docs: small cleanups and clarifications to setting the dynamic linker [skip ci]

Fixes #6510
pull/6241/merge
Dylan Baker 5 years ago committed by Jussi Pakkanen
parent a493761d89
commit b16a7ff454
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      docs/markdown/howtox.md

@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ native-files and the latter via the cross file only.
## Set dynamic linker
Like the compiler, the linker is selected via the <compiler variable>_LD
*New in 0.53.0*
Like the compiler, the linker is selected via the `<compiler variable>_LD`
environment variable, or through the `<compiler entry>ld` entry in a native
or cross file. You must be aware of whether you're using a compiler that
invokes the linker itself (most compilers including GCC and Clang) or a
@ -38,8 +40,8 @@ to pass to the compiler's special argument (such as `-fuse-ld` with clang and
gcc), with the latter it should be an executable, such as `lld-link.exe`.
*NOTE* In meson 0.53.0 the `ld` entry in the cross/native file and the `LD`
environment variable was used, this resulted in a large number of regressions
and was changed.
environment variable were used, this resulted in a large number of regressions
and was changed in 0.53.1 to `<lang>_ld` and `<comp variable>_LD`.
```console
$ CC=clang CC_LD=lld meson <options>

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