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@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ not be relied on, since they can be absolute paths in the following cases:
| includedir | include | Header file directory |
| infodir | share/info | Info page directory |
| libdir | see below | Library directory |
+| licensedir | see below | Licenses directory (since 1.1.0)|
| libexecdir | libexec | Library executable directory |
| localedir | share/locale | Locale data directory |
| localstatedir | var | Localstate data directory |
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ different distributions have different defaults. Using a [cross
file](Cross-compilation.md#defining-the-environment), particularly the
paths section may be necessary.
+`licensedir` is empty by default. If set, it defines the default location
+to install a dependency manifest and project licenses. For more details,
+see [[meson.install_dependency_manifest]].
+
### Core options
Options that are labeled "per machine" in the table are set per
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+## A new core directory option "licensedir" is available
+
+This will install a dependency manifest to the specified directory, if none
+is is explicitly set.