Re: How to get pkgsrc to use builtin/native libraries?

[RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost>]

On Fri, 24 Apr 2026, Monica Vaida wrote:

> I applied your patch and did `make clean clean-depends`, but the
> compilation failed again. During the `./configure` step of the build I
> get these errors:
> ```
> checking for FcInit... yes
> Package freetype2 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
> Perhaps you should add the directory containing `freetype2.pc'
> to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
> Package 'freetype2', required by 'xft', not found
> Package freetype2 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
> Perhaps you should add the directory containing `freetype2.pc'
> to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
> Package 'freetype2', required by 'xft', not found
> checking jpeglib.h usability... yes
> ```

Did you install all the X11 sets during install?

-RVP

PS. You might need to force `libjpeg' to be used instead of `libjpeg-turbo'
'cause the latter compiles `cmake' to compile itself. Add something like this
to `/etc/mk.conf':

JPEG_DEFAULT=	jpeg

Ask on pkgsrc-users@ for fine tuning all this...

-RVP