Re: AppStream fails to configure if systemd is not explicitly set to false.

On Tue, 2025-12-16 at 11:52 -0600, Douglas R. Reno wrote:
> On 12/16/25 11:42 AM, Bruce Dubbs ([email protected] via blfs-dev 
> Mailing List) wrote:
> > On 12/16/25 5:30 AM, "Antonis" ([email protected] via 
> > blfs-dev Mailing List) wrote:
> > > AppSteam fails to configure due to systemd automatically being set to 
> > > true.
> > > 
> > > "Run-time dependency libsystemd found: NO (tried pkgconfig and cmake)
> > > 
> > > ../meson.build:182:21: ERROR: Dependency "libsystemd" not found, tried
> > > pkgconfig and cmake"
> > > 
> > > Fixed by appending -D systemd=false
> > 
> > I assume you are using the sysV book.
> > 
> > Do you have all the required dependencies installed?  I took a look at my
> > log and the output of the meson command is:
> > 
> > AppStream 1.1.1
> > 
> >   User defined options
> >     apidocs  : false
> >     buildtype: release
> >     prefix   : /usr
> >     stemming : false
> > 
> > I can't duplicate the problem.
> > 
> >   -- Bruce
> > 
> Along those lines, I'd like to point out that elogind is listed as a 
> required dependency. That installs a symlink from libelogind.pc to 
> libsystemd.pc, so that should work as long as the user has installed 
> elogind...

IMO we need to triage why this package wants libsystemd.  If it needs
libsystemd to communicate with logind, then it's a valid dependency but
we still needs to demote elogind to recommended as it can be disabled. 
If it needs libsystemd for other purposes which don't work on a sysv-
based system, we should just disable it and remove elogind from the
dependency list.

-- 
Xi Ruoyao <[email protected]>

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