unable to build on arch linux

[faebser]

I checked out the master with id 4dc3532c1e98d7f3aef6623fc64ec40ba1ef1f93 and tried to build it on Arch linux 4.14.15-1-ARCH.

mason output:

The Meson build system
Version: 0.44.0
Source dir: /home/faebser/workspace/Akira
Build dir: /home/faebser/workspace/Akira/build
Build type: native build
Project name: com.github.alecaddd.akira
Native C compiler: cc (gcc 7.2.1)
Native Vala compiler: valac (valac 0.38.6)
Build machine cpu family: x86_64
Build machine cpu: x86_64
Found pkg-config: /usr/bin/pkg-config (0.29.2)
Native dependency glib-2.0 found: YES 2.54.3
Configuring config.vala using configuration
Native dependency gtk+-3.0 found: YES 3.22.26
Native dependency granite found: YES 0.5
Native dependency gee-0.8 found: YES 0.20.0
Native dependency libxml-2.0 found: YES 2.9.7
Native dependency gtksourceview-3.0 found: YES 3.24.6

Meson encountered an error in file meson.build, line 20, column 0:
File src/config.vala does not exist.

output from meson-log.txt

Build started at 2018-01-31T10:35:01.161701
Main binary: /usr/bin/python
Python system: Linux
The Meson build system
Version: 0.44.0
Source dir: /home/faebser/workspace/Akira
Build dir: /home/faebser/workspace/Akira/build
Build type: native build
Project name: com.github.alecaddd.akira
Sanity testing C compiler: cc
Is cross compiler: False.
Sanity check compiler command line: cc /home/faebser/workspace/Akira/build/meson-private/sanitycheckc.c -o /home/faebser/workspace/Akira/build/meson-private/sanitycheckc.exe
Sanity check compile stdout:

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Sanity check compile stderr:

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Running test binary command: /home/faebser/workspace/Akira/build/meson-private/sanitycheckc.exe
Native C compiler: cc (gcc 7.2.1)
Running compile:
Working directory:  /tmp/tmpwfhgrqzy
Command line:  valac /tmp/tmpwfhgrqzy/testfile.vala -C -C -o /tmp/tmpwfhgrqzy/output.obj 

Code:
 class MesonSanityCheck : Object { }
Compiler stdout:
 Compilation succeeded - 1 warning(s)

Compiler stderr:
 warning: --output and -o have no effect when -C or --ccode is set

Native Vala compiler: valac (valac 0.38.6)
Build machine cpu family: x86_64
Build machine cpu: x86_64
Found pkg-config: /usr/bin/pkg-config (0.29.2)
Determining dependency 'glib-2.0' with pkg-config executable '/usr/bin/pkg-config'
Native dependency glib-2.0 found: YES 2.54.3
Configuring config.vala using configuration
Determining dependency 'gtk+-3.0' with pkg-config executable '/usr/bin/pkg-config'
Native dependency gtk+-3.0 found: YES 3.22.26
Determining dependency 'granite' with pkg-config executable '/usr/bin/pkg-config'
Native dependency granite found: YES 0.5
Determining dependency 'gee-0.8' with pkg-config executable '/usr/bin/pkg-config'
Native dependency gee-0.8 found: YES 0.20.0
Determining dependency 'libxml-2.0' with pkg-config executable '/usr/bin/pkg-config'
Native dependency libxml-2.0 found: YES 2.9.7
Determining dependency 'gtksourceview-3.0' with pkg-config executable '/usr/bin/pkg-config'
Native dependency gtksourceview-3.0 found: YES 3.24.6

[FallenAngel97]

had this too. Just cp src/config.vala.in src/config.vala and you all done with building.
As an Arch user (KDE), I was wondering, how to find it to launch. Yet, you need to type:
/usr/bin/com.github.alecaddd.akira
Youre welcome :)

[Alecaddd]

Thank you so much for trying Akira, I'm sure you're eager as I am to use it. Apologies for the long wait and the current status of the app, I have a lot going on and so much to code before releasing something remotely usable.

I'm currently rebuilding Sequeler, my other native Gtk app. Another couple of weeks and I should jump back to Akira.

[FallenAngel97]

Thanks, Alecadd
At the current, I'm digging into your code to try out the preview :)
Thanks for your work)

[axionl]

I can not get the complete interface for this application after the build.

Build Env:

• Arch Linux 4.15.1-3-ARCH
• KDE 5.11-1
• gtk3 3.22.26+161+g60750b3ffd-1
• granite 0.5-1
• glib2 2.54.3+2+g94b38beff-1
• libgee 0.20.0-1
• libxml2 2.9.7+4+g72182550-2
• gtksourceview3 3.24.6-1
• clutter-gtk 1.8.4-1
• clutter 1.26.2-1
• cairo 1.15.10-1
• meson 0.44.0-2
• vala 0.38.7-1

Build Result

Run

[Alecaddd]

As I wrote in the README file, Akira is in PRE-ALPHA, it's normal to be broken or not look anything like the preview.