Bug#960296: bbpager FTCBFS: broken, outdated, embedded copy of PKG_CHECK_MODULES

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Subject: Bug#960296: bbpager FTCBFS: broken, outdated, embedded copy of PKG_CHECK_MODULES
From: Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 14:32:47 +0200
Message-id: <[🔎] 20200511123247.GA4917@alf.mars>
Reply-to: Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de>, 960296@bugs.debian.org

Source: bbpager
Version: 0.4.7-6
Tags: upstream
User: debian-cross@lists.debian.org
Usertags: ftcbfs

bbpager fails to cross build from source, because aclocal.m4 contains a
broken, oudated, embedded copy of the PKG_CHECK_MODULES macro. The
actual bug in that macro is fixed in pkg-config upstream for years.
bbpager just happens to ship a copy of the bug. Please remove this copy
and use the upstream macro. Failing that, please update your copy and
register it with the security tracker[1].

Helmut

[1] https://wiki.debian.org/EmbeddedCopies

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