Try wrapping Boost CMake

Author: WillAyd

cpp/src/arrow/meson.build

@@ -371,7 +371,21 @@ install_headers(
 )
 
 if needs_tests
-    filesystem_dep = dependency('boost', modules: ['filesystem'])
+    filesystem_dep = dependency(
+        'boost',
+        modules: ['filesystem'],
+        required: false,
+    )
+    if not filesystem_dep.found()
+        cmake = import('cmake')
+        boost_opt = cmake.subproject_options()
+        boost_opt.add_cmake_defines(
+            {'BOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES': 'filesystem;system'},
+        )
+        boost_proj = cmake.subproject('boost', options: boost_opt)
+        filesystem_dep = boost_proj.dependency('boost_filesystem')
+    endif
+
     gtest_main_dep = dependency('gtest_main')
     gmock_dep = dependency('gmock')
 else

cpp/subprojects/boost.wrap

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
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+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
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+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
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+# 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.
+
+[wrap-git]
+url=https://github.com/boostorg/boost
+revision=boost-1.83.0
+method=cmake
+clone-recursive=true
+
+[provide]
+boost_filesystem = boost_filesystem_dep
+boost_system = boost_system_dep