[Hamlib-developer] pkg-config 0.29.1 vs 0.29.2
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From: Uwe, D. <dg...@gm...> - 2025-11-20 19:27:20
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Dear Hamlib developers, I noticed that the newest Hamlib source code can no longer be built on Linux Mint 20.3 because pkg-config 0.29.2 has been specified in configure.ac as the minimum version (see the following lines). dnl Ensure that the PKG_PREREQ macro is defined: m4_ifndef([PKG_PREREQ], [m4_fatal([must install pkg-config (or pkgconf) 0.29.2 or later before running bootstrap])]) PKG_PREREQ([0.29.2]) PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG([0.29.2]) However, I found out that Hamlib still builds fine when I change this to pkg-config 0.29.1, and that WSJT-X (Improved) works well with such a Hamlib build in Mint 20.3. So my question is. Is there a specific reason why the pkg-config specification has been changed to 0.29.2? I mean, I now know how to work around this, but in case it is just a self-imposed hurdle, could this perhaps be set to 0.29.1? FYI: I still need my old Mint 20.3 system from time to time to create Debian packages of WSJT-X (Improved) for OMs who cannot handle my usual packages which are compiled on the latest Mint 22.2 system. 73 de DG2YCB, Uwe ________________________________________ German Amateur Radio Station DG2YCB Dr. Uwe Risse eMail: dg...@gm... Info: www.qrz.com/db/DG2YCB |