Source: libgda5 Version: 5.2.10-7 Tags: patch User: [email protected] Usertags: ftcbfs
libgda5 fails to cross build from source for three relatively distinct reasons. It fails running vapigen. This tool recently gained a host prefix to accommodate cross building, but libgda5 uses it by its unprefixed name. Changing AC_PATH_PROG to AC_PATH_TOOL fixes this in a backwards-compatible way. Next up, the gtk-doc scanner fails. This is a common theme and mostly unfixable. However, libgda5 - like many other packages - separates its documentation into an arch:all package. As such, there is no need to run the scanner during an arch-only build and disabling gtk-doc both speeds up such a build and helps cross building. Using reproducible builds, I verified that this change does not alter output artifacts. Last but not least, it fails to discover mysql support, because it only queries mysql_config and that happens to not work during cross building. We prefer using pkg-config for it, so I suggest adding pkg-config as another possible detection mechanism. You'll find all mentioned changes in the attached patch. Once applying it, libgda5 cross builds successfully. Helmut
diff -Nru libgda5-5.2.10/debian/changelog libgda5-5.2.10/debian/changelog --- libgda5-5.2.10/debian/changelog 2025-09-14 01:04:47.000000000 +0200 +++ libgda5-5.2.10/debian/changelog 2025-10-10 21:55:01.000000000 +0200 @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +libgda5 (5.2.10-7.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium + + * Non-maintainer upload. + * Fix FTCBFS: (Closes: #-1) + + Look for vapigen using AC_PATH_TOOL. + + Look for libmysqlclient using pkg-config. + + Disable gtk-doc in arch-only build. + + -- Helmut Grohne <[email protected]> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 21:55:01 +0200 + libgda5 (5.2.10-7) unstable; urgency=medium * Fix dh_missing for the architecture-independent build diff -Nru libgda5-5.2.10/debian/patches/cross.patch libgda5-5.2.10/debian/patches/cross.patch --- libgda5-5.2.10/debian/patches/cross.patch 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100 +++ libgda5-5.2.10/debian/patches/cross.patch 2025-10-10 21:55:01.000000000 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- libgda5-5.2.10.orig/configure.ac ++++ libgda5-5.2.10/configure.ac +@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ + enable_vala=no + fi + +-AC_PATH_PROG(VAPIGEN, [vapigen], [no]) ++AC_PATH_TOOL(VAPIGEN, [vapigen], [no]) + + if test x$VAPIGEN = xno -a x$enable_vala = xyes + then +--- libgda5-5.2.10.orig/m4/mysql.m4 ++++ libgda5-5.2.10/m4/mysql.m4 +@@ -95,19 +95,23 @@ + [mysql_loclibdir=$withval]) + + # try with the default available mysql_config +- if test $try_mysql = true -a "x$mysql_test_dir" = x +- then +- AC_PATH_PROGS(MYSQL_CONFIG, mysql_config mysql_config5) +- if test "x$MYSQL_CONFIG" != x +- then +- pkgmysql=yes +- MYSQL_CFLAGS=`$MYSQL_CONFIG --cflags` +- MYSQL_LIBS=`$MYSQL_CONFIG --libs` +- mysql_version=`$MYSQL_CONFIG --version` +- else +- mysql_test_dir="/usr /usr/local /opt/gnome" +- fi +- fi ++ AS_IF([test $try_mysql = true -a "x$mysql_test_dir" = x],[ ++ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([MYSQL],[mysqlclient],[ ++ pkgmysql=yes ++ mysql_version=`$PKG_CONFIG --modversion mysqlclient` ++ ],[ ++ AC_PATH_PROGS(MYSQL_CONFIG, mysql_config mysql_config5) ++ if test "x$MYSQL_CONFIG" != x ++ then ++ pkgmysql=yes ++ MYSQL_CFLAGS=`$MYSQL_CONFIG --cflags` ++ MYSQL_LIBS=`$MYSQL_CONFIG --libs` ++ mysql_version=`$MYSQL_CONFIG --version` ++ else ++ mysql_test_dir="/usr /usr/local /opt/gnome" ++ fi ++ ]) ++ ]) + + # try to locate mysql_config in places in $mysql_test_dir + if test $try_mysql = true diff -Nru libgda5-5.2.10/debian/patches/series libgda5-5.2.10/debian/patches/series --- libgda5-5.2.10/debian/patches/series 2025-09-14 01:04:47.000000000 +0200 +++ libgda5-5.2.10/debian/patches/series 2025-10-10 21:54:47.000000000 +0200 @@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ gcc-14-compat-1075169.patch enable-ssl-ca-993592.patch error-function-declaration-without-prototype.patch +cross.patch diff -Nru libgda5-5.2.10/debian/rules libgda5-5.2.10/debian/rules --- libgda5-5.2.10/debian/rules 2025-09-14 01:04:47.000000000 +0200 +++ libgda5-5.2.10/debian/rules 2025-10-10 21:55:01.000000000 +0200 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ --enable-introspection \ --enable-vala \ --disable-crypto \ - --enable-gtk-doc + --$(if $(filter libgda-5.0-doc,$(shell dh_listpackages)),en,dis)able-gtk-doc execute_after_dh_auto_install: # Drop trml2{html,pdf} python2 tools, build system in future 6.0/master
