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commit: 1237f46a41c8344ec7b8fac35acb590402647f6c
parent 7e74ab28ae63359163a32f05cdc58f1811d36e43
Author: Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier <contact@hacktivis.me>
Date:   Thu,  5 Feb 2026 00:03:13 +0100

notes/buildsystems-conventions: regroup ones supported by autotools&cmake&meson

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notes/buildsystems-conventions.shtml
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1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/notes/buildsystems-conventions.shtml b/notes/buildsystems-conventions.shtml
@@ -49,6 +49,29 @@
 				<dd>Flags passed to target Fortran Compiler</dd>
 			</dl>
 
+			<h3>Common across autotools, CMake, meson</h3>
+			<dl>
+				<dt><var>PREFIX</var></dt>
+				<dd>Common prefix for installation directories, typically defaulting to <code>/usr/local</code></dd>
+				<dt><var>BINDIR</var></dt>
+				<dd>Installation directory for executables, typically defaulting to <code>${PREFIX}/bin</code></dd>
+				<dt><var>MANDIR</var></dt>
+				<dd>Installation directory for manpages, typically defaulting to <code>${PREFIX}/share/man</code></dd>
+
+				<dt><var>DESTDIR</var></dt>
+				<dd>
+					Sets the destination directory for installation into a different root,
+					for example a temporary installation directory later copied into
+					a distro package or the <code>/</code>
+				</dd>
+
+				<dt><var>PKG_CONFIG</var></dt>
+				<dd>
+					Command/path to target <code>pkg-config(1)</code> implementation.<br />
+					Present in freedesktop.org pkg-config and pkgconf <code>pkg.m4</code>, as well as supported by CMake and meson.
+				</dd>
+			</dl>
+
 			<h3>Widespread but nor formally specified</h3>
 			<dl>
 				<dt><var>RANLIB</var></dt>
@@ -84,28 +107,6 @@
 					Flag(s) to enable static linking passed to target compiler when building executables.<br />
 					For example <samp><code>LDSTATIC=-static</code></samp>
 				</dd>
-
-				<!-- pretty much all makefiles -->
-				<dt><var>PREFIX</var></dt>
-				<dd>Common prefix for installation directories, typically defaulting to <code>/usr/local</code></dd>
-				<dt><var>BINDIR</var></dt>
-				<dd>Installation directory for executables, typically defaulting to <code>${PREFIX}/bin</code></dd>
-				<dt><var>MANDIR</var></dt>
-				<dd>Installation directory for manpages, typically defaulting to <code>${PREFIX}/share/man</code></dd>
-
-				<!-- pretty much all makefiles -->
-				<dt><var>DESTDIR</var></dt>
-				<dd>
-					Sets the destination directory for installation into a different root,
-					for example a temporary installation directory later copied into
-					a distro package or the <code>/</code>
-				</dd>
-
-				<!-- pkg.m4, CMake, meson -->
-				<dt><var>PKG_CONFIG</var></dt>
-				<dd>
-					Command/path to target <code>pkg-config(1)</code> implementation
-				</dd>
 			</dl>
 		</main>
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