meson build error on gedit-3.32.2

meson build error on gedit-3.32.2

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

I am trying to build gedit-3.32.2 by meson.
$ meson _build
   :
<snip>
    :
Program python3 found: YES (/usr/bin/python3)
WARNING: Python files installed by Meson might not be found by python interpreter.
 This warning can be avoided by setting "python.platlibdir" option.
WARNING: Python files installed by Meson might not be found by python interpreter.
 This warning can be avoided by setting "python.purelibdir" option.
Configuring config.h using configuration

data/meson.build:19:0: ERROR: Function does not take positional arguments.

Please give me suggestions for setting "python.platlibdir" and  "python.purelibdir" options.

Tatsuro

Re: meson build error on gedit-3.32.2

[Jon Turney]

On 08/06/2022 06:48, Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
> I am trying to build gedit-3.32.2 by meson.

May I ask, why did you choose that particular version?

> $ meson _build
>     :
> <snip>
>      :
> Program python3 found: YES (/usr/bin/python3)
> WARNING: Python files installed by Meson might not be found by python interpreter.
>   This warning can be avoided by setting "python.platlibdir" option.
> WARNING: Python files installed by Meson might not be found by python interpreter.
>   This warning can be avoided by setting "python.purelibdir" option.
> Configuring config.h using configuration

I can't reproduce this.

I think perhaps maybe you are encountering a meson bug (already fixed in 
upstream) that this warning is emitted when you make an unusual choice 
of prefix?

> data/meson.build:19:0: ERROR: Function does not take positional arguments.

To fix this error, you'll need to backport the patch from

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/merge_requests/124/diffs

> Please give me suggestions for setting "python.platlibdir" and  "python.purelibdir" options.

Re: Re: meson build error on gedit-3.32.2

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> From: "Jon Turney" 
> To: "Tatsuro MATSUOKA"; "The Cygwin Mailing List" <
> Date: 2022/06/13 月 01:29
> Subject: Re: meson build error on gedit-3.32.2
> 
> 
> On 08/06/2022 06:48, Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
> > I am trying to build gedit-3.32.2 by meson.
> 
> May I ask, why did you choose that particular version?
> 
> > $ meson _build
> >     :
> > <snip>
> >      :
> > Program python3 found: YES (/usr/bin/python3)
> > WARNING: Python files installed by Meson might not be found by python interpreter.
> >   This warning can be avoided by setting "python.platlibdir" option.
> > WARNING: Python files installed by Meson might not be found by python interpreter.
> >   This warning can be avoided by setting "python.purelibdir" option.
> > Configuring config.h using configuration
> 
> I can't reproduce this.
> 
> I think perhaps maybe you are encountering a meson bug (already fixed in 
> upstream) that this warning is emitted when you make an unusual choice 
> of prefix?

I upgrade the meson by pip install --upgrade (to meson-0.62.2)
The WARNINGs are disappeared.

> > data/meson.build:19:0: ERROR: Function does not take positional arguments.
> 
> To fix this error, you'll need to backport the patch from
> 
> https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/merge_requests/124/diffs
> 

Backporting the patch, the error is disappeared.

Thanks.

Tatsuro