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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md index f4fa89e..ae6d1c5 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md @@ -547,11 +547,12 @@ libraries (`.so`, `.dll`, etc) will be linked. With the Ninja backend, Meson will create a build-time [order-only dependency](https://ninja-build.org/manual.html#ref_dependencies) on -all generated input files, including unknown files. For all input -files (generated and non-generated), Meson uses the [dependency -file](https://ninja-build.org/manual.html#ref_headers) generated by -your compiler to determine when to rebuild sources. The behavior is -similar for other backends. +all generated input files, including unknown files. This is needed +to bootstrap the generation of the real dependencies in the +[depfile](https://ninja-build.org/manual.html#ref_headers) +generated by your compiler to determine when to rebuild sources. +Ninja relies on this dependency file for all input files, generated +and non-generated. The behavior is similar for other backends. Executable supports the following keyword arguments. Note that just like the positional arguments above, these keyword arguments can also |