Building library using 'meson compile <target>:shared_library' fails when name_suffix is used

[pdedecker]

Describe the bug
I'm developing a shared library using the Mesonbuild extension in Visual Studio code. My library needs to have a custom extension, which I include using the 'name_suffix' key. The build fails. Commenting out the name_suffix key fixes it.

To Reproduce
Here's a minimal example:

project('testit', 'cpp',
  version : '0.1',
  default_options : ['warning_level=3', 'cpp_std=c++14'])

library('testit',
  'testit.cpp',
  name_suffix : 'xop',
  install : true)

The VS code extension will try to build by running

> meson compile testit:shared_library
INFO: autodetecting backend as ninja

ERROR: Can't invoke target `testit:shared_library`: target not found

This is reproducible also from the terminal. Omitting the trailing ':shared_library' will fix it:

> meson compile testit
INFO: autodetecting backend as ninja
INFO: calculating backend command to run: C:\Users\peter\scoop\shims\ninja.EXE testit.xop
[2/2] Linking target testit.xop
   Creating library testit.lib and object testit.exp

The build can also be fixed by commenting out the name_suffix : 'xop', line in the meson.build.

Expected behavior
The build should work regardless of whether the 'name_suffix' key is present or not.

system parameters

• Native build on Windows 10
• Using X64 native tools command prompt for VS 2022
• Meson 1.6.0
• Ninja 1.12.1