From 36b247b908e50534a8450909f87bb3f0216a9ff7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Small Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:00:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Reword ninja invocation note to clarify build directory Minor rewording to clarify purpose of the -C flag in the ninja invocation, whilst retaining previous meaning. Signed-off-by: Tim Small Reviewed-by: Michal Privoznik --- docs/compiling.rst | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/compiling.rst b/docs/compiling.rst index c03238b114..800264d2f9 100644 --- a/docs/compiling.rst +++ b/docs/compiling.rst @@ -116,14 +116,16 @@ checked in the top level ``meson.build`` file in the ``meson_version`` field. Compiling the sources --------------------- -To build the configured project run (note that ``-C build`` is a path to the -build directory): +Compilation can be carried out by ``ninja``: :: $ ninja -C build -The ``build`` directory now contains the built binaries. +"``build``" is the path to a directory which must match a path previously given +to ``meson setup``. + +Binaries and other resulting files can be found within the build directory. Additionally you can also run the test suite: