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docs/markdown/snippets/introspect_multiple.md

@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ directory. This dump will be (re)generated each time meson updates the configura
 Additionlly the format of `meson introspect target` was changed:
 
   - New: the `sources` key. It stores the source files of a target and there compiler parameters
+  - Added new target types (`jar`, `shared module`)

mesonbuild/mintro.py

@@ -472,8 +472,10 @@ def run(options):
             list_buildoptions_from_source(sourcedir, options.backend)
             return 0
     if not os.path.isdir(datadir) or not os.path.isdir(infodir):
-        print('Current directory is not a build dir. Please specify it or '
-              'change the working directory to it.')
+        print('Current directory is not a meson build directory.'
+              'Please specify a valid build dir or change the working directory to it.'
+              'It is also possible that the build directory was generated with an old'
+              'meson version. Please regenerate it in this case.')
         return 1
 
     results = []

run_unittests.py

@@ -2569,7 +2569,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         for t in t_intro:
             id = t['id']
             tf_intro = self.introspect(['--target-files', id])
-            tf_intro = list(map(lambda x: os.path.relpath(x, testdir), tf_intro))
+            #tf_intro = list(map(lambda x: os.path.relpath(x, testdir), tf_intro)) TODO make paths absolute in future PR
             self.assertEqual(tf_intro, expected[id])
         self.wipe()
 
@@ -2585,7 +2585,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
             id = t['id']
             tf_intro = self.introspect(['--target-files', id])
             print(tf_intro)
-            tf_intro = list(map(lambda x: os.path.relpath(x, testdir), tf_intro))
+            #tf_intro = list(map(lambda x: os.path.relpath(x, testdir), tf_intro)) TODO make paths absolute in future PR
             print(tf_intro)
             self.assertEqual(tf_intro, expected[id])
         self.wipe()