diff --git a/VERSION.md b/VERSION.md
index 689f7b264e..079e4ba078 100644
--- a/VERSION.md
+++ b/VERSION.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.0.126
\ No newline at end of file
+18.0.126
diff --git a/linux/mcompile/keymap/build.sh b/linux/mcompile/keymap/build.sh
index 7c66e4b0b4..d7c6aac34f 100755
--- a/linux/mcompile/keymap/build.sh
+++ b/linux/mcompile/keymap/build.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # adjust relative paths as necessary
 THIS_SCRIPT="$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
 . "${THIS_SCRIPT%/*}/../../../resources/build/builder.inc.sh"
+. "${THIS_SCRIPT%/*}/../../../resources/build/meson-utils.inc.sh"
 ## END STANDARD BUILD SCRIPT INCLUDE
 
 #. "$KEYMAN_ROOT/resources/shellHelperFunctions.sh"
@@ -26,38 +27,7 @@ builder_describe_outputs \
 
 TARGET_PATH="$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/build"
 
-do_clean() {
-  rm -rf "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/resources"
-  rm -rf "$TARGET_PATH"
-}
-
-do_configure() {
-  # Import our standard compiler defines; this is copied from
-  # /resources/build/meson/standard.meson.build by build.sh, because meson doesn't
-  # allow us to reference a file outside its root
-  mkdir -p "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/resources"
-  cp "$KEYMAN_ROOT/resources/build/meson/standard.meson.build" "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/resources/meson.build"
-
-  pushd "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH" > /dev/null
-  # Additional arguments are used by Linux build, e.g. -Dprefix=${INSTALLDIR}
-  meson setup build --buildtype $BUILDER_CONFIGURATION "${builder_extra_params[@]}"
-  popd > /dev/null
-
-}
-
-do_build() {
-  pushd "$TARGET_PATH" > /dev/null
-  ninja
-  popd > /dev/null
-}
-
-do_test() {
-  pushd "$TARGET_PATH" > /dev/null
-  meson test "${builder_extra_params[@]}"
-  popd > /dev/null
-}
-
-builder_run_action clean do_clean
-builder_run_action configure do_configure
-builder_run_action build do_build
-builder_run_action test do_test
+builder_run_action clean do_meson_clean
+builder_run_action configure do_meson_configure
+builder_run_action build do_meson_build
+builder_run_action test do_meson_test
diff --git a/mac/mcompile/build.sh b/mac/mcompile/build.sh
index b04c20e04a..c689cd7a39 100755
--- a/mac/mcompile/build.sh
+++ b/mac/mcompile/build.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # adjust relative paths as necessary
 THIS_SCRIPT="$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
 . "${THIS_SCRIPT%/*}/../../resources/build/builder.inc.sh"
+. "${THIS_SCRIPT%/*}/../../resources/build/meson-utils.inc.sh"
 ## END STANDARD BUILD SCRIPT INCLUDE
 
 ################################ Main script ################################
@@ -24,38 +25,7 @@ builder_describe_outputs \
 
 TARGET_PATH="$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/build"
 
-do_clean() {
-  rm -rf "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/resources"
-  rm -rf "$TARGET_PATH"
-}
-
-do_configure() {
-  # Import our standard compiler defines; this is copied from
-  # /resources/build/meson/standard.meson.build by build.sh, because meson doesn't
-  # allow us to reference a file outside its root
-  mkdir -p "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/resources"
-  cp "$KEYMAN_ROOT/resources/build/meson/standard.meson.build" "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/resources/meson.build"
-
-  pushd "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH" > /dev/null
-  # Additional arguments are used by Linux build, e.g. -Dprefix=${INSTALLDIR}
-  meson setup build --buildtype $BUILDER_CONFIGURATION "${builder_extra_params[@]}"
-  popd > /dev/null
-
-}
-
-do_build() {
-  pushd "$TARGET_PATH" > /dev/null
-  ninja
-  popd > /dev/null
-}
-
-do_test() {
-  pushd "$TARGET_PATH" > /dev/null
-  meson test "${builder_extra_params[@]}"
-  popd > /dev/null
-}
-
-builder_run_action clean do_clean
-builder_run_action configure do_configure
-builder_run_action build do_build
-builder_run_action test do_test
\ No newline at end of file
+builder_run_action clean do_meson_clean
+builder_run_action configure do_meson_configure
+builder_run_action build do_meson_build
+builder_run_action test do_meson_test
diff --git a/resources/build/meson-utils.inc.sh b/resources/build/meson-utils.inc.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24375a840a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/build/meson-utils.inc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script contains common meson functions
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# clean
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+do_meson_clean() {
+  rm -rf "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/resources"
+  rm -rf "$TARGET_PATH"
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# configure
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+do_meson_configure() {
+  # Import our standard compiler defines; this is copied from
+  # /resources/build/meson/standard.meson.build by build.sh, because meson doesn't
+  # allow us to reference a file outside its root
+  mkdir -p "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/resources"
+  cp "$KEYMAN_ROOT/resources/build/meson/standard.meson.build" "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/resources/meson.build"
+
+  pushd "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH" > /dev/null
+  # Additional arguments are used by Linux build, e.g. -Dprefix=${INSTALLDIR}
+  meson setup build --buildtype $BUILDER_CONFIGURATION "${builder_extra_params[@]}"
+  popd > /dev/null
+
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# build
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+do_meson_build() {
+  pushd "$TARGET_PATH" > /dev/null
+  ninja
+  popd > /dev/null
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# test
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+do_meson_test() {
+  pushd "$TARGET_PATH" > /dev/null
+  meson test "${builder_extra_params[@]}"
+  popd > /dev/null
+}
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