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diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/find_program_version_argument.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/find_program_version_argument.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..99fe621 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/find_program_version_argument.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +## New version_argument kwarg for find_program + +When finding an external program with `find_program`, the `version_argument` +can be used to override the default `--version` argument when trying to parse +the version of the program. + +For example, if the following is used: +```meson +foo = find_program('foo', version_argument: '-version') +``` + +meson will internally run `foo -version` when trying to find the version of `foo`. |