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 Our glib2 is very outdated, and a number of software projects cannot be 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 The PR was outdated and needed rebasing, amongst other things.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 > >
