diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0a3ed4434..352ebce70 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-image: registry.gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/glib/master:v7
+image: registry.gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/glib/master:v8
 
 stages:
   - build
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cache:
 variables:
   MESON_TEST_TIMEOUT_MULTIPLIER: 2
   G_MESSAGES_DEBUG: all
+  MESON_COMMON_OPTIONS: "--buildtype debug --fatal-meson-warnings"
 
 fedora-x86_64:
   stage: build
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ fedora-x86_64:
   variables:
     CFLAGS: "-coverage -ftest-coverage -fprofile-arcs"
   script:
-    - meson --buildtype debug --werror -Dsystemtap=true -Ddtrace=true -Dfam=true _build .
+    - meson ${MESON_COMMON_OPTIONS} --werror -Dsystemtap=true -Ddtrace=true -Dfam=true _build
     - ninja -C _build
     - mkdir -p _coverage
     - lcov --rc lcov_branch_coverage=1 --directory _build --capture --initial --output-file "_coverage/${CI_JOB_NAME}-baseline.lcov"
@@ -76,21 +77,21 @@ cross-android_api21_arm64:
   <<: *cross-template
   script:
     # FIXME: add --werror
-    - meson --cross-file=/opt/cross_file_android_arm64_21.txt -Diconv=gnu -Dinternal_pcre=true --buildtype debug _build
+    - meson ${MESON_COMMON_OPTIONS} --cross-file=/opt/cross_file_android_arm64_21.txt -Diconv=gnu -Dinternal_pcre=true _build
     - ninja -C _build
 
 cross-android_api28_arm64:
   <<: *cross-template
   script:
     # FIXME: add --werror
-    - meson --cross-file=/opt/cross_file_android_arm64_28.txt -Dinternal_pcre=true --buildtype debug _build
+    - meson ${MESON_COMMON_OPTIONS} --cross-file=/opt/cross_file_android_arm64_28.txt -Dinternal_pcre=true _build
     - ninja -C _build
 
 cross-mingw64:
   <<: *cross-template
   script:
     # FIXME: Add --werror
-    - meson --cross-file=/opt/cross_file_mingw64.txt --buildtype debug _build
+    - meson ${MESON_COMMON_OPTIONS} --cross-file=/opt/cross_file_mingw64.txt _build
     - ninja -C _build
 
 msys2-mingw32:
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ freebsd-11-x86_64:
     # FreeBSD iconv doesn't handle transliteration, so we use GNU libiconv here.
     # FreeBSD supports xattr, but its API is different from Linux xattr.
     # FIXME: extattr(2) support: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/1404
-    - meson -Db_lundef=false -Diconv=gnu -Dxattr=false --buildtype debug _build
+    - meson ${MESON_COMMON_OPTIONS} -Db_lundef=false -Diconv=gnu -Dxattr=false _build
     - ninja -C _build
     - meson test -C _build --timeout-multiplier "${MESON_TEST_TIMEOUT_MULTIPLIER}"
   # FIXME: Remove this when we have a stable FreeBSD runner
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ dist-job:
   only:
     - tags
   script:
-    - meson --buildtype release -Dgtk_doc=true -Dman=true _build
+    - meson --buildtype release --fatal-meson-warnings -Dgtk_doc=true -Dman=true _build
     - cd _build
     - ninja dist
     - ninja glib-doc gobject-doc gio-doc
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/Dockerfile b/.gitlab-ci/Dockerfile
index 4d7efa3d9..1a0dd11aa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/Dockerfile
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/Dockerfile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ RUN rm -rf $ANDROID_NDK_PATH
 
 COPY cross_file_mingw64.txt /opt
 
-RUN pip3 install meson==0.47.0
+RUN pip3 install meson==0.48.0
 
 ARG HOST_USER_ID=5555
 ENV HOST_USER_ID ${HOST_USER_ID}
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/run-docker.sh b/.gitlab-ci/run-docker.sh
index dc36d43eb..33df42453 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/run-docker.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/run-docker.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-TAG="registry.gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/glib/master:v7"
+TAG="registry.gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/glib/master:v8"
 
 docker build --build-arg HOST_USER_ID="$UID" --tag "${TAG}" \
     --file "Dockerfile" .
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat b/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat
index 9b674f76e..c3b19cd34 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary
 @echo on
 
 :: FIXME: make warnings fatal
-pip3 install --upgrade --user meson==0.47.0  || goto :error
+pip3 install --upgrade --user meson==0.48.0  || goto :error
 meson _build || goto :error
 ninja -C _build || goto :error
 
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test-msys2.sh b/.gitlab-ci/test-msys2.sh
index 48e18e92c..0c375bbb7 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test-msys2.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test-msys2.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ mkdir -p _coverage
 mkdir -p _ccache
 export CCACHE_BASEDIR="$(pwd)"
 export CCACHE_DIR="${CCACHE_BASEDIR}/_ccache"
-pip3 install --upgrade --user meson==0.47.0
+pip3 install --upgrade --user meson==0.48.0
 export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 export CFLAGS="-coverage -ftest-coverage -fprofile-arcs"
 DIR="$(pwd)"
diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index fb788a529..334fd00e9 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ giotypefuncs_inc = custom_target(
   command: [gengiotypefuncs_prog, '@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT@'])
 
 #  Test programs buildable on all platforms
-# FIXME: We are using list of dictionnaries until we can depend on Meson 0.48.0
-# that supports '+=' operator on dictionnaries.
-gio_tests = [{
+gio_tests = {
   'appmonitor' : {},
   'async-close-output-stream' : {},
   'async-splice-output-stream' : {},
@@ -73,15 +71,13 @@ gio_tests = [{
   'tls-certificate' : {'extra_sources' : ['gtesttlsbackend.c']},
   'tls-interaction' : {'extra_sources' : ['gtesttlsbackend.c']},
   'tls-database' : {'extra_sources' : ['gtesttlsbackend.c']},
-}]
+}
 
-# FIXME: We are using list of dictionnaries until we can depend on Meson 0.48.0
-# that supports '+=' operator on dictionnaries.
-test_extra_programs = [{
+test_extra_programs = {
   'gdbus-connection-flush-helper' : {},
   'gdbus-testserver' : {},
   'gsubprocess-testprog' : {},
-}]
+}
 
 test_env = environment()
 test_env.set('G_TEST_SRCDIR', meson.current_source_dir())
@@ -114,17 +110,17 @@ endif
 if dbus1_dep.found()
   glib_conf.set('HAVE_DBUS1', 1)
 
-  gio_tests += [{
+  gio_tests += {
     'gdbus-serialization' : {
       'extra_sources' : ['gdbus-tests.c'],
       'dependencies' : [dbus1_dep],
     }
-  }]
+  }
 endif
 
 #  Test programs buildable on UNIX only
 if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
-  gio_tests += [{
+  gio_tests += {
     'file' : {},
     'gdbus-peer' : {'dependencies' : [libgdbus_example_objectmanager_dep]},
     'gdbus-peer-object-manager' : {},
@@ -137,12 +133,12 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
     'g-file-info-filesystem-readonly' : {},
     'gschema-compile' : {'install' : false},
     'trash' : {},
-  }]
+  }
 
   # Uninstalled because of the check-for-executable logic in DesktopAppInfo
   # unable to find the installed executable
   if not glib_have_cocoa
-    gio_tests += [{
+    gio_tests += {
       'appinfo' : {
         'install' : false,
         'is_parallel' : false,
@@ -151,22 +147,22 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
         'install' : false,
         'is_parallel' : false,
       },
-    }]
+    }
   endif
 
-  test_extra_programs += [{
+  test_extra_programs += {
     'basic-application' : {},
     'dbus-launch' : {},
     'appinfo-test' : {},
-  }]
+  }
 
   if not glib_have_cocoa
-    test_extra_programs += [{
+    test_extra_programs += {
       'apps' : {},
-    }]
-    gio_tests += [{
+    }
+    gio_tests += {
       'mimeapps' : {},
-    }]
+    }
   endif
 
   #  Test programs that need to bring up a session bus (requires dbus-daemon)
@@ -197,7 +193,7 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
 
     extra_sources = ['gdbus-sessionbus.c', 'gdbus-tests.c']
 
-    gio_tests += [{
+    gio_tests += {
       'actions' : {
         'extra_sources' : extra_sources,
         'suite' : ['slow'],
@@ -244,14 +240,14 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
       },
       'gapplication' : {'extra_sources' : extra_sources},
       'gdbus-unix-addresses' : {},
-    }]
+    }
 
     if not glib_have_cocoa
-      gio_tests += [{
+      gio_tests += {
         'dbus-appinfo' : {
           'extra_sources' : extra_sources,
         },
-      }]
+      }
     endif
   endif # have_dbus_daemon
 
@@ -262,44 +258,44 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
       install_dir : installed_tests_execdir,
       install : installed_tests_enabled)
 
-  gio_tests += [{
+  gio_tests += {
     'gdbus-connection-flush' : {
       'extra_sources' : ['test-io-stream.c', 'test-pipe-unix.c'],
     },
     'gdbus-non-socket' : {
       'extra_sources' : ['gdbus-tests.c', 'test-io-stream.c', 'test-pipe-unix.c'],
     },
-  }]
+  }
 
   # Generate test.mo from de.po using msgfmt
   msgfmt = find_program('msgfmt', required : false)
   if msgfmt.found()
     subdir('de/LC_MESSAGES')
-    gio_tests += [{
+    gio_tests += {
       'gsettings' : {
         'extra_sources' : [test_mo],
         'c_args' : ['-DSRCDIR="@0@"'.format(meson.current_source_dir()),
                     '-DTEST_LOCALE_PATH="@0@"'.format(test_mo_dir)],
         'install' : false,
       },
-    }]
+    }
   endif
 endif # unix
 
 #  Test programs buildable on Windows only
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
-  gio_tests += [{'win32-streams' : {}}]
+  gio_tests += {'win32-streams' : {}}
 endif
 
 if cc.get_id() != 'msvc'
-  gio_tests += [{
+  gio_tests += {
     'autoptr-gio' : {
       'source' : 'autoptr.c',
     },
-  }]
+  }
 endif
 
-test_extra_programs += [{
+test_extra_programs += {
   'gio-du' : {'install' : false},
   'echo-server' : {'install' : false},
   'filter-cat' : {'install' : false},
@@ -331,10 +327,10 @@ test_extra_programs += [{
     'extra_sources' : ['gtlsconsoleinteraction.c'],
     'install' : false,
   },
-}]
+}
 
 if cc.get_id() != 'msvc'
-  test_extra_programs += [{
+  test_extra_programs += {
     # These three are manual-run tests because they need a session bus but don't bring one up themselves
     # FIXME: these build but don't seem to work!
     'gdbus-example-objectmanager-client' : {
@@ -349,15 +345,15 @@ if cc.get_id() != 'msvc'
       'dependencies' : [libgdbus_example_objectmanager_dep],
       'install' : false,
     },
-  }]
+  }
 endif
 
 if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
-  test_extra_programs += [{
+  test_extra_programs += {
     'gdbus-example-unix-fd-client' : {
       'install' : false,
     },
-  }]
+  }
 endif
 
 if installed_tests_enabled
@@ -447,63 +443,59 @@ if not meson.is_cross_build() or meson.has_exe_wrapper()
     copy : true,
     install : false)
 
-  gio_tests += [{
+  gio_tests += {
     'resources' : {
       'extra_sources' : [test_gresource, test_resources_c, test_resources2_c,
                          test_resources2_h],
     },
-  }]
+  }
 endif
 
-foreach test_dict : gio_tests
-  foreach test_name, extra_args : test_dict
-    source = extra_args.get('source', test_name + '.c')
-    extra_sources = extra_args.get('extra_sources', [])
-    install = installed_tests_enabled and extra_args.get('install', true)
+foreach test_name, extra_args : gio_tests
+  source = extra_args.get('source', test_name + '.c')
+  extra_sources = extra_args.get('extra_sources', [])
+  install = installed_tests_enabled and extra_args.get('install', true)
 
-    if install
-      test_conf = configuration_data()
-      test_conf.set('installed_tests_dir', installed_tests_execdir)
-      test_conf.set('program', test_name)
-      configure_file(
-        input: installed_tests_template_tap,
-        output: test_name + '.test',
-        install_dir: installed_tests_metadir,
-        configuration: test_conf
-      )
-    endif
-
-    exe = executable(test_name, [source, extra_sources],
-      c_args : test_c_args + extra_args.get('c_args', []),
-      dependencies : common_gio_tests_deps + extra_args.get('dependencies', []),
-      install_dir: installed_tests_execdir,
-      install: install,
+  if install
+    test_conf = configuration_data()
+    test_conf.set('installed_tests_dir', installed_tests_execdir)
+    test_conf.set('program', test_name)
+    configure_file(
+      input: installed_tests_template_tap,
+      output: test_name + '.test',
+      install_dir: installed_tests_metadir,
+      configuration: test_conf
     )
+  endif
 
-    suite = ['gio'] + extra_args.get('suite', [])
-    timeout = suite.contains('slow') ? 120 : 30
-    test(test_name, exe,
-      env : test_env,
-      timeout : timeout,
-      suite : suite,
-      args : ['--tap'],
-      is_parallel : extra_args.get('is_parallel', true),
-    )
-  endforeach
+  exe = executable(test_name, [source, extra_sources],
+    c_args : test_c_args + extra_args.get('c_args', []),
+    dependencies : common_gio_tests_deps + extra_args.get('dependencies', []),
+    install_dir: installed_tests_execdir,
+    install: install,
+  )
+
+  suite = ['gio'] + extra_args.get('suite', [])
+  timeout = suite.contains('slow') ? 120 : 30
+  test(test_name, exe,
+    env : test_env,
+    timeout : timeout,
+    suite : suite,
+    args : ['--tap'],
+    is_parallel : extra_args.get('is_parallel', true),
+  )
 endforeach
 
-foreach program_dict : test_extra_programs
-  foreach program_name, extra_args : program_dict
-    source = extra_args.get('source', program_name + '.c')
-    extra_sources = extra_args.get('extra_sources', [])
-    install = installed_tests_enabled and extra_args.get('install', true)
-    executable(program_name, [source, extra_sources],
-        c_args : test_c_args,
-        dependencies : common_gio_tests_deps + extra_args.get('dependencies', []),
-        install_dir : installed_tests_execdir,
-        install : install,
-    )
-  endforeach
+foreach program_name, extra_args : test_extra_programs
+  source = extra_args.get('source', program_name + '.c')
+  extra_sources = extra_args.get('extra_sources', [])
+  install = installed_tests_enabled and extra_args.get('install', true)
+  executable(program_name, [source, extra_sources],
+      c_args : test_c_args,
+      dependencies : common_gio_tests_deps + extra_args.get('dependencies', []),
+      install_dir : installed_tests_execdir,
+      install : install,
+  )
 endforeach
 
 # FIXME: subdir('services')
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3fb5267f4..adb07638e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('glib', 'c', 'cpp',
   version : '2.59.0',
-  meson_version : '>= 0.47.0',
+  meson_version : '>= 0.48.0',
   default_options : [
     'buildtype=debugoptimized',
     'warning_level=1',
diff --git a/tests/gobject/meson.build b/tests/gobject/meson.build
index 2a58766df..a79a9f79e 100644
--- a/tests/gobject/meson.build
+++ b/tests/gobject/meson.build
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ testmarshal_c = custom_target('testmarshal_c',
   ],
 )
 
-# FIXME: We are using list of dictionnaries until we can depend on Meson 0.48.0
-# that supports '+=' operator on dictionnaries.
-gobject_tests = [{
+gobject_tests = {
   'gvalue-test' : {'tap' : true},
   'paramspec-test' : {'tap' : true},
   'deftype' : {},
@@ -46,51 +44,49 @@ gobject_tests = [{
   'accumulator' : {
     'extra_sources' : [testmarshal_c, testmarshal_h],
   },
-}]
+}
 
 if host_system != 'windows'
-  gobject_tests += [{
+  gobject_tests += {
     'timeloop-closure' : {},
-  }]
+  }
 endif
 
 common_c_args = test_cargs + ['-DGLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS']
 common_deps = [libm, thread_dep, libglib_dep, libgobject_dep]
 
-foreach test_dict : gobject_tests
-  foreach test_name, extra_args : test_dict
-    source = extra_args.get('source', test_name + '.c')
-    extra_sources = extra_args.get('extra_sources', [])
-    install = installed_tests_enabled and extra_args.get('install', true)
-    template = extra_args.get('tap', false) ? installed_tests_template_tap : installed_tests_template
-    test_command_args = extra_args.get('tap', false) ? ['--tap'] : []
+foreach test_name, extra_args : gobject_tests
+  source = extra_args.get('source', test_name + '.c')
+  extra_sources = extra_args.get('extra_sources', [])
+  install = installed_tests_enabled and extra_args.get('install', true)
+  template = extra_args.get('tap', false) ? installed_tests_template_tap : installed_tests_template
+  test_command_args = extra_args.get('tap', false) ? ['--tap'] : []
 
-    if install
-      test_conf = configuration_data()
-      test_conf.set('installed_tests_dir', installed_tests_execdir)
-      test_conf.set('program', test_name)
-      configure_file(
-        input: template,
-        output: test_name + '.test',
-        install_dir: installed_tests_metadir,
-        configuration: test_conf
-      )
-    endif
-
-    # FIXME? $(GLIB_DEBUG_FLAGS)
-    exe = executable(test_name, [source, extra_sources],
-      c_args : common_c_args + extra_args.get('c_args', []),
-      dependencies : common_deps + extra_args.get('dependencies', []),
-      install_dir: installed_tests_execdir,
-      install: install,
+  if install
+    test_conf = configuration_data()
+    test_conf.set('installed_tests_dir', installed_tests_execdir)
+    test_conf.set('program', test_name)
+    configure_file(
+      input: template,
+      output: test_name + '.test',
+      install_dir: installed_tests_metadir,
+      configuration: test_conf
     )
+  endif
 
-    suite = ['gobject'] + extra_args.get('suite', [])
-    timeout = suite.contains('slow') ? 120 : 30
-    # FIXME? TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = LIBCHARSET_ALIAS_DIR=$(top_builddir)/glib/libcharset
-    test(test_name, exe, env : test_env, timeout : timeout, suite : suite,
-      args : test_command_args)
-  endforeach
+  # FIXME? $(GLIB_DEBUG_FLAGS)
+  exe = executable(test_name, [source, extra_sources],
+    c_args : common_c_args + extra_args.get('c_args', []),
+    dependencies : common_deps + extra_args.get('dependencies', []),
+    install_dir: installed_tests_execdir,
+    install: install,
+  )
+
+  suite = ['gobject'] + extra_args.get('suite', [])
+  timeout = suite.contains('slow') ? 120 : 30
+  # FIXME? TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = LIBCHARSET_ALIAS_DIR=$(top_builddir)/glib/libcharset
+  test(test_name, exe, env : test_env, timeout : timeout, suite : suite,
+    args : test_command_args)
 endforeach
 
 # Don't install these ones, and keep them out of 'make check' because they take too long...
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 778d20ce3..68e0431e9 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ test_cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="GLib"']
 subdir('gobject')
 subdir('refcount')
 
-# FIXME: We are using list of dictionnaries until we can depend on Meson 0.48.0
-# that supports '+=' operator on dictionnaries.
-tests = [{
+tests = {
   'testglib' : {'tap' : true},
   'testgdate' : {},
   'datetime' : {},
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ tests = [{
     'include_directories' : gmoduleinc,
     'dependencies' : [libgio_dep],
   },
-}]
+}
 
 test_extra_programs = {
   'slice-test' : {
@@ -68,11 +66,11 @@ test_extra_programs = {
 }
 
 if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
-  tests += [{
+  tests += {
     'timeloop' : {},
     'spawn-test' : {},
     'iochannel-test' : {},
-  }]
+  }
 endif
 
 if installed_tests_enabled
@@ -96,42 +94,40 @@ endforeach
 common_c_args = test_cargs + ['-DGLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS']
 common_deps = [libm, thread_dep, libglib_dep]
 
-foreach test_dict : tests
-  foreach test_name, extra_args : test_dict
-    source = extra_args.get('source', test_name + '.c')
-    extra_sources = extra_args.get('extra_sources', [])
-    install = installed_tests_enabled and extra_args.get('install', true)
-    template = extra_args.get('tap', false) ? installed_tests_template_tap : installed_tests_template
-    test_command_args = extra_args.get('tap', false) ? ['--tap'] : []
+foreach test_name, extra_args : tests
+  source = extra_args.get('source', test_name + '.c')
+  extra_sources = extra_args.get('extra_sources', [])
+  install = installed_tests_enabled and extra_args.get('install', true)
+  template = extra_args.get('tap', false) ? installed_tests_template_tap : installed_tests_template
+  test_command_args = extra_args.get('tap', false) ? ['--tap'] : []
 
-    if install
-      test_conf = configuration_data()
-      test_conf.set('installed_tests_dir', installed_tests_execdir)
-      test_conf.set('program', test_name)
-      configure_file(
-        input: template,
-        output: test_name + '.test',
-        install_dir: installed_tests_metadir,
-        configuration: test_conf
-      )
-    endif
-
-    # FIXME? $(GLIB_DEBUG_FLAGS)
-    exe = executable(test_name, [source, extra_sources],
-      c_args : common_c_args + extra_args.get('c_args', []),
-      dependencies : common_deps + extra_args.get('dependencies', []),
-      export_dynamic : extra_args.get('export_dynamic', false),
-      include_directories : extra_args.get('include_directories', []),
-      install_dir: installed_tests_execdir,
-      install: install,
+  if install
+    test_conf = configuration_data()
+    test_conf.set('installed_tests_dir', installed_tests_execdir)
+    test_conf.set('program', test_name)
+    configure_file(
+      input: template,
+      output: test_name + '.test',
+      install_dir: installed_tests_metadir,
+      configuration: test_conf
     )
+  endif
 
-    suite = ['glib'] + extra_args.get('suite', [])
-    timeout = suite.contains('slow') ? 120 : 30
-    # FIXME? TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = LIBCHARSET_ALIAS_DIR=$(top_builddir)/glib/libcharset
-    test(test_name, exe, env : test_env, timeout : timeout, suite : suite,
-      args : test_command_args)
-  endforeach
+  # FIXME? $(GLIB_DEBUG_FLAGS)
+  exe = executable(test_name, [source, extra_sources],
+    c_args : common_c_args + extra_args.get('c_args', []),
+    dependencies : common_deps + extra_args.get('dependencies', []),
+    export_dynamic : extra_args.get('export_dynamic', false),
+    include_directories : extra_args.get('include_directories', []),
+    install_dir: installed_tests_execdir,
+    install: install,
+  )
+
+  suite = ['glib'] + extra_args.get('suite', [])
+  timeout = suite.contains('slow') ? 120 : 30
+  # FIXME? TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = LIBCHARSET_ALIAS_DIR=$(top_builddir)/glib/libcharset
+  test(test_name, exe, env : test_env, timeout : timeout, suite : suite,
+    args : test_command_args)
 endforeach
 
 foreach program_name, extra_args : test_extra_programs