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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Pkgconfig-module.md b/docs/markdown/Pkgconfig-module.md index 51fe6b2..6b9a968 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Pkgconfig-module.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Pkgconfig-module.md @@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ The generated file's properties are specified with the following keyword argumen - `requires_private` list of strings to put in the `Requires.private` field - `libraries_private` list of strings to put in the `Libraries.private` field - `install_dir` the directory to install to, defaults to the value of option `libdir` followed by `/pkgconfig` +- `variables` a list of strings with custom variables to add to the generated file. The strings must be in the form `name=value` and may reference other pkgconfig variables, e.g. `datadir=${prefix}/share`. The names `prefix`, `libdir` and `installdir` are reserved and may not be used. diff --git a/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.41.0.md b/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.41.0.md index a2a64de..8a7f263 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.41.0.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.41.0.md @@ -24,3 +24,17 @@ The ninja backend now quotes special characters that may be interpreted by ninja itself, providing better interoperability with custom commands. This support may not be perfect; please report any issues found with special characters to the issue tracker. + +## Pkgconfig support for custom variables + +The Pkgconfig module object can add arbitrary variables to the generated .pc +file with the new `variables` keyword: +```meson +pkg.generate(libraries : libs, + subdirs : h, + version : '1.0', + name : 'libsimple', + filebase : 'simple', + description : 'A simple demo library.', + variables : ['datadir=${prefix}/data']) +``` |