From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:00:48 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: meson: add a note on why we use config_host for program paths
X-Git-Tag: v8.2.0-rc0~65^2~1
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b4d61d3d816fcde0aa560d16a44f4790d7c8de3f;p=thirdparty%2Fqemu.git

meson: add a note on why we use config_host for program paths

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---

diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2bda62a2b1b..0182622aede 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4021,6 +4021,11 @@ summary(summary_info, bool_yn: true, section: 'Directories')
 summary_info = {}
 summary_info += {'python':            '@0@ (version: @1@)'.format(python.full_path(), python.language_version())}
 summary_info += {'sphinx-build':      sphinx_build}
+
+# FIXME: the [binaries] section of machine files, which can be probed
+# with find_program(), would be great for passing gdb and genisoimage
+# paths from configure to Meson.  However, there seems to be no way to
+# hide a program (for example if gdb is too old).
 if config_host.has_key('GDB')
   summary_info += {'gdb':             config_host['GDB']}
 endif