mesonbuild/meson

pkgconfig generator should automatically populate requires/requires_private from dependency() objects

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#2,896 opened on Jan 8, 2018

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Description

Right now, people have to specify that manually, why not to convert it automatically ;)

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Research direction
Study the pkgconfig generator module in Meson's source code and understand how dependency() objects store their link flags and requirements. Then, implement logic to automatically populate requires and requires private fields based on those dependencies.
Tech stack
python
Domain
build system
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Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Mostly clear
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Meson
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70