Public bug reported: With the new cmake 3.5 version in xenial, pkg-config variables seem broken.
Given the following CMakeLists.txt: cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2) include(FindPkgConfig) pkg_check_modules(GLIB2 glib-2.0) Comparing output from: $ cmake .; grep ^GLIB2 CMakeCache.txt Yields the _INCLUDEDIR, _LIBDIR and _PREFIX variables empty: http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/15555106/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: cmake 3.5.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Mar 29 22:47:54 2016 SourcePackage: cmake UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: cmake (Ubuntu) Importance: High Assignee: LocutusOfBorg (costamagnagianfranco) Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial ** Description changed: - With the cmake version currently in proposed, pkg-config variables seem + With the new cmake 3.5 version in xenial, pkg-config variables seem broken. Given the following CMakeLists.txt: cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2) include(FindPkgConfig) pkg_check_modules(GLIB2 glib-2.0) Comparing output from: $ cmake .; grep ^GLIB2 CMakeCache.txt Yields the _INCLUDEDIR, _LIBDIR and _PREFIX variables empty: http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/15555106/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: cmake 3.5.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Mar 29 22:47:54 2016 SourcePackage: cmake UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1563548 Title: CMake 3.5's pkg-config support broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cmake/+bug/1563548/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs