Subject: Re: [bug#64711] [PATCH 26/43] gnu: cairo: Support building for the Hurd.

From: Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:06:24 -0400

Hi,

Janneke Nieuwenhuizen <[email-masked]> writes:

> Liliana Marie Prikler writes:
>
>> Am Dienstag, dem 18.07.2023 um 16:40 +0200 schrieb Janneke
>> Nieuwenhuizen:
>>> Gobject-introspection and libdrm does not build for the Hurd. 
>>> Poppler depends
>>> on nss, which does not build for the Hurd.
>>> 
>>> * gnu/packages/gtk.scm (cairo)[native-inputs]: When building for the
>>> Hurd, do
>>> not include gobject-introspection.
>>> [inputs]: Likewise, do not include libdrm, poppler.
>
>> Could we provide a minimal gobject-introspection that builds for the
>> hurd?
>
> That would be nice.  Note that Debian doesn't support
> gobject-introspection on the Hurd, unless I'm mistaken. 

I wonder what prevents gobject-introspection from running on the Hurd?

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim