Re: problem cross compiling with pkg-config (wrong port installed?)

[Fab Stz <fabstz-it@yahoo.fr>]

Hi,

I think I found it.

The Makefile called 'pkg-config' directly.
replacing it by $(PKG_CONFIG) did the trick.

Rgds

Le mercredi 10 août 2022, 00:16:34 CEST Fab Stz a écrit :
> Dear mentors,
> 
> I'm trying to cross-build a package with host=arm64, arch=amd64.
> 
> In d/control I have:
> 
> Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13), pkg-config
> 
> The problem, is compilation fails with error:
> "Package *** was not found in the pkg-config search path."
> 
> dh_autobuild's command log says:
> 
> make -j2 "INSTALL=install --strip-program=true"
> PKG_CONFIG=aarch64-linux-gnu- pkg-config CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g\+\+
> CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
> 
> If I manually install only pkg-config:arm64, then it builds
> If I manually install only pkg-config:amd64, then build fails.
> Putting pkg-config:arm64 in the Build-depends works too (build succeeds)
> 
> Is dpkg installing the wrong pkg-config port?
> What am I missing?
> 
> BTW: The package that pkg-config searches for is installed, I just don't
> mention it here in the build-deps for simplicity.
> 
> Rgds
> Fab