python3.pkgs.meson-python: depend on top-level ninja

This is a build tool that depends on a ninja binary directly, not
through the ninja PyPI package.

pkgs/development/python-modules/meson-python/default.nix

@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     ./add-build-flags.sh
   ];
 
-  # Ugly work-around. Drop ninja dependency.
-  # We already have ninja, but it comes without METADATA.
-  # Building ninja-python-distributions is the way to go.
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml --replace "'ninja'," ""
-  '';
-
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson-python/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.rst";
     description = "Meson Python build backend (PEP 517)";

pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix

@@ -6442,7 +6442,9 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   mesonpep517 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mesonpep517 { };
 
-  meson-python = callPackage ../development/python-modules/meson-python { };
+  meson-python = callPackage ../development/python-modules/meson-python {
+    inherit (pkgs) ninja;
+  };
 
   messagebird = callPackage ../development/python-modules/messagebird { };