[bug#49437] [PATCH core-updates] build-system/qt: Fix build failures when

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi Maxime,

I hope you are doing well.

Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be> writes:

> Maxim Cournoyer schreef op wo 22-09-2021 om 23:53 [-0400]:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be> writes:
>> 
>> > Mathieu Othacehe schreef op do 08-07-2021 om 21:37 [+0200]:
>> > > Hey,
>> > > 
>> > > > One of the features of 'qt-build-system' is that it automatically
>> > > > creates wrappers, but it needs 'bash' (or 'bash-minimal') to do
>> > > > so.  If "bin/bash" doesn't exist among the 'inputs', then
>> > > > 'search-input-file' (used by 'wrap-all-programs') will raise an
>> > > > exception.  Address this exception by adding "bash-minimal" to
>> > > > 'host-inputs' when cross-compiling.
>> > > 
>> > > I'd like to test it but it looks like qt-build-system drags glib which
>> > > uses the meson-build-system that doesn't support cross-compilation.
>> > > 
>> > > Did you test this patch, on top of your meson series?
>> > 
>> > I had started "./pre-inst-env guix build qtsvg" but that's no
>> > cross-compilation.  I'll rebase the meson series and test it!
>> 
>> Did it test fine?
>
> Didn't test it yet, because I first wanted the meson series merged.
> Now the meson series and the gtk+ cross-compilation fixes are merged,
> I'll take a look again.

core-updates is pretty "hot" at the moment, so it may be a good time to
test.

On the other hand, there aren't that many Qt packages, so it could also
go to staging IMO.  And if it only touches cross-compilation drv,
perhaps it's good for master too?

It just needs testing.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim