Re: [gentoo-dev] new virtual/pkgconfig to support lighter alternatives

[Michał Górny]

On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:08:34 -0400
Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote:

> On Sunday 29 April 2012 18:40:00 Jeff Horelick wrote:
> > On 29 April 2012 18:11, Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote:
> > > the canonical pkg-config is getting fat.  it requires glib-2.  it
> > > runs pkg- config when building.  glib-2 requires pkg-config.
> > > whee.
> > >
> > > for our normal systems, this isn't a big deal.  but we'd like to
> > > enable a lighter alternative for embedded/alternative systems.
> > > as such, i'd like to introduce a virtual/pkgconfig that allows
> > > for selection of simpler (but compatible) implementations.
> > >
> > > we've got an implementation in perl (i'm not interested in), but
> > > there is also "pkg-config-lite" and "pkgconf".  they should be
> > > compatible with the canonical pkg-config.  they aren't yet in the
> > > tree, but will be once we agree on this topic.
> > >
> > > any comments ?
> >
> > I'd just like to say, i'm also an Atheme project member and I have
> > authorisation from nenolod (the primary pkgconf developer) to make
> > changes and stuff, so I can upstream any changes necessary to make
> > pkgconf work for us.
>
> that sounds really good.  i sent you some patches ;).
>
> however, it's missing pkg.m4.  any thoughts on that ?

Maybe we should provide it independently in some other package.
Considering the implementations are supposed to be compatible, the .m4
file should work fine with all of them. And we'll create same configure
files independently of which impl particular user uses.

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Best regards,
Michał Górny