1748385 - Build and bootstrap a pkg-config-like tool

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox Build System :: General, task)

Comment 1

[Mike Hommey [:glandium]]

Attachment: Bug 1748385 - Add a pkgconf toolchain and use it.

pkgconf is an alternative implementation of pkg-config that is more
cross-platform. It has also become the default on Fedora, so it's not
some random project.

Comment 2

[Mike Hommey [:glandium]]

Attachment: Bug 1748385 - Use the system path separator for PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR.

Comment 3

[Mike Hommey [:glandium]]

Attachment: Bug 1748385 - Add --shared flag when using pkgconf >= 1.7.4.

Comment 4

[Mike Hommey [:glandium]]

Attachment: Bug 1748385 - Use the --dont-define-prefix flag of pkg-config when supported.

Comment 5

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/ad23d3af4df6
Add a pkgconf toolchain and use it. r=firefox-build-system-reviewers,mhentges
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/5c744edba720
Use the system path separator for PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR. r=firefox-build-system-reviewers,mhentges
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/53f3c4e3e600
Add --shared flag when using pkgconf >= 1.7.4. r=firefox-build-system-reviewers,mhentges
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/bc23b3cfb583
Use the --dont-define-prefix flag of pkg-config when supported. r=firefox-build-system-reviewers,mhentges

Comment 6

[Narcis Beleuzu [:NarcisB]]

Backed out for bustages on pkg.configure

Backout link: https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/767c635d4650be2c9ee3307f429ed0fe090d2f9f
Log link: https://treeherder.mozilla.org/logviewer?job_id=363040739&repo=autoland&lineNumber=775

Comment 7

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/a57a914d4c55
Add a pkgconf toolchain and use it. r=firefox-build-system-reviewers,mhentges
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/380880c18838
Use the system path separator for PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR. r=firefox-build-system-reviewers,mhentges
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/fe95fae5d75d
Add --shared flag when using pkgconf >= 1.7.4. r=firefox-build-system-reviewers,mhentges
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/aef44abb9dac
Use the --dont-define-prefix flag of pkg-config when supported. r=firefox-build-system-reviewers,mhentges

Comment 8

[Norisz Fay [:noriszfay]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/a57a914d4c55
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/380880c18838
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/fe95fae5d75d
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/aef44abb9dac