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Improve documentation of case-(in)senstivity of dependency names [skip ci]

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Jon Turney 2018-06-14 17:51:13 +01:00 committed by Jussi Pakkanen
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@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ of all the work behind the scenes to make this work.
Some dependencies have specific detection logic. Some dependencies have specific detection logic.
Generic dependency names are case-sensitive<sup>[1](#footnote1)</sup>, but these
dependency names are matched case-insensitively. The recommended style is to
write them in all lower-case.
In some cases, more than one detection method exists, and the `method` keyword In some cases, more than one detection method exists, and the `method` keyword
may be used to select a detection method to use. The `auto` method uses any may be used to select a detection method to use. The `auto` method uses any
checking mechanisms in whatever order meson thinks is best. checking mechanisms in whatever order meson thinks is best.
@ -377,3 +381,7 @@ $ wx-config --cxxflags std stc
# link_args: # link_args:
$ wx-config --libs std stc $ wx-config --libs std stc
``` ```
<hr>
<a name="footnote1">1</a>: They may appear to be case-insensitive, if the
underlying file system happens to be case-insensitive.