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diff --git a/docs/meson.html b/docs/meson.html index 21e15ad1c1d..63c106147d1 100644 --- a/docs/meson.html +++ b/docs/meson.html @@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ to invoke non-default targets for ninja to update them: <dl> <dt><code>Environment Variables</code></dt> <dd><p>Meson supports the standard CC and CXX environment variables for -changing the default compiler, and CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, and LDFLAGS for setting -options to the compiler and linker during the initial configuration. - -These arguments are consumed and stored by meson when it is initialized. To -change these flags after the build is initialized (or when doing a first -initialization), consider using <code>-D${lang}_args</code> and -<code>-D${lang}_link_args</code> instead. Meson will never change compiler in a -configured build directory. +changing the default compiler. Meson does support CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, etc. But +their use is discouraged because of the many caveats in using them. Instead it +is recomended to use <code>-D${lang}_args</code> and +<code>-D${lang}_link_args</code> instead. Among the benefits of these options +is that they are guaranteed to persist across rebuilds and reconfigurations. + +Meson does not allow changing compiler in a configured builddir, you will need +to create a new build dir for a different compiler. </p> <pre> |