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@@ -288,3 +288,9 @@ has a option called `wrap-mode` which can be used to disable wrap
downloads altogether with `--wrap-mode=nodownload`. You can also
disable dependency fallbacks altogether with `--wrap-mode=nofallback`,
which also implies the `nodownload` option.
+
+If on the other hand, you want meson to always use the fallback
+for dependencies, even when an external dependency exists and could
+satisfy the version requirements, for example in order to make
+sure your project builds when fallbacks are used, you can use
+`--wrap-mode=forcefallback`.
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+A new wrap mode was added, `--wrap-mode=forcefallback`. When this is set,
+dependencies for which a fallback was provided will always use it, even
+if an external dependency exists and satisfies the version requirements.