| ## Machine files now expand `~` as the user's home directory |
| |
| A new constant `~` has been added which can be used in machine files (native |
| and cross files) to refer to the user's home directory. This is useful for |
| specifying paths to SDKs and toolchains that are commonly installed into `~`, |
| such as Qt, the Android SDK/NDK, or user-installed frameworks on macOS: |
| |
| ```ini |
| [constants] |
| toolchain = ~ / 'Android/sdk/ndk/27.1.12297006/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64' |
| |
| [binaries] |
| c = toolchain / 'bin/clang' |
| cpp = toolchain / 'bin/clang++' |
| ar = toolchain / 'bin/llvm-ar' |
| ``` |
| |
| Note that `~` can be used anywhere in the machine file. In the above example, |
| the purpose of defining a new constant called `toolchain` is to not have to |
| repeat yourself when using the path multiple times. |
