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diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/dir_options_outside_prefix.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/dir_options_outside_prefix.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ceb5e50 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/dir_options_outside_prefix.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +## All directory options now support paths outside of prefix + +Previously, Meson only allowed most directory options to be relative to prefix. +This restriction has been now lifted, bringing us in line with Autotools and +CMake. It is also useful for platforms like Nix, which install projects into +multiple independent prefixes. + +As a consequence, `get_option` might return absolute paths for any +directory option, if a directory outside of prefix is passed. This +is technically a backwards incompatible change but its effect +should be minimal, thanks to widespread use of `join_paths`/ +`/` operator and pkg-config generator module. |