
+if get_option('soundtouch').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
 
 soundtouch_dep = dependency('soundtouch', required : false)
 if soundtouch_dep.found()
@@ -19,6 +22,9 @@ else
     # Add them back once we know which distros use them.
   endif
 endif
+if not soundtouch_dep.found() and get_option('soundtouch').enabled()
+  error('soundtouch plugin enabled but soundtouch library not found')
+endif
 
 if soundtouch_dep.found()
   gstsoundtouch = library('gstsoundtouch',
diff --git a/ext/spandsp/meson.build b/ext/spandsp/meson.build
index 7998ff910..0f1017275 100644
--- a/ext/spandsp/meson.build
+++ b/ext/spandsp/meson.build
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ spandsp_sources = [
   'gsttonegeneratesrc.h',
 ]
 
-spandsp_dep = dependency('spandsp', version : '>= 0.0.6', required : false)
+spandsp_dep = dependency('spandsp', version : '>= 0.0.6', required : get_option('spandsp'))
 
 if spandsp_dep.found()
   gstspandsp = library('gstspandsp',
diff --git a/ext/srt/meson.build b/ext/srt/meson.build
index d9ca1d503..0f328ccb9 100644
--- a/ext/srt/meson.build
+++ b/ext/srt/meson.build
@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@ srt_sources = [
   'gstsrtclientsink.c',
   'gstsrtserversink.c',
 ]
+srt_option = get_option('srt')
+if srt_option.disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
 
 srt_dep = dependency('srt', required : false)
-
 if not srt_dep.found() and cc.has_header_symbol('srt/srt.h', 'srt_startup')
   srt_dep = cc.find_library('srt', required : false)
 endif
+if not srt_dep.found() and srt_option.enabled()
+  error('srt plugin enabled, but srt library not found')
+endif
 
 if srt_dep.found()
   gstsrt = library('gstsrt',
diff --git a/ext/srtp/meson.build b/ext/srtp/meson.build
index a818b38b4..0a296869a 100644
--- a/ext/srtp/meson.build
+++ b/ext/srtp/meson.build
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ srtp_sources = [
 ]
 
 srtp_cargs = []
+if get_option('srtp').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
 
 srtp_dep = dependency('libsrtp2', version : '>= 2.1.0', required : false)
 if srtp_dep.found()
@@ -15,6 +18,9 @@ else
     srtp_dep = cc.find_library('srtp', required : false)
   endif
 endif
+if not srtp_dep.found() and get_option('srtp').enabled()
+  error('srtp plugin enabled but libsrtp not found')
+endif
 
 if srtp_dep.found()
   gstsrtp_enums = gnome.mkenums_simple('gstsrtp-enumtypes',
diff --git a/ext/ttml/meson.build b/ext/ttml/meson.build
index 08898951d..a62fa283e 100644
--- a/ext/ttml/meson.build
+++ b/ext/ttml/meson.build
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-libxml_dep = dependency('libxml-2.0', version : '>= 2.9.2', required : false)
-pango_dep = dependency('pango', required : false)
-cairo_dep = dependency('cairo', required : false)
-pangocairo_dep = dependency('pangocairo', required : false)
-cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
-m_dep = cc.find_library('m', required : false)
+libxml_dep = dependency('libxml-2.0', version : '>= 2.9.2', required : get_option('ttml'))
+pango_dep = dependency('pango', required : get_option('ttml'))
+cairo_dep = dependency('cairo', required : get_option('ttml'))
+pangocairo_dep = dependency('pangocairo', required : get_option('ttml'))
 
 if libxml_dep.found() and pango_dep.found() and cairo_dep.found() and pangocairo_dep.found()
   gstttmlsubs = library('gstttmlsubs',
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ if libxml_dep.found() and pango_dep.found() and cairo_dep.found() and pangocairo
      'gstttmlplugin.c'],
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args,
     include_directories : [configinc],
-    dependencies : [gstvideo_dep, libxml_dep, pango_dep, cairo_dep, pangocairo_dep, m_dep],
+    dependencies : [gstvideo_dep, libxml_dep, pango_dep, cairo_dep, pangocairo_dep, libm],
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
   )
diff --git a/ext/voaacenc/meson.build b/ext/voaacenc/meson.build
index 16f3e48b5..72835b470 100644
--- a/ext/voaacenc/meson.build
+++ b/ext/voaacenc/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 voaac_sources = ['gstvoaac.c', 'gstvoaacenc.c']
 
-voaac_dep = dependency('vo-aacenc', required : false)
+voaac_dep = dependency('vo-aacenc', required : get_option('voaacenc'))
 
 if voaac_dep.found()
   gstbz2 = library('gstvoaacenc',
diff --git a/ext/vulkan/meson.build b/ext/vulkan/meson.build
index 873cfbb3d..8c9844cd1 100644
--- a/ext/vulkan/meson.build
+++ b/ext/vulkan/meson.build
@@ -20,15 +20,22 @@ vulkan_sources = [
 
 vulkan_defines = []
 optional_deps = []
+if get_option('vulkan').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
 
-vulkan_dep = cc.find_library('vulkan', required : false)
+vulkan_dep = cc.find_library('vulkan', required : get_option('vulkan'))
 has_vulkan_header = cc.has_header('vulkan/vulkan.h')
+if not has_vulkan_header and get_option('vulkan').enabled()
+  error('vulkan plugin enabled, but vulkan.h not found')
+endif
+
 if vulkan_dep.found() and has_vulkan_header
   have_vulkan_windowing = false
 
   vkconf = configuration_data()
 
-  xcb_dep = dependency('xcb', version : '>=1.10', required : false)
+  xcb_dep = dependency('xcb', version : '>=1.10', required : get_option('x11'))
   if xcb_dep.found()
     vulkan_sources += [
       'xcb/vkdisplay_xcb.c',
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ if vulkan_dep.found() and has_vulkan_header
     vkconf.set10('GST_VULKAN_HAVE_WINDOW_XCB', 1)
   endif
 
-  wayland_client_dep = dependency('wayland-client', version : '>=1.4', required : false)
+  wayland_client_dep = dependency('wayland-client', version : '>=1.4', required : get_option('wayland'))
   if wayland_client_dep.found()
     vulkan_sources += [
       'wayland/vkdisplay_wayland.c',
diff --git a/ext/webp/meson.build b/ext/webp/meson.build
index fab742c3f..f429e76c8 100644
--- a/ext/webp/meson.build
+++ b/ext/webp/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ webp_sources = [
   'gstwebpenc.c',
 ]
 
-webp_dep = dependency('libwebp', version : '>= 0.2.1', required : false)
+webp_dep = dependency('libwebp', version : '>= 0.2.1', required : get_option('webp'))
 
 if webp_dep.found()
   gstwebp = library('gstwebp',
diff --git a/ext/webrtc/meson.build b/ext/webrtc/meson.build
index f098a40ce..1d64aa943 100644
--- a/ext/webrtc/meson.build
+++ b/ext/webrtc/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ webrtc_sources = [
   'webrtctransceiver.c',
 ]
 
-libnice_dep = dependency('nice', version : '>=0.1.14', required : false,
+libnice_dep = dependency('nice', version : '>=0.1.14', required : get_option('webrtc'),
                          fallback : ['libnice', 'libnice_dep'],
                          default_options: ['tests=false'])
 
diff --git a/ext/webrtcdsp/meson.build b/ext/webrtcdsp/meson.build
index a5c47841b..9d02a7faf 100644
--- a/ext/webrtcdsp/meson.build
+++ b/ext/webrtcdsp/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ webrtc_sources = [
   'gstwebrtcechoprobe.cpp'
 ]
 
-webrtc_dep = dependency('webrtc-audio-processing', version : ['>= 0.2', '< 0.4'], required : false)
+webrtc_dep = dependency('webrtc-audio-processing', version : ['>= 0.2', '< 0.4'],
+                        required : get_option('webrtcdsp'))
 
 if webrtc_dep.found()
   gstwebrtcdsp = library('gstwebrtcdsp',
diff --git a/ext/x265/meson.build b/ext/x265/meson.build
index 249a6539d..37c98f9d7 100644
--- a/ext/x265/meson.build
+++ b/ext/x265/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-x265_dep = dependency('x265', required: false)
+x265_dep = dependency('x265', required: get_option('x265'))
 if x265_dep.found()
   gstx265 = library('gstx265',
     'gstx265enc.c',
diff --git a/ext/zbar/meson.build b/ext/zbar/meson.build
index 6371c2c2a..4360abc12 100644
--- a/ext/zbar/meson.build
+++ b/ext/zbar/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-zbar_dep = dependency('zbar', version : '>= 0.9', required : false)
+zbar_dep = dependency('zbar', version : '>= 0.9', required : get_option('zbar'))
 if zbar_dep.found()
   gstzbar = library('gstzbar',
     'gstzbar.c',
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/opencv/meson.build b/gst-libs/gst/opencv/meson.build
index ba132aa09..b11e2ba34 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/opencv/meson.build
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/opencv/meson.build
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ opencv_headers = [
   'gstopencvutils.h',
   'gstopencvvideofilter.h',
 ]
-install_headers(opencv_headers, subdir : 'gstreamer-1.0/gst/opencv')
 
-opencv_dep = dependency('opencv', version : '>= 2.3.0', required : false)
+opencv_dep = dependency('opencv', version : '>= 2.3.0', required : get_option('opencv'))
 if opencv_dep.found()
   gstopencv = library('gstopencv-' + api_version,
     opencv_sources,
@@ -25,4 +24,6 @@ if opencv_dep.found()
   gstopencv_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: gstopencv,
     include_directories : [libsinc],
     dependencies : [gstvideo_dep, opencv_dep])
+
+  install_headers(opencv_headers, subdir : 'gstreamer-1.0/gst/opencv')
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/wayland/meson.build b/gst-libs/gst/wayland/meson.build
index 7bff57103..d174a9fef 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/wayland/meson.build
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/wayland/meson.build
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 wl_req = '>= 1.4'
-wl_client_dep = dependency('wayland-client', version: wl_req, required: false)
-libdrm_dep = dependency('libdrm', version: '>= 2.4.55', required: false)
-wl_protocol_dep = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: wl_req,
-                             required: false)
-wl_scanner = find_program('wayland-scanner', required: false)
+wl_client_dep = dependency('wayland-client', version: wl_req, required: get_option('wayland'))
+libdrm_dep = dependency('libdrm', version: '>= 2.4.55', required: get_option('wayland'))
+wl_protocol_dep = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: wl_req, required: get_option('wayland'))
+wl_scanner = find_program('wayland-scanner', required: get_option('wayland'))
+# Also used in ext/wayland
 use_wayland = wl_protocol_dep.found() and wl_client_dep.found() and wl_scanner.found() and libdrm_dep.found()
 
 if use_wayland
diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/meson.build b/gst/mpegtsdemux/meson.build
index 433f86e3b..09174cc74 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/meson.build
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ gstmpegtsdemux = library('gstmpegtsdemux',
   c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + ['-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API'],
   include_directories : [configinc, libsinc],
   dependencies : [gstcodecparsers_dep, gstmpegts_dep, gsttag_dep,
-		  gstpbutils_dep, gstaudio_dep, gstbase_dep, mathlib],
+                  gstpbutils_dep, gstaudio_dep, gstbase_dep, libm],
   install : true,
   install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
 )
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9978f85fd..5f1c430be 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -387,11 +387,9 @@ endif
 
 # GStreamer OpenGL
 gstgl_dep = dependency('gstreamer-gl-1.0', version : gst_req,
-    fallback : ['gst-plugins-base', 'gstgl_dep'], required: false)
+    fallback : ['gst-plugins-base', 'gstgl_dep'], required: get_option('gl'))
 
-build_gstgl = gstgl_dep.found() # FIXME: add option?
-
-if build_gstgl
+if gstgl_dep.found()
   if gstgl_dep.type_name() == 'pkgconfig'
     gst_gl_apis = gstgl_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('gl_apis').split()
     gst_gl_winsys = gstgl_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('gl_winsys').split()
@@ -421,34 +419,17 @@ if build_gstgl
 endif
 
 libm = cc.find_library('m', required : false)
-glib_dep = dependency('glib-2.0', version : glib_req,
-  fallback: ['glib', 'libglib_dep'])
-gmodule_dep = dependency('gmodule-2.0',
-  fallback: ['glib', 'libgmodule_dep'])
-gio_dep = dependency('gio-2.0',
-  fallback: ['glib', 'libgio_dep'])
-x11_dep = dependency('x11', required : false)
-
-# Used by dtls and hls
-openssl_dep = dependency('openssl', version : '>= 1.0.1', required : false)
-
-# Used by mpeg2enc and mplex
-# mjpegtools upstream breaks API constantly and doesn't export the version in
-# a header anywhere. The configure file has a lot of logic to support old
-# versions, but it all seems untested and broken. Require 2.0.0. Can be changed
-# if someone complains.
-mjpegtools_dep = dependency('mjpegtools', version : '>=2.0.0', required : false)
-mjpegtools_api = '0'
-if mjpegtools_dep.found()
-  mjpegtools_api = '20000'
-endif
+glib_dep = dependency('glib-2.0', version : glib_req, fallback: ['glib', 'libglib_dep'])
+gmodule_dep = dependency('gmodule-2.0', fallback: ['glib', 'libgmodule_dep'])
+gio_dep = dependency('gio-2.0', fallback: ['glib', 'libgio_dep'])
+# gio-unix-2.0 is used by sys/bluez
 
+# Optional dep of ext/gl and gst/librfb
+x11_dep = dependency('x11', required : get_option('x11'))
 if x11_dep.found()
   cdata.set('HAVE_X11', 1)
 endif
 
-mathlib = cc.find_library('m', required : false)
-
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
   winsock2 = [cc.find_library('ws2_32')]
 else
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 4b9ab7b50..c5355746e 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,78 @@ option('vmnc', type : 'feature', value : 'auto')
 option('y4m', type : 'feature', value : 'auto')
 option('yadif', type : 'feature', value : 'auto')
 
+# Feature options for libraries that need external deps
+option('opencv', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'OpenCV computer vision library support')
+
+# Feature options for optional deps in plugins
+option('wayland', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Wayland plugin/library, support in the Vulkan plugin')
+option('x11', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'X11 support in Vulkan, GL and rfb plugins')
+
+# Feature options for plugins that need external deps
+option('aom', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'AOM AV1 video codec plugin')
+option('assrender', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'ASS/SSA subtitle renderer plugin')
+option('bluez', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Bluetooth audio A2DP/AVDTP sink, AVDTP source plugin')
+option('bs2b', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural audio plugin')
+option('bz2', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'bz2 stream encoder and decoder plugin')
+option('chromaprint', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Chromaprint fingerprint audio plugin')
+option('closedcaption', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Closed caption extractor, decoder, and overlay plugin')
+option('curl', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'cURL network source and sink plugin')
+option('d3dvideosink', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Direct3D video sink plugin')
+option('dash', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'DASH demuxer plugin')
+option('decklink', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'DeckLink audio/video source/sink plugin')
+option('directfb', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'DirectFB video sink plugin')
+option('directsound', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Directsound audio source plugin')
+option('dtls', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'DTLS encoder and decoder plugin')
+option('dts', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'DTS audio decoder plugin')
+option('dvb', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'DVB video bin and source plugin')
+option('faac', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Free AAC audio encoder plugin')
+option('faad', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Free AAC audio decoder plugin')
+option('fbdev', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Framebuffer video sink plugin')
+option('fdkaac', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Fraunhofer AAC audio codec plugin')
+option('flite', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Flite speech synthesizer source plugin')
+option('fluidsynth', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Fluidsynth MIDI decoder plugin')
+option('gl', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'GStreamer OpenGL mixer plugin')
+option('gsm', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'GSM encoder/decoder plugin')
+option('ipcpipeline', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Inter-process communication plugin')
+option('iqa', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Image quality assessment plugin')
+option('kate', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Kate subtitle parser, tagger, and codec plugin')
+option('kms', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'KMS video sink plugin')
+option('ladspa', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'LADSPA plugin bridge')
+option('libde265', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'HEVC/H.265 video decoder plugin')
+option('libmms', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Microsoft multimedia server network source plugin')
+option('lv2', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'LV2 audio plugin bridge')
+option('mpeg2enc', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'mpeg2enc video encoder plugin')
+option('mplex', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'mplex audio/video multiplexer plugin')
+option('openh264', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'H.264 video codec plugin')
+option('openjpeg', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'JPEG2000 image codec plugin')
+option('opus', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'OPUS audio parser plugin')
+option('resindvd', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Resin DVD playback plugin')
+option('rsvg', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'SVG overlayer and image decoder plugin')
+option('rtmp', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'RTMP video network source and sink plugin')
+option('sbc', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'SBC bluetooth audio codec plugin')
+option('shm', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Shared memory source/sink plugin')
+option('smoothstreaming', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Microsoft Smooth Streaming demuxer plugin')
+option('soundtouch', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Audio pitch controller & BPM detection plugin')
+option('spandsp', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Packet loss concealment audio plugin')
+option('srt', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Secure, Reliable, Transport client/server network source/sink plugin')
+option('srtp', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Secure RTP codec plugin')
+option('ttml', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'TTML subtitle parser and renderer plugin')
+option('uvch264', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'UVC compliant H.264 camera source plugin')
+option('voaacenc', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'AAC audio encoder plugin')
+option('vulkan', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Vulkan video sink plugin')
+option('wasapi', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Windows Audio Session API source/sink plugin')
+option('webp', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'WebP image codec plugin')
+option('webrtc', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'WebRTC audio/video network bin plugin')
+option('webrtcdsp', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Plugin with various audio filters provided by the WebRTC audio processing library')
+option('winscreencap', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Windows Screen Capture video source plugin')
+option('x265', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'HEVC/H.265 video encoder plugin')
+option('zbar', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Barcode image scanner plugin')
+
+# HLS plugin options
+option('hls', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'HTTP Live Streaming plugin')
+option('hls-crypto', type : 'combo', value : 'auto', choices : ['auto', 'nettle', 'libgcrypt', 'openssl'],
+       description: 'Crypto library to use for HLS plugin')
+
 # Common feature options
 option('examples', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', yield : true)
 option('introspection', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', yield : true, description : 'Generate gobject-introspection bindings')
diff --git a/sys/bluez/meson.build b/sys/bluez/meson.build
index 373feaea2..19386f3b2 100644
--- a/sys/bluez/meson.build
+++ b/sys/bluez/meson.build
@@ -7,21 +7,16 @@ bluez_sources = [
   'gstavrcputil.c',
 ]
 
-bluez_dep = dependency('bluez', version : '>= 5.0', required : false)
-gio_unix_dep = dependency('gio-unix-2.0', version : glib_req, required : false)
+bluez_dep = dependency('bluez', version : '>= 5.0', required : get_option('bluez'))
+gio_unix_dep = dependency('gio-unix-2.0', version : glib_req,
+                          fallback: ['glib', 'libgiounix_dep'],
+                          required : get_option('bluez'))
 
 if bluez_dep.found() and gio_unix_dep.found()
-  # FIXME: do we really need the meson.current_build_dir() here? Shouldn't
-  # the custom command be executed with the current build directoy as working
-  # directory? Without this, bluez.[ch] are created in the top-level build dir!
-  bluez_ch = custom_target('bluez_ch',
-    output : [ 'bluez.h', 'bluez.c' ] ,
-    input : 'org.bluez.xml',
-    command : [ find_program('gdbus-codegen'),
-                '--c-namespace=Bluez',
-                '--generate-c-code=' + meson.current_build_dir() + '/bluez',
-                '--interface-prefix=org.bluez',
-                '@INPUT@' ])
+  bluez_ch = gnome.gdbus_codegen('bluez-interface',
+      sources : 'org.bluez.xml',
+      interface_prefix : 'org.bluez',
+      namespace : 'Bluez')
 
   gstbluez = library('gstbluez',
     bluez_sources, bluez_ch,
diff --git a/sys/d3dvideosink/meson.build b/sys/d3dvideosink/meson.build
index 26c34b7c2..c9230dabd 100644
--- a/sys/d3dvideosink/meson.build
+++ b/sys/d3dvideosink/meson.build
@@ -3,14 +3,23 @@ d3dvideosink_sources = [
   'd3dvideosink.c',
 ]
 
-if host_system == 'windows' and cc.has_header('d3d9.h')
-  d3dvideosink_dep = [cc.find_library('d3d9'), cc.find_library('gdi32')]
+if host_system != 'windows' or get_option('d3dvideosink').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
+d3d_dep = cc.find_library('d3d9', required : get_option('d3dvideosink'))
+gdi_dep = cc.find_library('gdi32', required : get_option('d3dvideosink'))
+have_d3d9_h = cc.has_header('d3d9.h')
+if not have_d3d9_h and get_option('d3dvideosink').enabled()
+  error('d3dvideosink plugin enabled but d3d9.h not found')
+endif
 
+if d3d_dep.found() and gdi_dep.found() and have_d3d9_h
   gstd3dvideosink = library('gstd3d',
     d3dvideosink_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args,
     include_directories : [configinc],
-    dependencies : [gstvideo_dep] + d3dvideosink_dep,
+    dependencies : [gstvideo_dep, d3d_dep, gdi_dep],
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir)
   pkgconfig.generate(gstd3dvideosink, install_dir : plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
diff --git a/sys/decklink/meson.build b/sys/decklink/meson.build
index 3cb4bdaeb..78644374f 100644
--- a/sys/decklink/meson.build
+++ b/sys/decklink/meson.build
@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@ decklink_sources = [
   'gstdecklinkvideosrc.cpp',
 ]
 
+if get_option('decklink').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 build_decklink = false
 decklink_ldflags = []
 decklink_libs = []
 
-if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
+if host_system == 'windows'
   decklink_sources += ['win/DeckLinkAPIDispatch.cpp', 'win/DeckLinkAPI_i.c']
   if cxx.get_id() == 'msvc'
     # FIXME: Use commsuppwd.lib for debug builds?
-    comutil_dep = cxx.find_library('comsuppw')
+    comutil_dep = cxx.find_library('comsuppw', required : get_option('decklink'))
     if comutil_dep.found()
       build_decklink = true
       decklink_libs = [comutil_dep]
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
     build_decklink = true
   endif
 else
-  libdl = cc.find_library('dl', required: false)
+  libdl = cc.find_library('dl', required: get_option('decklink'))
   have_pthread_h = cdata.has('HAVE_PTHREAD_H')
   if libdl.found() and have_pthread_h
     decklink_libs = [libm, libdl, dependency('threads')]
diff --git a/sys/directsound/meson.build b/sys/directsound/meson.build
index 03ec447a4..9e7f1325e 100644
--- a/sys/directsound/meson.build
+++ b/sys/directsound/meson.build
@@ -12,14 +12,24 @@ directsoundsrc_device_flags = [
   '-DGST_DIRECTSOUND_SRC_DEVICE_PROVIDER=1'
 ]
 
-if host_system == 'windows' and cc.has_header('dsound.h')
-  directsoundsrc_dep = [cc.find_library('dsound'), cc.find_library('winmm'), cc.find_library('ole32')]
+if host_system != 'windows' or get_option('directsound').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
+dsound_dep = cc.find_library('dsound', required : get_option('directsound'))
+winmm_dep = cc.find_library('winmm', required : get_option('directsound'))
+ole32_dep = cc.find_library('ole32', required : get_option('directsound'))
+have_dsound_h = cc.has_header('dsound.h')
+if not have_dsound_h and get_option('directsound').enabled()
+  error('directsound plugin enabled but dsound.h not found')
+endif
 
+if dsound_dep.found() and winmm_dep.found() and ole32_dep.found() and have_dsound_h
   gstdirectsoundsrc = library('gstdirectsoundsrc',
     directsoundsrc_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + directsoundsrc_device_flags,
     include_directories : [configinc],
-    dependencies : [gstaudio_dep] + directsoundsrc_dep,
+    dependencies : [gstaudio_dep, dsound_dep, winmm_dep, ole32_dep],
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir)
   pkgconfig.generate(gstdirectsoundsrc, install_dir : plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
diff --git a/sys/dvb/meson.build b/sys/dvb/meson.build
index 5d3e7d1f5..d8b496b2a 100644
--- a/sys/dvb/meson.build
+++ b/sys/dvb/meson.build
@@ -15,18 +15,22 @@ dvb_sources = [
   'parsechannels.c',
 ]
 
-dvb_check_code_lines = [
-  '#include <linux/dvb/version.h>\n\n',
-  '#if DVB_API_VERSION < 5 || (DVB_API_VERSION == 5 && DVB_API_VERSION_MINOR <= 4)\n\n',
-  '#error "Incompatible dvb API"\n\n',
-  '#endif',
-]
-dvb_check_code=''
-foreach l : dvb_check_code_lines
-  dvb_check_code = dvb_check_code + l
-endforeach
+if get_option('dvb').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
+dvb_check_code = '''
+#include <linux/dvb/version.h>
+#if DVB_API_VERSION < 5 || (DVB_API_VERSION == 5 && DVB_API_VERSION_MINOR <= 4)
+#error "Incompatible dvb API"
+#endif'
+'''
+have_dvb = cc.compiles(dvb_check_code)
+if not have_dvb and get_option('dvb').enabled()
+  error('DVB plugin enabled but dvb headers not found')
+endif
 
-if cc.compiles(dvb_check_code)
+if have_dvb
   gstdvb = library('gstdvb',
     dvb_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + [ '-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API' ],
diff --git a/sys/fbdev/meson.build b/sys/fbdev/meson.build
index 1aed2ad38..84ee057f0 100644
--- a/sys/fbdev/meson.build
+++ b/sys/fbdev/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@ fbdevsink_sources = [
   'gstfbdevsink.c',
 ]
 
-if cc.has_header('linux/fb.h')
+if get_option('fbdev').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
+have_fb_h = cc.has_header('linux/fb.h')
+if not have_fb_h and get_option('fbdev').enabled()
+  error('fbdev plugin enabled but fb.h not found')
+endif
+
+if have_fb_h
   gstfbdevsink = library('gstfbdevsink',
     fbdevsink_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args,
diff --git a/sys/ipcpipeline/meson.build b/sys/ipcpipeline/meson.build
index 3ebf58ed2..1ea4c69f4 100644
--- a/sys/ipcpipeline/meson.build
+++ b/sys/ipcpipeline/meson.build
@@ -6,8 +6,25 @@ ipcpipeline_sources = [
   'gstipcslavepipeline.c'
 ]
 
-if cc.has_header ('sys/socket.h') and cc.has_function ('pipe') and cc.has_function ('socketpair')
+if get_option('ipcpipeline').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
 
+have_socket_h = cc.has_header('sys/socket.h')
+if not have_socket_h and get_option('ipcpipeline').enabled()
+  error('ipcpipeline plugin enabled but socket.h not found')
+endif
+have_pipe = cc.has_function('pipe')
+if not have_pipe and get_option('ipcpipeline').enabled()
+  error('ipcpipeline plugin enabled but pipe() not found')
+endif
+have_socketpair = cc.has_function('socketpair')
+if not have_socketpair and get_option('ipcpipeline').enabled()
+  error('ipcpipeline plugin enabled but socketpair() not found')
+endif
+
+
+if have_socket_h and have_pipe and have_socketpair
   gstipcpipeline = library('gstipcpipeline',
     ipcpipeline_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args,
@@ -17,5 +34,4 @@ if cc.has_header ('sys/socket.h') and cc.has_function ('pipe') and cc.has_functi
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
   )
   pkgconfig.generate(gstipcpipeline, install_dir : plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
-
 endif
diff --git a/sys/kms/meson.build b/sys/kms/meson.build
index 4a3f5435f..fbc18617e 100644
--- a/sys/kms/meson.build
+++ b/sys/kms/meson.build
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ kmssink_sources = [
   'gstkmsutils.c',
 ]
 
-libdrm_dep = dependency('libdrm', version : '>= 2.4.55', required : false)
-
+libdrm_dep = dependency('libdrm', version : '>= 2.4.55', required : get_option('kms'))
 if libdrm_dep.found()
   gstkmssink = library('gstkms',
     kmssink_sources,
diff --git a/sys/msdk/meson.build b/sys/msdk/meson.build
index 049d17fc1..a08d8ca61 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/meson.build
+++ b/sys/msdk/meson.build
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ else
   msdk_sources += ['msdk_libva.c', 'gstmsdkallocator_libva.c']
 endif
 
+# FIXME: automagic
 msdk_root = run_command(python3, '-c', 'import os; print(os.environ.get("INTELMEDIASDKROOT", os.environ.get("MFX_HOME", "")))').stdout().strip()
 
 have_msdk = false
diff --git a/sys/shm/meson.build b/sys/shm/meson.build
index 7ae72f353..6f573cfbf 100644
--- a/sys/shm/meson.build
+++ b/sys/shm/meson.build
@@ -6,25 +6,35 @@ shm_sources = [
   'gstshmsink.c',
 ]
 
-shm_enabled = false
+if get_option('shm').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 shm_deps = []
-rt_dep = cc.find_library ('rt', required: false)
+if ['osx', 'bsd'].contains(host_system)
+  rt_dep = []
+  shm_enabled = true
+else
+  rt_dep = cc.find_library ('rt', required: false)
+  shm_enabled = rt_dep.found()
+endif
 
-if cc.has_header ('sys/socket.h') and (host_system == 'osx' or
-    host_system == 'bsd' or rt_dep.found())
+if shm_enabled
+  shm_enabled = cc.has_header('sys/socket.h')
+elif get_option('shm').enabled()
+  error('shm plugin enabled but librt not found')
+endif
 
-  shm_enabled = true
-  shm_deps = [gstbase_dep]
+if not shm_enabled and get_option('shm').enabled()
+  error('shm plugin enabled but socket.h not found')
+endif
 
-  if rt_dep.found()
-    shm_deps += [rt_dep]
-  endif
-  
+if shm_enabled
   gstshm = library('gstshm',
     shm_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + ['-DSHM_PIPE_USE_GLIB'],
     include_directories : [configinc],
-    dependencies : shm_deps,
+    dependencies : [gstbase_dep, rt_dep],
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
   )
diff --git a/sys/uvch264/meson.build b/sys/uvch264/meson.build
index c4f100179..f2cc31386 100644
--- a/sys/uvch264/meson.build
+++ b/sys/uvch264/meson.build
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ uvch264_sources = [
   'uvc_h264.c',
 ]
 
-libgudev_dep = dependency('gudev-1.0', required : false)
-libusb_dep = dependency('libusb-1.0', required : false)
+libgudev_dep = dependency('gudev-1.0', required : get_option('uvch264'))
+libusb_dep = dependency('libusb-1.0', required : get_option('uvch264'))
 has_uvcvideo_h = cc.has_header('linux/uvcvideo.h')
+if not has_uvcvideo_h and get_option('uvch264').enabled()
+  error('uvch264 plugin enabled but uvcvideo.h not found')
+endif
 
 if libgudev_dep.found() and libusb_dep.found() and has_uvcvideo_h
   gstuvch264 = library('gstuvch264',
diff --git a/sys/wasapi/meson.build b/sys/wasapi/meson.build
index c5b47dd03..cf57d8784 100644
--- a/sys/wasapi/meson.build
+++ b/sys/wasapi/meson.build
@@ -6,15 +6,27 @@ wasapi_sources = [
   'gstwasapidevice.c',
 ]
 
-if host_system == 'windows' and cc.has_header('audioclient.h')
-  wasapi_dep = [cc.find_library('ole32'), cc.find_library('ksuser'),
-                cc.find_library('avrt', required : false)]
+if host_system != 'windows'
+  if get_option('wasapi').disabled()
+    subdir_done()
+  elif get_option('wasapi').enabled()
+    error('Cannot build wasapi plugin when not building for Windows')
+  endif
+endif
+
+ole32_dep = cc.find_library('ole32', required : get_option('wasapi'))
+ksuser_dep = cc.find_library('ksuser', required : get_option('wasapi'))
+have_audioclient_h = cc.has_header('audioclient.h')
+if not have_audioclient_h and get_option('wasapi').enabled()
+  error('wasapi plugin enabled but audioclient.h not found')
+endif
 
+if ole32_dep.found() and ksuser_dep.found() and have_audioclient_h
   gstwasapi = library('gstwasapi',
     wasapi_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + ['-DCOBJMACROS'],
     include_directories : [configinc],
-    dependencies : [gstaudio_dep] + wasapi_dep,
+    dependencies : [gstaudio_dep, ole32_dep, ksuser_dep],
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir)
   pkgconfig.generate(gstwasapi, install_dir : plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
diff --git a/sys/winks/meson.build b/sys/winks/meson.build
index 59036a184..eea1a31a9 100644
--- a/sys/winks/meson.build
+++ b/sys/winks/meson.build
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ winks_sources = [
 ]
 
 if host_system == 'windows'
-  winks_dep = [cc.find_library('ksuser'), cc.find_library('uuid'),
-               cc.find_library('strmiids'), cc.find_library('dxguid'),
-               cc.find_library('setupapi'), cc.find_library('ole32')]
+  winks_dep = [cc.find_library('ksuser', required : get_option('winks')),
+               cc.find_library('uuid', required : get_option('winks')),
+               cc.find_library('strmiids', required : get_option('winks')),
+               cc.find_library('dxguid', required : get_option('winks')),
+               cc.find_library('setupapi', required : get_option('winks')),
+               cc.find_library('ole32', required : get_option('winks'))]
 
   gstwinks = library('gstwinks',
     winks_sources,
diff --git a/sys/winscreencap/meson.build b/sys/winscreencap/meson.build
index ad1a2e200..6f3511c58 100644
--- a/sys/winscreencap/meson.build
+++ b/sys/winscreencap/meson.build
@@ -4,14 +4,23 @@ winscreencap_sources = [
   'gstwinscreencap.c',
 ]
 
-if host_system == 'windows' and cc.has_header('d3d9.h')
-  winscreencap_dep = [cc.find_library('d3d9'), cc.find_library('gdi32')]
+if host_system != 'windows' or get_option('winscreencap').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
+d3d_dep = cc.find_library('d3d9', required : get_option('winscreencap'))
+gdi_dep = cc.find_library('gdi32', required : get_option('winscreencap'))
+have_d3d9_h = cc.has_header('d3d9.h')
+if not have_d3d9_h and get_option('winscreencap').enabled()
+  error('winscreencap plugin enabled but d3d9.h not found')
+endif
 
+if d3d_dep.found() and gdi_dep.found() and have_d3d9_h
   gstwinscreencap = library('gstwinscreencap',
     winscreencap_sources,
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args,
     include_directories : [configinc],
-    dependencies : [gstbase_dep, gstvideo_dep] + winscreencap_dep,
+    dependencies : [gstbase_dep, gstvideo_dep, d3d_dep, gdi_dep],
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
   )
diff --git a/tests/check/meson.build b/tests/check/meson.build
index b7bbf05fb..275895715 100644
--- a/tests/check/meson.build
+++ b/tests/check/meson.build
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ libparser = static_library('parser',
 libparser_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: libparser,
   sources: ['elements/parser.h'])
 
+# FIXME: automagic
 exif_dep = dependency('libexif', version : '>= 0.6.16', required : false)
 
 enable_gst_player_tests = get_option('gst_player_tests')