docs: clarify that vcs_tag output can be used as source

"you should put in your main program" is confusing, "that can be used as
source" is slightly better.
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Peter Hutterer 8 years ago
parent 11968382a3
commit e982d5118e
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      docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md

@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ This command detects revision control commit information at build time and place
- `output` file to write the results to (e.g. `version.c`)
- `fallback` version number to use when no revision control information is present, such as when building from a release tarball
Meson will read the contents of `input`, replace the string `@VCS_TAG@` with the detected revision number and write the result to `output`. This method returns an opaque [`custom_target`](#custom_target) object that you should put in your main program. If you desire more specific behavior than what this command provides, you should use `custom_target`.
Meson will read the contents of `input`, replace the string `@VCS_TAG@` with the detected revision number and write the result to `output`. This method returns an opaque [`custom_target`](#custom_target) object that can be used as source. If you desire more specific behavior than what this command provides, you should use `custom_target`.
## Built-in objects

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