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authorXavier Claessens <xavier.claessens@collabora.com>2020-12-07 11:40:20 -0500
committerNirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek@centricular.com>2021-01-06 14:53:07 +0530
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pkgconfig: Respect variable ordering when passed as list
This fix a regression introduced in Meson 0.56.0 when using python 3.5. Also mention in documentation that using a meson dict does not guarantee ordering. Fixes: #8074.
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@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ keyword arguments.
reference other pkgconfig variables,
e.g. `datadir=${prefix}/share`. The names `prefix`, `libdir` and
`includedir` are reserved and may not be used. *Since 0.56.0* it can also be a
- dictionary.
+ dictionary but ordering of Meson dictionaries are not guaranteed, which could
+ cause issues when some variables reference other variables.
- `version` a string describing the version of this library, used to set the
`Version:` field. (*since 0.46.0*) Defaults to the project version if unspecified.
- `d_module_versions` a list of module version flags used when compiling