Helper function to get the install dir of a gtkdoc module. Closes #551.

mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py

@@ -295,6 +295,15 @@ class GnomeModule:
             res.append(build.InstallScript(command + args))
         return res
 
+    def gtkdoc_html_dir(self, state, args, kwarga):
+        if len(args) != 1:
+            raise MesonException('Must have exactly one argument.')
+        modulename = args[0]
+        if not isinstance(modulename, str):
+            raise MesonException('Argument must be a string')
+        return os.path.join('share/gtkdoc/html', modulename)
+
+
     def unpack_args(self, arg, kwarg_name, kwargs):
         try:
             new_args = kwargs[kwarg_name]

test cases/frameworks/10 gtk-doc/doc/meson.build

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-gnome = import('gnome')
-
 cdata = configuration_data()
 cdata.set('VERSION', '1.0')
 configure_file(input : 'version.xml.in',

test cases/frameworks/10 gtk-doc/meson.build

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 project('gtkdoctest', 'c')
 
+gnome = import('gnome')
+
+assert(gnome.gtkdoc_html_dir('foobar') == 'share/gtkdoc/html/foobar', 'Gtkdoc install dir is incorrect.')
+
 inc = include_directories('include')
 
 # We have to disable this test until this bug fix has landed to