Re: librsvg-2.61.2 no longer builds libpixbufloader_svg.so by default

"Rainer Fiebig" ([email protected] via blfs-support Mailing List) <[email protected]> Sun, 2 Nov 2025 13:18:51 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.linux.lfs.beyond.support
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Am 02.11.25 um 04:13 schrieb Xi Ruoyao ([email protected] via
blfs-support Mailing List):
> On Thu, 2025-10-30 at 17:22 -0700, Alan Ianson wrote:
>> It seems that the libpixbufloader_svg.so is no longer built or placed
>> in /usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders starting with librsvg-
>> 2.61.2.
>>
>> I had build failures with Greybird and elementary-xfce, both beyond
>> BLFS.
>>
>> It might be worth adding the -Dpixbuf-loader=enabled option to the
>> meson setup line, or mentioning it as an optional parameter for those
>> that need it.
> 
> The book now recommends to build gdk-pixbuf with glycin, then the loader
> from librsvg is no longer needed (even for non-BLFS packages).
That will feed the fires of dependency-hell.  Never mind.  But for those
who want to avoid that unpleasant place as much as possible, mentioning
-Dpixbuf-loader=enabled
in ch. librsvg would be a welcome relief.  I for one have already
changed my build-insructions.

Rainer

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