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diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/building.xml b/docs/reference/glib/building.xml index d165c5c23..e30cd66c4 100644 --- a/docs/reference/glib/building.xml +++ b/docs/reference/glib/building.xml @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ On FreeBSD: <literallayout> - <userinput>env CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include" LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--disable-new-dtags" meson -Dxattr=false -Dinstalled_tests=true -Diconv=external -Db_lundef=false _build</userinput> + <userinput>env CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include" LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--disable-new-dtags" meson -Dxattr=false -Dinstalled_tests=true -Db_lundef=false _build</userinput> <userinput>ninja -C _build</userinput> </literallayout> </para> @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Before you can compile the GLib library, you need to have various other tools and libraries installed on your system. If you are building from a release archive, you will need - <ulink url="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GLib/CompilerRequirements">a compliant C toolchain</ulink>, + <ulink url="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/blob/main/docs/toolchain-requirements.md">a compliant C toolchain</ulink>, <application>Meson</application>, and <application>pkg-config</application>; the requirements are the same when building from a Git repository clone of GLib. @@ -98,16 +98,12 @@ </para> <para> If your system has an <function>iconv()</function> implementation but - you want to use libiconv instead, you can pass the - <option>-Diconv=gnu</option> option to <command>meson</command>. This - forces libiconv to be used. - </para> - <para> - Note that if you have libiconv installed in your default include - search path (for instance, in <filename>/usr/local/</filename>), but - don't enable it, you will get an error while compiling GLib because - the <filename>iconv.h</filename> that libiconv installs hides the - system iconv. + you want to use libiconv instead, make sure it is installed to the + default compiler header/library search path (for instance, in + <filename>/usr/local/</filename>). The <filename>iconv.h</filename> + that libiconv installs hides the system iconv. Meson then detects + this, recognizes that the system iconv is unusable and the external + one is mandatory, and automatically forces it to be used. </para> <para> If you are using the native iconv implementation on Solaris @@ -209,15 +205,10 @@ <para> This is a standard <application>Meson</application> option which specifies how much debugging and optimization to enable. If the build - type starts with <literal>debug</literal>, + type is <literal>debug</literal>, <literal>G_ENABLE_DEBUG</literal> will be defined and GLib will be built - with additional debug code enabled. - </para> - <para> - If the build type is <literal>plain</literal>, GLib will not enable any - optimization or debug options by default, and will leave it entirely to - the user to choose their options. To build with the options recommended - by GLib developers, choose <literal>release</literal>. + with additional debug code enabled. You can override this behavior using + <option>-Dglib_debug</option>. </para> </formalpara> @@ -343,23 +334,6 @@ <filename>meson-logs</filename> directory. </para> </formalpara> - - <formalpara> - <title><option>-Druntime_libdir=RELPATH</option></title> - - <para> - Allows specifying a relative path to where to install the runtime - libraries (meaning library files used for running, not developing, - GLib applications). This can be used in operating system setups where - programs using GLib needs to run before e.g. <filename>/usr</filename> - is mounted. - For example, if <varname>LIBDIR</varname> is <filename>/usr/lib</filename> and - <filename>../../lib</filename> is passed to - <option>-Druntime_libdir</option> then the - runtime libraries are installed into <filename>/lib</filename> rather - than <filename>/usr/lib</filename>. - </para> - </formalpara> </refsect1> </refentry> |