Add test(depends) documentation

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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
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--- a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
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@@ -1198,6 +1198,13 @@ Keyword arguments are the following:
 - `workdir` absolute path that will be used as the working directory
   for the test
 
+- `depends` specifies that this test depends on the specified
+  target(s), even though it does not take any of them as a command
+  line argument. This is meant for cases where test finds those
+  targets internally, e.g. plugins or globbing. Those targets are built
+  before test is executed even if they have `build_by_default : false`.
+  Since 0.46.0
+
 Defined tests can be run in a backend-agnostic way by calling
 `meson test` inside the build dir, or by using backend-specific
 commands, such as `ninja test` or `msbuild RUN_TESTS.vcxproj`.
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/test-depends.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/test-depends.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f4b6b0
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+++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/test-depends.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+## test now supports depends keyword parameter
+
+Build targets and custom targets can be listed in depends argument of test
+function. These targets will be built before test is run even if they have
+`build_by_default : false`.