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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Wrap-dependency-system-manual.md b/docs/markdown/Wrap-dependency-system-manual.md index 8e6282e..4189709 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Wrap-dependency-system-manual.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Wrap-dependency-system-manual.md @@ -182,10 +182,12 @@ endif `dependency('foo-1.0', required: get_option('foo_opt'))` will only fallback when the user sets `foo_opt` to `enabled` instead of `auto`. -If it is desired to fallback for an optional dependency, the `fallback` keyword -argument must be passed explicitly. For example -`dependency('foo-1.0', required: get_option('foo_opt'), fallback: 'foo')` will -use the fallback even when `foo_opt` is set to `auto`. +If it is desired to fallback for an optional dependency, the `fallback` +or `allow_fallback` keyword arguments must be passed explicitly. *Since +0.56.0*, `dependency('foo-1.0', required: get_option('foo_opt'), +allow_fallback: true)` will use the fallback even when `foo_opt` is set +to `auto`. On version *0.55.0* the same effect could be achieved with +`dependency('foo-1.0', required: get_option('foo_opt'), fallback: 'foo')`. This mechanism assumes the subproject calls `meson.override_dependency('foo-1.0', foo_dep)` so Meson knows which dependency object should be used as fallback. Since that |