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name: external_program
long_name: External program
description: Opaque object representing an external program
methods:
- name: found
returns: bool
description: Returns whether the executable was found.
- name: path
returns: str
deprecated: 0.55.0
description: |
*Deprecated:* Use [[external_program.full_path]] instead.
Returns a string pointing to the script or executable.
**NOTE:** You should not usually need to use this method. Passing the
object itself should work in most contexts where a program can appear,
and allows Meson to setup inter-target dependencies correctly (for
example in cases where a program might be overridden by a [[build_tgt]]).
Only use this if you specifically need a string, such as when embedding
a program path into a header file.
For example:
```meson
run_command(find_program('foo'), 'arg1', 'arg2')
```
- name: version
returns: str
since: 0.62.0
description: |
The version number as a string, for example `1.2.8`.
`unknown` if the program cannot determine the version via a `--version` argument.
- name: full_path
returns: str
since: 0.55.0
description: |
Returns a string pointing to the script or executable.
**NOTE:** You should not usually need to use this method. Passing the
object itself should work in most contexts where a program can appear,
and allows Meson to setup inter-target dependencies correctly (for
example in cases where a program might be overridden by a [[build_tgt]]).
Only use this if you specifically need a string, such as when embedding
a program path into a header file.
For example:
```meson
run_command(find_program('foo'), 'arg1', 'arg2')
```