envconfig: add pkg_config_libdir property

In order to unify the use of sysroot in the cross-file,
the pkg_config_libdir can now be passed directly in the file.

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/markdown/Cross-compilation.md b/docs/markdown/Cross-compilation.md
index b3cdc81..6894c0d 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Cross-compilation.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Cross-compilation.md
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ has_function_printf = true
 c_args = ['-DCROSS=1', '-DSOMETHING=3']
 c_link_args = ['-some_link_arg']
 sys_root = '/some/path'
+pkg_config_libdir = '/some/path/lib/pkgconfig'
 ```
 
 In most cases you don't need the size and alignment settings, Meson
@@ -155,6 +156,10 @@ internally by Meson to set the PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR environment variable
 for pkg-config. If this is unset the host system is assumed to share a root
 with the build system.
 
+*Since 0.54.0* The pkg_config_libdir property may point to a list of path used
+internally by Meson to set the PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR environment variable for pkg-config.
+This prevents pkg-config from searching cross dependencies in system directories.
+
 One important thing to note, if you did not define an `exe_wrapper` in
 the previous section, is that Meson will make a best-effort guess at
 whether it can run the generated binaries on the build machine. It
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/pkg_config_libdir.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/pkg_config_libdir.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..691f8c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/pkg_config_libdir.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## Added 'pkg_config_libdir' property
+Allows to define a list of folders used by pkg-config for a cross build
+and avoid a system directories use.