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@@ -125,23 +125,27 @@ developers in checking for system features:
`compile_object $CFLAGS`
Attempt to compile a test program with the system C compiler using
$CFLAGS. The test program must have been previously written to a file
- called $TMPC.
+ called $TMPC. The replacement in Meson is the compiler object `cc`,
+ which has methods such as `cc.compiles()`,
+ `cc.check_header()`, `cc.has_function()`.
`compile_prog $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS`
Attempt to compile a test program with the system C compiler using
$CFLAGS and link it with the system linker using $LDFLAGS. The test
program must have been previously written to a file called $TMPC.
+ The replacement in Meson is `cc.find_library()` and `cc.links()`.
`has $COMMAND`
Determine if $COMMAND exists in the current environment, either as a
- shell builtin, or executable binary, returning 0 on success.
+ shell builtin, or executable binary, returning 0 on success. The
+ replacement in Meson is `find_program()`.
`check_define $NAME`
Determine if the macro $NAME is defined by the system C compiler
`check_include $NAME`
Determine if the include $NAME file is available to the system C
- compiler
+ compiler. The replacement in Meson is `cc.has_header()`.
`write_c_skeleton`
Write a minimal C program main() function to the temporary file