--- tools/meson.build.orig	2023-01-23 19:29:34 UTC
+++ tools/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+if get_option('tools').enabled()
 executable('gst-transcoder-' + api_version,
   'gst-transcoder.c', 'utils.c',
   install : true,
@@ -5,3 +6,4 @@ executable('gst-transcoder-' + api_version,
   dependencies : [gst_dep, gstpbutils_dep, gst_transcoder_dep],
   c_args: ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="gst-transcoder-@0@"'.format(api_version)],
 )
+endif