@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.draft == false }}
     name: Meson - ${{ matrix.title }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 15
       fail-fast: false
@@ -221,9 +221,22 @@ jobs:
             meson-setup-args: -Drest_integration_test=enabled
           - title: AMD64 Windows 2025
             runs-on: windows-2025
-            meson-setup-args: --vsenv
+            meson-setup-args: --vsenv --buildtype=release --cmake-prefix-path=C:/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows-static-md
           - title: AArch64 macOS 26
             runs-on: macos-26
+          - title: AMD64 Ubuntu 26.04, all catalogs and library variants
+            runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
+            CC: gcc-14
+            CXX: g++-14
+            sql-clients: true
+            benchmarks: true
+            meson-setup-args: --default-library=both --buildtype=release -Db_ndebug=true --force-fallback-for=arrow,avro -Dhive=enabled -Dsql_catalog=enabled -Dsql_sqlite=enabled -Dsql_postgresql=enabled -Dsql_mysql=enabled -Dbenchmarks=enabled
+          - title: AMD64 Ubuntu 26.04, bundle disabled
+            runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
+            CC: gcc-14
+            CXX: g++-14
+            bundle: disabled
+            meson-setup-args: -Dbundle=disabled
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
@@ -244,13 +257,30 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "CC=sccache ${{ matrix.CC }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "CXX=sccache ${{ matrix.CXX }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Install SQL client development packages
+        if: ${{ matrix.sql-clients }}
+        run: |
+          # Match the PostgreSQL packages preinstalled from PGDG on the runner.
+          sudo /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.sh -y
+          sudo apt-get install -y libsqlite3-dev libpq-dev "postgresql-server-dev-$(pg_config --version | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d. -f1)" default-libmysqlclient-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libgpg-error-dev libunistring-dev libsasl2-dev libdb-dev
+          echo "LIBRARY_PATH=$(pg_config --pkglibdir)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          # Complete the system packages' static link interfaces.
+          sudo sed -i '/^Requires.private:/s/$/ libsasl2/' "$(pkg-config --variable=pcfiledir libcurl)/libcurl.pc"
+          sudo sed -i '/^Libs.private:/s/$/ -ldb -lsqlite3 -lpq -lmysqlclient/' "$(pkg-config --variable=pcfiledir libsasl2)/libsasl2.pc"
+          sudo sed -i 's/-lpgcommon /-lpgcommon_shlib /' "$(pkg-config --variable=pcfiledir libpq)/libpq.pc"
+      - name: Install OpenSSL static dependencies
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libjitterentropy3-dev
+      - name: Install Zlib for CMake subprojects
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: vcpkg install zlib:x64-windows-static-md
       - name: Set up sccache
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-sccache
         with:
           key-prefix: sccache-meson-${{ matrix.runs-on }}
       - name: Build Iceberg
         run: |
-          meson setup builddir ${{ matrix.meson-setup-args || '' }}
+          meson setup builddir ${{ matrix.meson-setup-args || '' }} --prefix="${{ github.workspace }}/install" --libdir=lib
           meson compile -C builddir
       - name: Save sccache
         if: always()
@@ -261,3 +291,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test Iceberg
         run: |
           meson test -C builddir --timeout-multiplier 0 --print-errorlogs
+      - name: Test installed Meson libraries
+        run: python ci/scripts/test_meson_install.py builddir --bundle=${{ matrix.bundle || 'enabled' }}
+      - name: Test Meson benchmarks
+        if: ${{ matrix.benchmarks }}
+        run: meson test -C builddir --benchmark --print-errorlogs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ C++ implementation of [Apache Iceberg™](https://iceberg.apache.org/).
 **Required:**
 
 - C++23 compliant compiler (GCC 14+, Clang 18+, MSVC 2022+)
-- CMake 3.25+ or Meson 1.5+
+- CMake 3.25+ or Meson 1.8.3+
 - [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org/) (recommended build backend)
 
 **Optional:**
@@ -113,6 +113,24 @@ meson compile -C builddir
 meson test -C builddir --timeout-multiplier 0
 ```
 
+Meson builds `iceberg_bundle` by default, including Arrow filesystem, Avro,
+and Parquet support. Use `-Dbundle=disabled` to omit it.
+
+System dependencies are preferred. Arrow, Avro, CRoaring, and sqlpp23 source
+fallbacks use upstream CMake; use `--force-fallback-for=arrow,avro` to force
+Arrow and Avro source builds. S3 requires `-Ds3=enabled` and either a system
+Arrow with S3 support or an installed AWS SDK for the Arrow source build.
+
+Static libraries are the default. Installed libraries are available through
+pkg-config, for example `dependency('iceberg_bundle')`. With
+`--default-library=both`, use `dependency('iceberg_bundle_static', static: true)`
+or `dependency('iceberg_bundle_shared', static: false)` to select a variant;
+the same suffixes and `static` argument apply to other modules.
+
+Enable Hive with `-Dhive=enabled`. It reuses Thrift from the Arrow source fallback
+by default; use `-Dbundle_thrift=false` for system Thrift. SQL connectors require
+their native client development packages.
+
 Meson provides built-in equivalents for several CMake options:
 
 - `--default-library=<shared|static|both>` instead of `ICEBERG_BUILD_STATIC` / `ICEBERG_BUILD_SHARED`
@@ -123,7 +141,15 @@ Meson-specific options (configured via `-D<option>=<value>`):
 
 | Option | Default | Description |
 |--------|---------|-------------|
+| `bundle` | `enabled` | Build Arrow, Avro, and Parquet integrations |
 | `rest` | `enabled` | Build REST catalog client |
+| `hive` | `disabled` | Build Hive (HMS) catalog client |
+| `bundle_thrift` | `true` | Reuse Arrow's Thrift dependency for Hive |
+| `sql_catalog` | `disabled` | Build SQL catalog client |
+| `sql_sqlite` | `disabled` | Build the SQLite connector |
+| `sql_postgresql` | `disabled` | Build the PostgreSQL connector |
+| `sql_mysql` | `disabled` | Build the MySQL connector |
+| `s3` | `disabled` | Build S3 FileIO support |
 | `rest_integration_test` | `disabled` | Build integration test for REST catalog |
 | `spdlog` | `enabled` | Use spdlog as the default logging backend |
 | `tests` | `enabled` | Build tests |
 
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+"""Build and run a separate consumer against a Meson installation."""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def run(*args, **kwargs):
+    subprocess.run(args, check=True, **kwargs)
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("builddir", type=Path)
+    parser.add_argument("--bundle", choices=["enabled", "disabled"], default="enabled")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    options = {
+        item["name"]: item["value"]
+        for item in json.loads(
+            subprocess.check_output(
+                ["meson", "introspect", str(args.builddir), "--buildoptions"], text=True
+            )
+        )
+    }
+    prefix = Path(options["prefix"])
+    run("meson", "install", "-C", str(args.builddir), "--no-rebuild")
+    pkgdir = prefix / options["libdir"] / "pkgconfig"
+    bundle_pc = pkgdir / "iceberg_bundle.pc"
+    if args.bundle == "disabled":
+        if bundle_pc.exists():
+            raise RuntimeError("The disabled bundle must not be installed")
+    elif not bundle_pc.is_file():
+        raise RuntimeError("The bundle pkg-config file was not installed")
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    additions = {
+        "PKG_CONFIG_PATH": [str(pkgdir)],
+        "LD_LIBRARY_PATH": [str(prefix / options["libdir"])],
+        "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH": [str(prefix / options["libdir"])],
+        "PATH": [str(prefix / options["bindir"]), str(prefix / options["libdir"])],
+    }
+    for key, paths in additions.items():
+        env[key] = os.pathsep.join(paths + ([env[key]] if env.get(key) else []))
+    env["PKG_CONFIG_PATH"] = os.pathsep.join(
+        [env["PKG_CONFIG_PATH"], *options.get("pkg_config_path", [])]
+    )
+    source = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "test-install"
+    libraries = [options["default_library"]]
+    if libraries == ["both"]:
+        libraries = ["shared", "static"]
+    for library in libraries:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="iceberg-consumer-") as tmp:
+            command = [
+                "meson",
+                "setup",
+                tmp,
+                str(source),
+                "--default-library=" + library,
+                "--buildtype=" + options["buildtype"],
+                "-Dbundle=" + args.bundle,
+            ]
+            for component in ("rest", "hive", "sql_catalog"):
+                command.append("-D" + component + "=" + options.get(component, "disabled"))
+            for connector in ("sqlite", "postgresql", "mysql"):
+                option = "sql_" + connector
+                command.append("-D" + option + "=" + str(options.get(option) == "enabled").lower())
+            if os.name == "nt":
+                command.append("--vsenv")
+            run(*command, env=env)
+            run("meson", "test", "-C", tmp, "--print-errorlogs", env=env)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+
+// Verify that the installed format dependency interfaces are usable by consumers.
+#include <arrow/api.h>
+#include <avro/Compiler.hh>
+#include <avro/GenericDatum.hh>
+#include <parquet/api/reader.h>
+
+#include "iceberg/arrow/arrow_io_util.h"
+#include "iceberg/arrow/arrow_register.h"
+#include "iceberg/avro/avro_register.h"
+#include "iceberg/file_reader.h"
+#include "iceberg/file_writer.h"
+#include "iceberg/parquet/parquet_register.h"
+#include "iceberg/schema.h"
+#include "iceberg/schema_field.h"
+#include "iceberg/type.h"
+
+// The borrowed buffers below remain alive until the writer is closed.
+void ReleaseBorrowedArray(ArrowArray* array) {
+  for (int64_t i = 0; i < array->n_children; ++i) {
+    if (array->children[i]->release) {
+      array->children[i]->release(array->children[i]);
+    }
+  }
+  array->release = nullptr;
+}
+
+iceberg::Status CheckBundle() {
+  auto avro_schema = avro::compileJsonSchemaFromString(R"("int")");
+  if (avro::GenericDatum(avro_schema).type() != avro::AVRO_INT) {
+    return iceberg::InvalidArgument("Avro schema type did not match");
+  }
+
+  iceberg::arrow::RegisterAll();
+  iceberg::avro::RegisterAll();
+  iceberg::parquet::RegisterAll();
+  std::shared_ptr<iceberg::FileIO> io = iceberg::arrow::MakeMockFileIO();
+  auto schema = std::make_shared<iceberg::Schema>(std::vector<iceberg::SchemaField>{
+      iceberg::SchemaField::MakeRequired(1, "id", iceberg::int32())});
+  for (auto format :
+       {iceberg::FileFormatType::kAvro, iceberg::FileFormatType::kParquet}) {
+    std::string path = "/roundtrip." + std::string(iceberg::ToString(format));
+    const int32_t values[] = {42};
+    const void* value_buffers[] = {nullptr, values};
+    ArrowArray child{.length = 1,
+                     .n_buffers = 2,
+                     .buffers = value_buffers,
+                     .release = ReleaseBorrowedArray};
+    ArrowArray* children[] = {&child};
+    const void* struct_buffers[] = {nullptr};
+    ArrowArray batch{.length = 1,
+                     .n_buffers = 1,
+                     .n_children = 1,
+                     .buffers = struct_buffers,
+                     .children = children,
+                     .release = ReleaseBorrowedArray};
+    auto writer = iceberg::WriterFactoryRegistry::Open(
+        format, {.path = path,
+                 .schema = schema,
+                 .io = io,
+                 .properties = iceberg::WriterProperties::FromMap(
+                     {{"write.parquet.compression-codec", "uncompressed"}})});
+    if (!writer) return std::unexpected(writer.error());
+    auto written = (*writer)->Write(&batch);
+    if (!written) return written;
+    auto closed = (*writer)->Close();
+    if (!closed) return closed;
+    for (bool skip_datum : {true, false}) {
+      iceberg::ReaderProperties properties;
+      properties.Set(iceberg::ReaderProperties::kAvroSkipDatum, skip_datum);
+      auto reader = iceberg::ReaderFactoryRegistry::Open(
+          format,
+          {.path = path, .io = io, .projection = schema, .properties = properties});
+      if (!reader) return std::unexpected(reader.error());
+      auto next = (*reader)->Next();
+      if (!next) return std::unexpected(next.error());
+      if (!next->has_value()) return iceberg::InvalidArgument("Expected one row");
+      auto& output = next->value();
+      bool valid = output.length == 1 && output.n_children == 1;
+      if (valid) {
+        const auto* column = output.children[0];
+        valid = column->n_buffers == 2 && column->buffers[1] &&
+                static_cast<const int32_t*>(column->buffers[1])[column->offset] == 42;
+      }
+      output.release(&output);
+      if (!valid) return iceberg::InvalidArgument("Round-trip value did not match");
+      closed = (*reader)->Close();
+      if (!closed) return closed;
+      if (format == iceberg::FileFormatType::kParquet) break;
+    }
+  }
+  return {};
+}
+
+int main() {
+  auto result = CheckBundle();
+  if (!result) {
+    std::cerr << result.error().message << '\n';
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}