1 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 04cfc15..6cdfea5 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -22,6 +22,25 @@ if desktop_file_validate_prg.found()
   )
 endif
 
-# manpage
+# manpage -- generated from help2man
 
-install_man('zenity.1')
+help2man = find_program('help2man', required: false)
+# help2man has to run zenity to generate the man page, which it can't do if
+# we're cross building. We also can't tell help2man what exe wrapper to use.
+if help2man.found() and not meson.is_cross_build()
+  help2man_opts = [
+    '--no-info',
+    '--section=1',
+    '--help-option=--help-all',
+    '--include=@INPUT@',
+  ]
+
+  custom_target('zenity.1',
+                output: 'zenity.1',
+                input: 'zenity.roff',
+                command: [
+                  help2man, help2man_opts, '--output=@OUTPUT@', zenity
+                ],
+                install: true,
+                install_dir: join_paths(zenity_mandir, 'man1'))
+endif