mesonbuild/meson

pkgconfig: implement install keyword

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#2,254 opened on Aug 28, 2017

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Description

Currently, pkgconfig.generate(...,install:true) shows that install keyword is unknown...

Details: if no libraries are passed, install to $datadir/pkgconfig, otherwise $libdir/pkgconfig.

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Examine the pkgconfig module in the Meson source code, specifically the generate function, and add support for an install keyword parameter. Ensure the parameter defaults to false, and when true, installs to datadir/pkgconfig if no libraries are passed, else libdir/pkgconfig.
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