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diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/fallback_bool.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/fallback_bool.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..14bef50 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/fallback_bool.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +## Controlling subproject dependencies with `dependency(allow_fallback: ...)` + +As an alternative to the `fallback` keyword argument to `dependency`, +you may use `allow_fallback`, which accepts a boolean value. If `true` +and the dependency is not found on the system, Meson will fallback +to a subproject that provides this dependency, even if the dependency +is optional. If `false`, Meson will not fallback even if a subproject +provides this dependency. |