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[Bug]: Editable install seems broken #27005

@timhoffm

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@timhoffm

Bug summary

Possibly realted to the Port of the build system to Meson #26621. Ping @QuLogic

Code for reproduction

# standard installation procedure according to:
# https://matplotlib.org/stable/devel/development_setup.html#create-a-dedicated-environment
conda env create -f environment.yml
conda activate mpl-dev
python -m pip install -e .
python -c "import matplotlib; print(matplotlib.__file__)"

Note: A non-editable install python -m pip install . works.

Actual outcome

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1176, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1138, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1078, in _find_spec
  File "/home/tim/anaconda3/envs/mpl-dev/lib/python3.11/site-packages/_matplotlib_editable_loader.py", line 271, in find_spec
    tree = self.rebuild()
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/tim/anaconda3/envs/mpl-dev/lib/python3.11/site-packages/_matplotlib_editable_loader.py", line 312, in rebuild
    subprocess.run(self._build_cmd, cwd=self._build_path, env=env, stdout=stdout, check=True)
  File "/home/tim/anaconda3/envs/mpl-dev/lib/python3.11/subprocess.py", line 571, in run
    raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args,
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['/home/tim/anaconda3/envs/mpl-dev/bin/ninja']' returned non-zero exit status 1.```

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3.11.6

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