So I fixed the universal build, I think properly for now, and pushed the update 
to glib2-devel.

Anyone interested please try it out and see what needs fixin’.

Bes;t

Ken

> On Feb 10, 2021, at 11:57 PM, Ken Cunningham 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Our glib2 is very outdated, and a number of software projects cannot be 
> updated until it is modernized.
> 
> There is a 4000-PR-old PR to update it here 
> https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/5808 
> <https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/5808> from Lord-Kamina who 
> has not been around much lately.
> 
> The PR was outdated and needed rebasing, amongst other things.
> 
> The major holdup has been the move to meson, which until yesterday did not 
> allow universal builds on BigSur, and other issues.
> 
> I’ve been working on glib2 today, and it builds -universal at present.
> 
> The universal builds, I think, are almost there — hopefully fixable with 
> simple tweak to the portfile to accommodate multiple build folders needing a 
> header copied in (right now the Portfile only expects one build folder). I 
> was thinking to work on that tomorrow unless someone beats me to it before 
> then.
> 
> BUT — glib2 is a core port. Many other ports rely on it. Bootstrapping from 
> older systems relies on it, etc, etc.
> 
> I thought I would ask if any interested parties might kick the tires and see 
> what we might need to do to get this beast committed.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ken
> 
> 

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