Clarify what an "external dependency" is

And add a link to the Dependencies.md page.
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Nirbheek Chauhan 7 years ago committed by GitHub
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@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ This function returns a [dependency object](#dependency-object) that behaves lik
dependency_object dependency(*dependency_name*, ...)
```
Finds an external dependency with the given name with `pkg-config` if possible and with fallback detection logic otherwise. Dependency supports the following keyword arguments.
Finds an external dependency (usually a library installed on your system) with the given name with `pkg-config` if possible and with [library-specific fallback detection logic](Dependencies.md) otherwise. This function supports the following keyword arguments:
- `modules` specifies submodules to use for dependencies such as Qt5 or Boost.
- `required`, when set to false, Meson will proceed with the build even if the dependency is not found

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