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docs/markdown/snippets/buildtyperemains.md

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ Setting the `buildtype' option to a value sets the `debug` and
 options to other values would then change the buildtype to `custom`.
 This is confusing and means that you can't use, for example, debug
 level `g` in `debug` buildtype even though it would make sense under
-many circumstances. Starting with the buildtype is only changed when
-the user explicitly sets it. Setting the build type sets the other
-options to their default values as before.
+many circumstances.
+
+Starting with this release, the buildtype is only changed when the user
+explicitly sets it; setting the build type modifies the `debug` and
+`optimization` options as before.

docs/markdown/snippets/cmake_package_version.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-## CMake find_package version support
+## CMake `find_package` version support
 
-It is now possible to specify a requested package version to the CMake
+It is now possible to specify a requested package version for the CMake
 dependency backend via the new `cmake_package_version` kwarg in the
 `dependency` function.

docs/markdown/snippets/customtarget_env.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-## custom_target() now accepts `env` keyword argument
+## `custom_target()` now accepts an `env` keyword argument
 
-Environment variables can now be passed to `custom_target()` command.
+Environment variables can now be passed to the `custom_target()` command.
 
 ```meson
 env = environment()

docs/markdown/snippets/destdir.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ## Specify DESTDIR on command line
 
-`meson install` command now has `--destdir` argument that overrides DESTDIR
+`meson install` command now has a `--destdir` argument that overrides `DESTDIR`
 from environment.
 
 ## Skip install scripts if DESTDIR is set
 
 `meson.add_install_script()` now has `skip_if_destdir` keyword argument. If set
-to `true` the script won't be run if DESTDIR is set during installation. This is
-useful in the case the script updates system wide cache that is only needed when
-copying files into final destination.
+to `true` the script won't be run if `DESTDIR` is set during installation. This is
+useful in the case the script updates system wide caches, or performs other tasks
+that are only needed when copying files into final destination.

docs/markdown/snippets/dist_subproject.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Package a subproject
+## Packaging a subproject
 
 The `meson dist` command can now create a distribution tarball for a subproject
 in the same git repository as the main project. This can be useful if parts of

docs/markdown/snippets/external_project.md

@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
   in `configure_options`: `'--prefix=@PREFIX@'`, `'--libdir=@PREFIX@/@LIBDIR@'`,
   and `'--includedir=@PREFIX@/@INCLUDEDIR@'`. It was previously considered a fatal
   error to not specify them.
-- When `verbose` keyword argument is not specified, or is false, command outputs
+
+- When the `verbose` keyword argument is not specified, or is false, command outputs
   are written on file in `<builddir>/meson-logs/`.
-- `LD` environment variable is not passed any more when running the configure
-  script. It caused issues because Meson uses CC as linker wrapper but autotools
-  expects to real linker (e.g. `/usr/bin/ld`).
+
+- The `LD` environment variable is not passed any more when running the configure
+  script. It caused issues because Meson sets `LD` to the `CC` linker wrapper but
+  autotools expects it to be a real linker (e.g. `/usr/bin/ld`).

docs/markdown/snippets/meson_test_depends.md

@@ -12,6 +12,5 @@ using commands like the following:
 This would find the broken commit automatically while at each step
 rebuilding only those pieces of code needed to run the test.
 
-However, this change could cause failures if dependencies are not
-specified correctly in `meson.build`.
-
+However, this change could cause failures when upgrading to 0.57, ifthe
+dependencies are not specified correctly in `meson.build`.

docs/markdown/snippets/meson_test_logs.md

@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ The major changes are:
 
 * if stdout is a tty, `meson` includes a progress report.
 
-* if `--print-errorlogs` is specified, the logs are printed as test runs
+* if `--print-errorlogs` is specified, the logs are printed as tests run
 rather than afterwards.  All the error logs are printed rather than only
 the first ten.
 
 * if `--verbose` is specified and `--num-processes` specifies more than
 one concurrent test, test output is buffered and printed after the
-test finishes
+test finishes.
 
 * the console logs include a reproducer command.  If `--verbose` is
-specified, the command is printed for all tests at the time they starts;
-otherwise, it is printed for failing tests at the time the test finishes
+specified, the command is printed for all tests at the time they start;
+otherwise, it is printed for failing tests at the time the test finishes.
 
-* for TAP tests, Meson is able to report individual subtests.  If
+* for TAP and Rust tests, Meson is able to report individual subtests.  If
 `--verbose` is specified, all tests are reported.  If `--print-errorlogs`
 is specified, only failures are.
 
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ In addition, if `--verbose` was specified, Meson used not to generate
 logs.  This limitation has now been removed.
 
 These changes make the default `ninja test` output more readable, while
-`--verbose` output is provides detailed but human-readable logs that
+`--verbose` output provides detailed, human-readable logs that
 are well suited to CI environments.

docs/markdown/snippets/pass_file_to_add_script.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## The `add_*_script` methods now accept a File as the first argument
 
 Meson now accepts `file` objects, including those produced by
-`configure_file` as the `prog` (first) parameter of the various
+`configure_file`, as the first parameter of the various
 `add_*_script` methods
 
 ```meson

docs/markdown/snippets/rewrite_allow_double_slash_project_id.md

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 msys bash may expand `/` to a path, breaking
 `meson rewrite kwargs set project / ...`. Passing `//` will be converted to
-`/` by msys bash but in order to keep usage shell-agnostic, also allow `//`
-as the id such that `meson rewrite kwargs set project // ...` will work in
-both msys bash and other shells.
+`/` by msys bash but in order to keep usage shell-agnostic, this release
+also allows `//` as the id.  This way, `meson rewrite kwargs set project
+// ...` will work in both msys bash and other shells.

docs/markdown/snippets/rust_std_option.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-## Rust now has a a standard option
+## Rust now has an `std` option
 
-Rust calls these `editions`, however, meson generally refers to such language
-versions as "standards", or "std" for short. Rust uses "std" to keep normalize
-it with other languages.
+Rust calls these `editions`, however, Meson generally refers to such language
+versions as "standards", or `std` for short.  Therefore, Meson's Rust support
+uses `std` for consistency with other languages.

docs/markdown/snippets/rust_test_format_support.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ## Meson test() now accepts `protocol : 'rust'`
 
-This allows native rust tests to be run and parsed by meson, simply set the
-protocol to `rust` and meson takes care of the rest.
+This allows native Rust tests to be run and parsed by Meson; simply set the
+protocol to `rust` and Meson takes care of the rest.

docs/markdown/snippets/summary_alignment.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## summary() now uses left alignment for all values
+## `summary()` now uses left alignment for both keys and values
 
-Previously it aligned toward the center, but this was deemed harder to read
-than all left aligned.
+Previously it aligned keys toward the center, but this was deemed harder
+to read than having everything left aligned.

docs/markdown/snippets/unstable-rust-module.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ## Untable Rust module
 
-A new unstable module has been added to make using rust with meson easier.
-Currently it adds a single function to ease defining rust tests.
+A new unstable module has been added to make using Rust with meson easier.
+Currently it adds a single function to ease defining Rust tests.

docs/markdown/snippets/versionfile.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ## Project version can be specified with a file
 
-Meson can be instructed to load project's version string from an
+Meson can be instructed to load a project's version string from an
 external file like this:
 
 ```meson
 project('foo', 'c' version: files('VERSION'))
 ```
 
-The version file must contain exactly one line of text and that will
-be set as the project's version. If the line ends in a newline
+The version file must contain exactly one line of text which will
+be used as the project's version. If the line ends in a newline
 character, it is removed.