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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Porting-from-autotools.md b/docs/markdown/Porting-from-autotools.md index 2170ffa..05af79a 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Porting-from-autotools.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Porting-from-autotools.md @@ -1,12 +1,18 @@ # Porting from Autotools -This page uses [AppStream-glib](https://github.com/hughsie/appstream-glib/) as an example project. AppStream-Glib contains some libraries, GObject Introspection data, tests, man pages, i18n, bash-completion with optional flags to build/not build support for some things. +This page uses +[AppStream-glib](https://github.com/hughsie/appstream-glib/) as an +example project. AppStream-Glib contains some libraries, GObject +Introspection data, tests, man pages, i18n, bash-completion with +optional flags to build/not build support for some things. -Meson comes with a helper script `ac_converter` that you can use to convert the basic autoconf checks for your project. +Meson comes with a helper script `ac_converter` that you can use to +convert the basic autoconf checks for your project. ## Configure.ac -First let's look at `configure.ac` and write the same in `meson.build`. +First let's look at `configure.ac` and write the same in +`meson.build`. ```autoconf AC_PREREQ(2.63) @@ -54,7 +60,8 @@ AC_SUBST(AS_MICRO_VERSION) AC_SUBST(AS_VERSION) ``` -You don't need to do the same in Meson, because it does not have two different types of files (Makefile, configure). +You don't need to do the same in Meson, because it does not have two +different types of files (Makefile, configure). ### Auto headers @@ -74,9 +81,12 @@ configure_file(output : 'config.h', configuration : conf) ``` -Meson doesn't support autoheaders, you need to manually specify what do you want to see in header file, write `configuration_data()` object and use `configure_file()`. +Meson doesn't support autoheaders, you need to manually specify what +do you want to see in header file, write `configuration_data()` object +and use `configure_file()`. -You can also substitute variables of type `@SOME_VAR@` with configure data. The details are on the [configuration page](Configuration.md). +You can also substitute variables of type `@SOME_VAR@` with configure +data. The details are on the [configuration page](Configuration.md). ### Finding programs @@ -148,7 +158,8 @@ option('enable-dep11', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable DEP ## Makefile.am -Next step is `Makefile.am`. In meson you don't need to have other file, you still use `meson.build`. +Next step is `Makefile.am`. In meson you don't need to have other +file, you still use `meson.build`. ### Sub directories @@ -193,7 +204,10 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \ config.h ``` -In Meson you don't need have `*CLEANFILES`, because in meson you are building in temporary directory (usually called `build`), you manually removing it. You also not need to use `EXTRA_DIST`, because you will make tarballs via `git archive` or something like this. +In Meson you don't need have `*CLEANFILES`, because in meson you are +building in temporary directory (usually called `build`), you manually +removing it. You also not need to use `EXTRA_DIST`, because you will +make tarballs via `git archive` or something like this. ### glib-compile-resources |