Re: "gimp" build fails in configure phase.

[Rob Whitlock <rwhitlock22%gmail.com@localhost>]

> On Sep 24, 2026, at 3:54 AM, John D. Baker <jdbaker%consolidated.net@localhost> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 23 Sep 2026, John D. Baker wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 23 Sep 2026, Rhialto wrote:
>> 
>>> I will try to remove ", wayland-client >=  1.15" from there forcefully
>> 
>> Since I've updated all my other packages already, only 'gimp' remains.
>> I've removed that item as well and 'gimp' completes configuration and
>> is currently building.  Should be done soon.
> 
> With that change, gimp builds, installs, and runs, although I haven't
> done anything more than just go as far as it's initial window.
> 
> Thanks for the heads-up on the appstream.pc file.  Perhaps that needs
> a patch, subst block, or option to control?

Appstream has an option to disable wayland. Here is a patch
against pkgsrc/devel/appstream/Makefile and the contents of a
new file pkgsrc/devel/appstream/options.mk that adds a package
option to use the appstream option.

Does this fix your problem?


Index: Makefile
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pkgsrc/devel/appstream/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.35
diff -u -r1.35 Makefile
--- Makefile	2 Sep 2026 19:01:21 -0000	1.35
+++ Makefile	6 Oct 2026 13:59:57 -0000
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@
 SUBST_FILES.paths=	meson.build
 SUBST_SED.paths=	-e 's,/usr/include,${PREFIX}/include,g'
 
-.include "../../devel/wayland/platform.mk"
-.if !empty(PLATFORM_SUPPORTS_WAYLAND:Myes)
-.include "../../devel/wayland/buildlink3.mk"
-.endif
+.include "options.mk"
 
 .include "../../archivers/zstd/buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../devel/glib2/buildlink3.mk"


---


# $NetBSD$

PKG_OPTIONS_VAR=		PKG_OPTIONS.appstream
PKG_SUPPORTED_OPTIONS=	wayland
PKG_SUGGESTED_OPTIONS=

.include "../../devel/wayland/platform.mk"

.if !empty(PLATFORM_SUPPORTS_WAYLAND:Myes)
PKG_SUGGESTED_OPTIONS+= wayland
.endif

.include "../../mk/bsd.options.mk"

.if !empty(PKG_OPTIONS:Mwayland) && !empty(PLATFORM_SUPPORTS_WAYLAND:Myes)
MESON_ARGS+= -Ddisplay-detection=wayland
.  include "../../devel/wayland/buildlink3.mk"
.else
MESON_ARGS+= -Ddisplay-detection=none
.endif