Updated version number for new release.0.44.0

21 files changed, 158 insertions, 154 deletions

diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
index 13a2b2ac6..03660f55a 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ page](Configuration.md) It has three methods:
 - `get_unquoted(varname, default_value)` returns the value of `varname`
   but without surrounding double quotes (`"`). If the value has not been
   set returns `default_value` if it is defined and errors out if not.
-  Available since 0.43.0
+  Available since 0.44.0
 
 - `has(varname)`, returns `true` if the specified variable is set
 
diff --git a/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.44.0.md b/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.44.0.md
index 0df2e97f8..93e224d1b 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.44.0.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.44.0.md
@@ -1,16 +1,143 @@
 ---
 title: Release 0.44
-short-description: Release notes for 0.44 (preliminary)
+short-description: Release notes for 0.44
 ...
 
 # New features
 
-This page is a placeholder for the eventual release notes.
+## Added warning function
 
-Notable new features should come with release note updates. This is
-done by creating a file snippet called `snippets/featurename.md` and
-whose contents should look like this:
+This function prints its argument to the console prefixed by "WARNING:" in
+yellow color. A simple example:
 
-    # Feature name
+warning('foo is deprecated, please use bar instead')
 
-    A short description explaining the new feature and how it should be used.
+
+## Adds support for additional Qt5-Module keyword `moc_extra_arguments`
+
+When `moc`-ing sources, the `moc` tool does not know about any
+preprocessor macros. The generated code might not match the input
+files when the linking with the moc input sources happens.
+
+This amendment allows to specify a a list of additional arguments
+passed to the `moc` tool. They are called `moc_extra_arguments`.
+
+
+## Prefix-dependent defaults for sysconfdir, localstatedir and sharedstatedir
+
+These options now default in a way consistent with
+[FHS](http://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/fhs.shtml) and common usage.
+
+If prefix is `/usr`, default sysconfdir to `/etc`, localstatedir to `/var` and
+sharedstatedir to `/var/lib`.
+
+If prefix is `/usr/local` (the default), default localstatedir to `/var/local`
+and sharedstatedir to `/var/local/lib`.
+
+
+## An array type for user options
+
+Previously to have an option that took more than one value a string
+value would have to be created and split, but validating this was
+difficult. A new array type has been added to the meson_options.txt
+for this case. It works like a 'combo', but allows more than one
+option to be passed. The values can optionally be validated against a
+list of valid values. When used on the command line (with -D), values
+are passed as a comma separated list.
+
+```meson
+option('array_opt', type : 'array', choices : ['one', 'two', 'three'], value : ['one'])
+```
+
+These can be overwritten on the command line,
+
+```meson
+meson _build -Darray_opt=two,three
+```
+
+## LLVM dependency supports both dynamic and static linking
+
+The LLVM dependency has been improved to consistently use dynamic linking.
+Previously recent version (>= 3.9) would link dynamically while older versions
+would link statically.
+
+Now LLVM also accepts the `static` keyword to enable statically linking to LLVM
+modules instead of dynamically linking.
+
+
+## Added `if_found` to subdir
+
+Added a new keyword argument to the `subdir` command. It is given a
+list of dependency objects and the function will only recurse in the
+subdirectory if they are all found. Typical usage goes like this.
+
+    d1 = dependency('foo') # This is found
+    d2 = dependency('bar') # This is not found
+
+    subdir('somedir', if_found : [d1, d2])
+
+In this case the subdirectory would not be entered since `d2` could
+not be found.
+
+## `get_unquoted()` method for the `configuration` data object
+
+New convenience method that allows reusing a variable value
+defined quoted. Useful in C for config.h strings for example.
+
+
+## Added disabler object
+
+A disabler object is a new kind of object that has very specific
+semantics. If it is used as part of any other operation such as an
+argument to a function call, logical operations etc, it will cause the
+operation to not be evaluated. Instead the return value of said
+operation will also be the disabler object.
+
+For example if you have an setup like this:
+
+```meson
+dep = dependency('foo')
+lib = shared_library('mylib', 'mylib.c',
+  dependencies : dep)
+exe = executable('mytest', 'mytest.c',
+  link_with : lib)
+test('mytest', exe)
+```
+
+If you replace the dependency with a disabler object like this:
+
+```meson
+dep = disabler()
+lib = shared_library('mylib', 'mylib.c',
+  dependencies : dep)
+exe = executable('mytest', 'mytest.c',
+  link_with : lib)
+test('mytest', exe)
+```
+
+Then the shared library, executable and unit test are not
+created. This is a handy mechanism to cut down on the number of `if`
+statements.
+
+
+## Config-Tool based dependencies gained a method to get arbitrary options
+
+A number of dependencies (CUPS, LLVM, pcap, WxWidgets, GnuStep) use a config
+tool instead of pkg-config. As of this version they now have a
+`get_configtool_variable` method, which is analogous to the
+`get_pkgconfig_variable` for pkg config.
+
+```meson
+dep_llvm = dependency('LLVM')
+llvm_inc_dir = dep_llvm.get_configtool_variable('includedir')
+```
+
+## Embedded Python in Windows MSI packages
+
+Meson now ships an internal version of Python in the MSI installer packages.
+This means that it can run Python scripts that are part of your build
+transparently. That is, if you do the following:
+
+    myprog = find_program('myscript.py')
+
+Then Meson will run the script with its internal Python version if necessary.
diff --git a/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.45.0.md b/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.45.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3df71c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.45.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+title: Release 0.45
+short-description: Release notes for 0.45 (preliminary)
+...
+
+# New features
+
+This page is a placeholder for the eventual release notes.
+
+Notable new features should come with release note updates. This is
+done by creating a file snippet called `snippets/featurename.md` and
+whose contents should look like this:
+
+    ## Feature name
+
+    A short description explaining the new feature and how it should be used.
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/builtin-python.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/builtin-python.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 01bb6e09c..000000000
--- a/docs/markdown/snippets/builtin-python.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Embedded Python in Windows MSI packages
-
-Meson now ships an internal version of Python in the MSI installer packages.
-This means that it can run Python scripts that are part of your build
-transparently. That is, if you do the following:
-
-    myprog = find_program('myscript.py')
-
-Then Meson will run the script with its internal Python version if necessary.
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/config-tool-variable-method.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/config-tool-variable-method.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 772598262..000000000
--- a/docs/markdown/snippets/config-tool-variable-method.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# Config-Tool based dependencies gained a method to get arbitrary options
-
-A number of dependencies (CUPS, LLVM, pcap, WxWidgets, GnuStep) use a config
-tool instead of pkg-config. As of this version they now have a
-`get_configtool_variable` method, which is analogous to the
-`get_pkgconfig_variable` for pkg config.
-
-```meson
-dep_llvm = dependency('LLVM')
-llvm_inc_dir = dep_llvm.get_configtool_variable('includedir')
-```
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/disabler.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/disabler.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 1323048cc..000000000
--- a/docs/markdown/snippets/disabler.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# Added disabler object
-
-A disabler object is a new kind of object that has very specific
-semantics. If it is used as part of any other operation such as an
-argument to a function call, logical operations etc, it will cause the
-operation to not be evaluated. Instead the return value of said
-operation will also be the disabler object.
-
-For example if you have an setup like this:
-
-```meson
-dep = dependency('foo')
-lib = shared_library('mylib', 'mylib.c',
-  dependencies : dep)
-exe = executable('mytest', 'mytest.c',
-  link_with : lib)
-test('mytest', exe)
-```
-
-If you replace the dependency with a disabler object like this:
-
-```meson
-dep = disabler()
-lib = shared_library('mylib', 'mylib.c',
-  dependencies : dep)
-exe = executable('mytest', 'mytest.c',
-  link_with : lib)
-test('mytest', exe)
-```
-
-Then the shared library, executable and unit test are not
-created. This is a handy mechanism to cut down on the number of `if`
-statements.
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/get_unquoted.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/get_unquoted.md
deleted file mode 100755
index a6bfc4f93..000000000
--- a/docs/markdown/snippets/get_unquoted.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# `get_unquoted()` method for the `configuration` data object
-
-New convenience method that allows reusing a variable value
-defined quoted. Useful in C for config.h strings for example.
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/if-found.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/if-found.md
deleted file mode 100644
index a8d4932c3..000000000
--- a/docs/markdown/snippets/if-found.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Added `if_found` to subdir
-
-Added a new keyword argument to the `subdir` command. It is given a
-list of dependency objects and the function will only recurse in the
-subdirectory if they are all found. Typical usage goes like this.
-
-    d1 = dependency('foo') # This is found
-    d2 = dependency('bar') # This is not found
-
-    subdir('somedir', if_found : [d1, d2])
-
-In this case the subdirectory would not be entered since `d2` could
-not be found.
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/llvm-static-linking.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/llvm-static-linking.md
deleted file mode 100644
index bb72a56ea..000000000
--- a/docs/markdown/snippets/llvm-static-linking.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# LLVM dependency supports both dynamic and static linking
-
-The LLVM dependency has been improved to consistently use dynamic linking.
-Previously recent version (>= 3.9) would link dynamically while older versions
-would link statically.
-
-Now LLVM also accepts the `static` keyword to enable statically linking to LLVM
-modules instead of dynamically linking.
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/option-array-type.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/option-array-type.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9eb1312fa..000000000
--- a/docs/markdown/snippets/option-array-type.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# An array type for user options
-
-Previously to have an option that took more than one value a string value would
-have to be created and split, but validating this was difficult. A new array type
-has been added to the meson_options.txt for this case. It works like a 'combo', but
-allows more than one option to be passed. The values can optionally be validated
-against a list of valid values. When used on the command line (with -D), values
-are passed as a comma separated list.
-
-```meson
-option('array_opt', type : 'array', choices : ['one', 'two', 'three'], value : ['one'])
-```
-
-These can be overwritten on the command line,
-
-```meson
-meson _build -Darray_opt=two,three
-```
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/prefix-dependent-defaults.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/prefix-dependent-defaults.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cc179205..000000000
--- a/docs/markdown/snippets/prefix-dependent-defaults.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# Prefix-dependent defaults for sysconfdir, localstatedir and sharedstatedir
-
-These options now default in a way consistent with
-[FHS](http://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/fhs.shtml) and common usage.
-
-If prefix is `/usr`, default sysconfdir to `/etc`, localstatedir to `/var` and
-sharedstatedir to `/var/lib`.
-
-If prefix is `/usr/local` (the default), default localstatedir to `/var/local`
-and sharedstatedir to `/var/local/lib`.
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/qt5-moc_extra_arguments.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/qt5-moc_extra_arguments.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 957c3c733..000000000
--- a/docs/markdown/snippets/qt5-moc_extra_arguments.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Adds support for additional Qt5-Module keyword `moc_extra_arguments`
-
-When `moc`-ing sources, the `moc` tool does not know about any
-preprocessor macros. The generated code might not match the input
-files when the linking with the moc input sources happens.
-
-This amendment allows to specify a a list of additional arguments
-passed to the `moc` tool. They are called `moc_extra_arguments`.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/system-wide-cross-files.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/system-wide-cross-files.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 66c454fb3..000000000
--- a/docs/markdown/snippets/system-wide-cross-files.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-## System wide and user local cross files
-
-Meson has gained the ability to load cross files from predefined locations
-without passing a full path on Linux and the BSD OSes. User local files will be
-loaded from `$XDG_DATA_HOME/meson/cross`, or if XDG_DATA_HOME is undefined,
-`~/.local/share/meson/cross` will be used.
-
-For system wide paths the values of `$XDG_DATA_DIRS` + `/meson/cross` will be used,
-if XDG_DATA_DIRS is undefined then `/usr/local/share/meson/cross:/usr/share/meson/cross`
-will be used instead.
-
-A file relative to the current working directory will be tried first, then the
-user specific path will be tried before the system wide paths.
-
-Assuming that a file x86-linux is located in one of those places a cross build
-can be started with:
-
-```sh
-meson builddir/ --cross-file x86-linux
-```
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/warning_function b/docs/markdown/snippets/warning_function
deleted file mode 100644
index 537651ed5..000000000
--- a/docs/markdown/snippets/warning_function
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Added warning function
-
-This function prints its argument to the console prefixed by "WARNING:" in
-yellow color. A simple example:
-
-warning('foo is deprecated, please use bar instead')
diff --git a/docs/sitemap.txt b/docs/sitemap.txt
index 9c86d60c5..77a4e6fe7 100644
--- a/docs/sitemap.txt
+++ b/docs/sitemap.txt
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ index.md
 		Shipping-prebuilt-binaries-as-wraps.md
 		fallback-wraptool.md
 	Release-notes.md
+		Release-notes-for-0.45.0.md
 		Release-notes-for-0.44.0.md
 		Release-notes-for-0.43.0.md
 		Release-notes-for-0.42.0.md
diff --git a/man/meson.1 b/man/meson.1
index 1333904c9..929bc6e32 100644
--- a/man/meson.1
+++ b/man/meson.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MESON "1" "October 2017" "meson 0.43.0" "User Commands"
+.TH MESON "1" "December 2017" "meson 0.44.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 meson - a high productivity build system
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/man/mesonconf.1 b/man/mesonconf.1
index 1ad8c4a6a..3a834737f 100644
--- a/man/mesonconf.1
+++ b/man/mesonconf.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MESONCONF "1" "October 2017" "mesonconf 0.43.0" "User Commands"
+.TH MESONCONF "1" "December 2017" "mesonconf 0.44.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 mesonconf - a tool to configure Meson builds
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/man/mesonintrospect.1 b/man/mesonintrospect.1
index c32767c08..27f39c023 100644
--- a/man/mesonintrospect.1
+++ b/man/mesonintrospect.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MESONINTROSPECT "1" "October 2017" "mesonintrospect 0.43.0" "User Commands"
+.TH MESONINTROSPECT "1" "December 2017" "mesonintrospect 0.44.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 mesonintrospect - a tool to extract information about a Meson build
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/man/mesontest.1 b/man/mesontest.1
index 76e20bdbe..d2b27436e 100644
--- a/man/mesontest.1
+++ b/man/mesontest.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MESON "1" "October 2017" "meson 0.43.0" "User Commands"
+.TH MESON "1" "December 2017" "meson 0.44.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 mesontest - test tool for the Meson build system
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/man/wraptool.1 b/man/wraptool.1
index cca955120..113b33c5c 100644
--- a/man/wraptool.1
+++ b/man/wraptool.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH WRAPTOOL "1" "October 2017" "meson 0.43.0" "User Commands"
+.TH WRAPTOOL "1" "December 2017" "meson 0.44.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 wraptool - source dependency downloader
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/mesonbuild/coredata.py b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
index 70a2d73b1..45d8125e8 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/coredata.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from .mesonlib import MesonException, commonpath
 from .mesonlib import default_libdir, default_libexecdir, default_prefix
 import ast
 
-version = '0.44.0.dev1'
+version = '0.44.0'
 backendlist = ['ninja', 'vs', 'vs2010', 'vs2015', 'vs2017', 'xcode']
 
 class UserOption: