[Buildroot] [PATCH 0/3] Fix udftools in static linking scenarios

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Hello,

On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:03:14 +0530, Rahul Bedarkar wrote:

> Using pkg-config file is indeed a correct fix. But I think we should
> understand why readline doesn't install .pc file by default. This
> might be a reason that it is outdated and incorrect. Yes, in past we
> have fixed static linking with readline for many packages by passing
> it's private libraries.
> 
> May be if we first upstream readline changes with .pc installation in
> autotools files, it would be nice to use fix. Otherwise, we need to
> maintain patch and .pc file updated (in case of any changes in list of
> private libraries).

My readline patch fixing the .pc file contents was merged upstream:

  https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2018-05/msg00000.html

And I've submitted another patch that does install the .pc file:

  https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2018-05/msg00002.html

Best regards,

Thomas
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