GNU bug report logs - #31971
meson-build-system uses 'patchelf' which fails on armhf-linux etc

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>

Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:53:02 UTC

Severity: important

Done: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 31971 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>
To: 31971 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31971: meson-build-system uses 'patchelf' which fails on
 armhf-linux etc
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:57:53 -0400

severity 31971 important
thanks

Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org> writes:
> Given that 'meson-build-system' is seeing increased usage in some
> important packages, e.g. 'libinput' and several GNOME packages, this is
> becoming an increasingly serious problem for non-Intel platforms.

A bigger problem is 'json-glib', which uses 'meson-build-system' and
which is an input for 'gtk+'.  So, on our 'staging' branch, armhf-linux
has lost everything that depends on gtk+, including 'emacs', all of
'xfce' and 'gnome', etc.

  https://hydra.gnu.org/eval/110025?compare=110019

      Mark
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