[PATCH] docs/compiling: Add note on how to check minimum meson version

Peter Krempa pkrempa at redhat.com
Tue Mar 16 09:24:55 UTC 2021


Give guidance on how to check minimum meson version for a given package.

Resolves: https://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt/-/issues/140
Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa at redhat.com>
---
 docs/compiling.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/compiling.rst b/docs/compiling.rst
index 62519b6bdb..7746f20bed 100644
--- a/docs/compiling.rst
+++ b/docs/compiling.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ the build directory is different from the source directory:

 The *meson* script can be given options to change its default behaviour.

+**Note:** Please ensure that you have the appropriate minimal ``meson`` version
+installed in your build environment. The minimal version for a specific package
+can be checked in the top level ``meson.build`` file in the ``meson_version``
+field.
+
 To get the complete list of the options run the following command:

 ::
-- 
2.29.2




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