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diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/pkgconfig-relocatable.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/pkgconfig-relocatable.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..901da6e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/pkgconfig-relocatable.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +## Installed pkgconfig files can now be relocatable + +The pkgconfig module now has a module option `pkgconfig.relocatable`. +When set to `true`, the pkgconfig files generated will have their +`prefix` variable set to be relative to their `install_dir`. + +For example to enable it from the command line run: + +```sh +meson setup builddir -Dpkgconfig.relocatable=true … +``` + +It will only work if the `install_dir` for the generated pkgconfig +files are located inside the install prefix of the package. Not doing +so will cause an error. + +This should be useful on Windows or any other platform where +relocatable packages are desired. |