add libXxf86misc

[Dentrax]

BLOCKED by: #59972

configure: error: Package requirements (xproto x11 xextproto xext xf86miscproto) were not met:

Package 'xf86miscproto' not found

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📦 Build Failed: Missing Dependency

configure: error: Package requirements (xproto x11 xextproto xext xf86miscproto) were not met: Package 'xf86miscproto' not found

Build Details

Category	Details
Build System	autoconf
Failure Point	./configure

Root Cause Analysis 🔍

The build is attempting to compile libXxf86misc-1.0.4 but is missing a required dependency 'xf86miscproto'. The package manager (pkg-config) cannot find this protocol header package which is needed for compilation. This is a common issue in X11 library builds where protocol definition headers are separate packages.

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🔍 Build failure fix suggestions

Found similar build failures that have been fixed in the past and analyzed them to suggest a fix:

Suggested Changes

File: Melange YAML file

• add at line after the fetch uses step (pipeline section before autoconf/configure)
  Original:

  - uses: autoconf/configure

Replacement:

  - uses: patch/collection
    with:
      patches: 
        - patches/0001-use-xorgproto.patch

  - uses: autoconf/configure

Content:

Add a patch collection step to apply a fix for the xf86miscproto dependency

• add at line new file (patches directory)
  Replacement:

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index abc123..def456 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 # Obtain compiler/linker options for dependencies
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XXF86MISC, [xproto x11 xextproto xext xf86miscproto])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XXF86MISC, [xproto x11 xextproto xext])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
		 src/Makefile

Content:

Create a patch file that modifies the configure.ac to use xorgproto instead of xf86miscproto

File: Melange YAML file

• modify at line near line with xorgproto (environment.contents.packages section)
  Original:

      - xorgproto

Replacement:

      - xorgproto
      - xorg-x11-util-macros

Content:

Add xorg-x11-util-macros which may contain additional required build tools

File: Melange YAML file

• add at line before autoconf/configure (after fetch step)
  Original:

  - uses: autoconf/configure

Replacement:

  - runs: |
      sed -i 's/xf86miscproto//g' configure.ac
      autoreconf -fiv

  - uses: autoconf/configure

Content:

Alternative approach: use a runs step to directly modify the configure.ac file and regenerate the configure script

Click to expand fix analysis

Analysis

The build failure shows that the package 'xf86miscproto' is missing during the configuration of libXxf86misc-1.0.4. This is a common issue in X11 library builds where specific protocol headers are needed as dependencies. The error occurs during the ./configure stage when pkg-config checks for required packages: "xproto x11 xextproto xext xf86miscproto".

Looking at the Melange YAML file, the environment section already includes 'xorgproto' package, which is the modern consolidated package that includes various X11 protocol definitions including xf86miscproto. However, it appears that the build system isn't finding the xf86miscproto definitions specifically, likely because it's looking for the older individual package name rather than the consolidated xorgproto package.

Click to expand fix explanation

Explanation

The build failure is caused by the configure script looking for the deprecated 'xf86miscproto' package, which has been consolidated into the newer 'xorgproto' package in modern X.Org distributions.

There are two main approaches to fix this:

1. The primary suggested fix is to create a patch that modifies the configure.ac file to remove the dependency on 'xf86miscproto', as this functionality is already provided by the 'xorgproto' package that's included in the environment. The patch would need to be applied before the configure step runs.

2. Alternatively, we can add a direct modification using a 'runs' step to edit the configure.ac file and then run autoreconf to regenerate the configure script. This approach is more direct but less maintainable than using a proper patch file.

In either case, the fix works because:

1. The 'xorgproto' package in modern X.Org distributions contains the definitions previously found in individual proto packages including xf86miscproto
2. By removing the explicit dependency on the old package name, we allow the build to proceed with the consolidated package
3. All the necessary header files and definitions are already available through xorgproto, so the build should complete successfully

Additionally, adding 'xorg-x11-util-macros' may be helpful as it contains common build tools and macros used by X.Org packages, which could provide additional required dependencies for the autoconf process.

Click to expand alternative approaches

Alternative Approaches

• Create a symbolic link from the xf86miscproto.pc location to the corresponding definitions in xorgproto during the build
• Add a configure flag to explicitly specify the location of xf86miscproto headers within the xorgproto package
• Update the package to a newer version if available that might use the consolidated xorgproto package instead of individual proto packages
• Create a separate xf86miscproto package in Wolfi that extracts just those headers from xorgproto if needed by multiple packages

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[tulilirockz]

Tiny nits around dependencies, looking great though!

[Dentrax]

Tiny nits around dependencies, looking great though!

Thanks, good catch! It seems mostly b/c of copy/paste stuff.