https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix/pull/2074
https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix/pull/2081

--- data/meson.build.orig	2023-04-22 01:48:27 UTC
+++ data/meson.build
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ endif
 
 # Merge release information into MetaInfo file
 tilix_metainfo_name = '@0@.appdata.xml'.format(project_id)
-appstreamcli = find_program('appstreamcli')
+appstreamcli = find_program('appstreamcli', required: false)
+if appstreamcli.found()
 metainfo_with_releases = custom_target('metainfo-news-merge',
     input : ['../NEWS', 'metainfo/@0@.in'.format(tilix_metainfo_name)],
     output : ['untranslated-@0@.appdata.xml'.format(project_id)],
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ metainfo_file = i18n.merge_file(
 )
 
 # Validate MetaInfo file
-if appstreamcli.found()
   test (
     'Validate metainfo file',
     appstreamcli,