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Bug 951460

Summary: x11-wm/mutter-47.4[-X -wayland] - meson.build:144:2: ERROR: Problem encountered: A Wayland/X11 backend must be enabled
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: ernsteiswuerfel <erhard_f>
Component: Current packagesAssignee: Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team <gnome>
Status: UNCONFIRMED ---    
Severity: normal CC: erhard_f
Priority: Normal    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---
Attachments: emerge --info
build.log (ppc64, 47.4)
meson-log.txt

Description ernsteiswuerfel archtester 2025-03-16 14:40:02 UTC
Created attachment 920912 [details]
emerge --info

[...]
Found CMake: /usr/bin/cmake (3.31.5)
Run-time dependency gvdb found: NO (tried pkgconfig and cmake)
Looking for a fallback subproject for the dependency gvdb

Executing subproject gvdb 

gvdb| Project name: gvdb
gvdb| Project version: 0.0
gvdb| C compiler for the host machine: powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc (gcc 14.2.1 "powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc (Gentoo 14.2.1_p20241221 p7) 14.2.1 20241221")
gvdb| C linker for the host machine: powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc ld.bfd 2.44
gvdb| Run-time dependency gio-2.0 found: YES 2.82.5
gvdb| Build targets in project: 1
gvdb| Subproject gvdb finished.

Dependency gvdb found: YES 0.0 (overridden)

meson.build:144:2: ERROR: Problem encountered: A Wayland/X11 backend must be enabled

A full log can be found at /var/tmp/portage/x11-wm/mutter-47.4/work/mutter-47.4-build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt
 * ERROR: x11-wm/mutter-47.4::gentoo failed (configure phase):
 *   configure failed


I know it's a bit silly trying to build mutter with USE="-X -wayland" but still this case should probably be handled by the ebuild.

Found out during package testing.
Comment 1 ernsteiswuerfel archtester 2025-03-16 14:40:29 UTC
Created attachment 920913 [details]
build.log (ppc64, 47.4)
Comment 2 ernsteiswuerfel archtester 2025-03-16 14:40:52 UTC
Created attachment 920914 [details]
meson-log.txt