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authorMichael Hirsch, Ph.D <scivision@users.noreply.github.com>2019-11-10 09:26:55 -0500
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add meson.get_native_property for native files
This allows Meson native-file [properties] to be used. This avoids the need to call meson from a script file or have a long command line invocation of `meson setup` The method meson.get_native_property('prop', 'fallback') is added. The native file can contain properties like ``` [properties] myprop1 = 'foo' mydir2 = 'lib/custom' ``` Then from within `meson.build` ```meson x1 = meson.get_native_property('myprop1') thedir = meson.get_native_property('mydir2', 'libs') ``` fallback values are optional
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+## Native file properties
+
+As of Meson 0.53.0, the `--native-file foo.txt` can contain:
+
+* binaries
+* paths
+* properties
+
+which are defined and used the same way as in cross files.
+The `properties` are new for Meson 0.53.0, and are read like:
+
+```meson
+x = meson.get_native_property('foobar', 'foo')
+```
+
+where `foobar` is the property name, and the optional `foo` is the fallback string value. \ No newline at end of file