Re: glib-2.84.3 [fixed]

On 6/15/25 3:20 PM, Bruce Dubbs ([email protected] via blfs-dev Mailing 
List) wrote:
> I ran into an issue updating glib-2.84.3.  I ran:
> 
> meson setup ..                  \
>        --prefix=/usr             \
>        --buildtype=release       \
>        -D introspection=disabled \
>        -D glib_debug=disabled    \
>        -D man-pages=enabled      \
>        -D sysprof=disabled
> 
> And got:
> ...
> Program rst2man rst2man.py found: NO
> 
> ../meson.build:2727:10: ERROR: Program 'rst2man rst2man.py' not found or not executable
> 
> The package is at https://github.com/matthew-brett/docutils-work/blob/master/tools/ 
> rst2man.py
> 
> but that is 15 years old.
> 
> If I change man-pages=enabled to  man-pages=disabled, then glib2 builds and installs OK.
> 
> I also found https://sources.debian.org/src/python-docutils/0.8.1-8/tools/rst2man.py/
> 
> If I copy that to /usr/bin, then the man pages are generated and installed:
>   sudo install -m755 ../rst2man.py /usr/bin/
> 
> I'd like opinions about how to proceed.  One thought is to put the rst2man.py file on 
> anduin and then just have the user download and install it.  Creating a 'here' 
> document is another option.
> 
> I'll note that there are 22 man pages installed, but I can't say that I've ever 
> needed to look at any of them.

Never mind.  It was a problem with my development system.  Somehow the Python 
docutils modules got corrupted.  Reinstalling docutils fixed everything.

   -- Bruce

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