meson.patch

diff '--color=auto' -uNr pycairo-1.28.0/cairo/meson.build pycairo-1.28.0.mod/cairo/meson.build
--- pycairo-1.28.0/cairo/meson.build	2025-04-15 00:22:30.000000000 +0530
+++ pycairo-1.28.0.mod/cairo/meson.build	2025-07-14 21:56:34.782983845 +0530
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@
   fs.copyfile(python_file, python_file)
 endforeach
 
-cairo_dep = dependency('cairo', version: cair_version_req, required: cc.get_id() != 'msvc')
+cairo_dep = declare_dependency(
+  include_directories: include_directories(get_option('cairo_include')),
+  link_args: ['-L' + get_option('cairo_lib'), '-lcairo']
+)
 
 if cc.get_id() == 'msvc' and not cairo_dep.found()
   if cc.has_header('cairo.h')
diff '--color=auto' -uNr pycairo-1.28.0/meson_options.txt pycairo-1.28.0.mod/meson_options.txt
--- pycairo-1.28.0/meson_options.txt	2025-04-15 00:22:30.000000000 +0530
+++ pycairo-1.28.0.mod/meson_options.txt	2025-07-14 21:56:52.824191314 +0530
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 option('python', type : 'string', value : 'python3')
 option('tests', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'build unit tests')
 option('wheel', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'build for a Python wheel')
+option('cairo_include', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Path to cairo headers')
+option('cairo_lib', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Path to cairo libraries')