mesonbuild / mesonbuild/meson-python

Amend documentation to reflect that `meson install` is not run

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Description

Amend the documentation to reflect the fact that we don't actually run meson install but just re-implement it. This affects two Meson features: `install_rpath` support, and running scripts registered with `meson.add_install_script()`. Both things have no effect when building a package with `meson-python`.

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Inspect the project documentation describing installation and package building. Update it to explain that meson-python re-implements installation rather than running `meson install`, including that `install_rpath` and scripts registered with `meson.add_install_script()` have no effect. Done means both limitations are accurately documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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