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From: Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
Subject: bug#31971: meson-build-system uses 'patchelf' which fails on
	armhf-linux etc
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:57:53 -0400
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severity 31971 important
thanks

Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> writes:
> Given that 'meson-build-system' is seeing increased usage in some
> important packages, e.g. 'libinput' and several GNOME packages, this is
> becoming an increasingly serious problem for non-Intel platforms.

A bigger problem is 'json-glib', which uses 'meson-build-system' and
which is an input for 'gtk+'.  So, on our 'staging' branch, armhf-linux
has lost everything that depends on gtk+, including 'emacs', all of
'xfce' and 'gnome', etc.

  https://hydra.gnu.org/eval/110025?compare=110019

      Mark