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and subject line Bug#1134724: fixed in meson 1.12.0~rc1-1
has caused the Debian Bug report #1134724,
regarding meson.get_compiler('vala') returns the wrong compiler
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Package: meson
Version: 1.11.0-1
Severity: important
Tags: patch
User: [email protected]
Usertags: ftcbfs
Control: affects -1 + src:gnome-nibbles
gnome-nibbles (and probably a lot more) fails to cross build from
source, because meson misdetects the vala compiler. Its meson.build goes
meson.get_compiler('vala') and while that should be returning a host
compiler, it ends up returning a native one. It should be looking up the
compiler from the crossfile, but it ignores an assignment there. This is
due to the detection method ignoring the given MachineChoice and
erroneously passing MachineChoice.BUILD to the environment lookup. Once
returning the correct vala compiler, gnome-nibbles cross builds
successfully.
I am attaching a patch that corrects this mistake. It is written in a
backwards-compatible way: If the environment does not mention a vala
binary, it falls back to the native tool.
Given the lack of feedback on other patches, I am considering to NMU
this and other patches. Please let me know if you prefer not having it
NMUed.
Helmut
--- meson-1.11.0.orig/mesonbuild/compilers/detect.py
+++ meson-1.11.0/mesonbuild/compilers/detect.py
@@ -1049,7 +1049,10 @@
def detect_vala_compiler(env: 'Environment', for_machine: MachineChoice) -> Compiler:
from .vala import ValaCompiler
- exelist = env.lookup_binary_entry(MachineChoice.BUILD, 'vala')
+ exelist = env.lookup_binary_entry(for_machine, 'vala')
+ if exelist is None and for_machine != MachineChoice.BUILD:
+ # This is wrong, but backwards-compatible.
+ exelist = env.lookup_binary_entry(MachineChoice.BUILD, 'vala')
if exelist is None:
# TODO support fallback
exelist = [defaults['vala'][0]]
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: meson
Source-Version: 1.12.0~rc1-1
Done: Jussi Pakkanen <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
meson, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
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Jussi Pakkanen <[email protected]> (supplier of updated meson package)
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:09:00 +0300
Source: meson
Architecture: source
Version: 1.12.0~rc1-1
Distribution: experimental
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Jussi Pakkanen <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Jussi Pakkanen <[email protected]>
Closes: 1129857 1134724 1141440
Changes:
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* New upstream release. Closes: #1134724, #1141440, #1129857.
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