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-rw-r--r--docs/markdown/snippets/native_property.md8
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
index 690ae0b..4e59030 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
@@ -1773,10 +1773,6 @@ the following methods.
refer to files in the current or any other source directory instead
of constructing paths manually with `meson.current_source_dir()`.
-- `get_cross_property(propname, fallback_value)` returns the given
- property from a cross file, the optional second argument is returned
- if not cross compiling or the given property is not found.
-
- `get_compiler(language)` returns [an object describing a
compiler](#compiler-object), takes one positional argument which is
the language to use. It also accepts one keyword argument, `native`
@@ -1786,9 +1782,18 @@ the following methods.
returns the "cross" compiler if we're currently cross-compiling and
the "native" compiler if we're not.
-- `get_native_property(propname, fallback_value)` returns the given
- property from a native file, the optional second argument is returned
- if the given property is not found.
+- `get_cross_property(propname, fallback_value)`
+ *Consider get_external_property() instead*. Returns the given
+ property from a cross file, the optional fallback_value is returned
+ if not cross compiling or the given property is not found.
+
+- `get_external_property(propname, fallback_value, native: true/false)`
+ *(added 0.53.0)* returns the given property from a native or cross file.
+ The optional fallback_value is returned if the given property is not found.
+ The optional `native: true` forces retrieving a variable from the
+ native file, even when cross-compiling.
+ If `native: false` or not specified, variable is retrieved from the
+ cross-file if cross-compiling, and from the native-file when not cross-compiling.
- `has_exe_wrapper()` returns true when doing a cross build if there
is a wrapper command that can be used to execute cross built
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/native_property.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/native_property.md
index 6c49e80..3845fa1 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/snippets/native_property.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/native_property.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
## Native file properties
-As of Meson 0.53.0, the `--native-file foo.txt` can contain:
+As of Meson 0.53.0, the `--native-file nativefile.ini` can contain:
* binaries
* paths
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ which are defined and used the same way as in cross files.
The `properties` are new for Meson 0.53.0, and are read like:
```meson
-x = meson.get_native_property('foobar', 'foo')
+x = meson.get_external_property('foobar', 'foo')
```
-where `foobar` is the property name, and the optional `foo` is the fallback string value. \ No newline at end of file
+where `foobar` is the property name, and the optional `foo` is the fallback string value.
+
+For cross-compiled projects, `get_external_property()` reads the cross-file unless `native: true` is specified. \ No newline at end of file