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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md index 9484c28..f59d627 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md @@ -2288,10 +2288,14 @@ opaque object representing it. - `found()` *(added 0.48.0)* which returns whether the subproject was successfully setup -- `get_variable(name)` fetches the specified variable from inside the +- `get_variable(name, fallback)` fetches the specified variable from inside the subproject. This is useful to, for instance, get a [declared dependency](#declare_dependency) from the [subproject](Subprojects.md). + If the variable does not exist, the variable `fallback` is returned. + If a fallback is not specified, then attempting to read a non-existing + variable will cause a fatal error. + ### `run result` object This object encapsulates the result of trying to compile and run a |