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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md index 3f1bb5062..4e916fb55 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md @@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ the following methods. the string to an array if needed. - `override_find_program(progname, program)` [*(Added - 0.46.0)*](Release-notes-for-0-46-0.html#Can-override-find_program) + 0.46.0)*](Release-notes-for-0-46-0.html#can-override-find_program) specifies that whenever `find_program` is used to find a program named `progname`, Meson should not not look it up on the system but instead return `program`, which may either be the result of @@ -1444,17 +1444,15 @@ doing the actual compilation. See [Cross-compilation](Cross-compilation.md). It has the following methods: -- `cpu_family()` returns the CPU family name. Guaranteed to return - `x86` for 32-bit userland on x86 CPUs, `x86_64` for 64-bit userland - on x86 CPUs, `arm` for 32-bit userland on all ARM CPUs, etc. +- `cpu_family()` returns the CPU family name. [This table](Reference-tables.md#cpu-families) + contains all known CPU families. These are guaranteed to continue working. - `cpu()` returns a more specific CPU name, such as `i686`, `amd64`, etc. -- `system()` returns the operating system name, such as `windows` (all - versions of Windows), `linux` (all Linux distros), `darwin` (all - versions of OS X/macOS), `cygwin` (for Cygwin), and `bsd` (all *BSD - OSes). +- `system()` returns the operating system name. + [This table](Reference-tables.html#operating-system-names) Lists all of the + currently known Operating System names, these are guaranteed to continue working. - `endian()` returns `big` on big-endian systems and `little` on little-endian systems. @@ -1464,7 +1462,7 @@ Currently, these values are populated using and [`platform.machine()`](https://docs.python.org/3.4/library/platform.html#platform.machine). If you think the returned values for any of these are incorrect for your -system or CPU, or if your OS is not in the above list, please file [a +system or CPU, or if your OS is not in the linked table, please file [a bug report](https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/new) with details and we'll look into it. @@ -1544,7 +1542,7 @@ the following methods: value as a string or empty string if it is not defined. - `get_id()` returns a string identifying the compiler. For example, - `gcc`, `msvc`, [and more](Compiler-properties.md#compiler-id). + `gcc`, `msvc`, [and more](Reference-tables.html#compiler-ids). - `get_supported_arguments(list_of_string)` *(added 0.43.0)* returns an array containing only the arguments supported by the compiler, |