Bug or feature? add_requireconfs is getting overriden by another add_requireconfs.

[EZ4Stephen]

My xmake.lua script:

set_policy("package.sync_requires_to_deps", true)
add_requireconfs("**", {configs = {shared = true}, system = false})

if is_mode("debug") then
    add_requireconfs("**", {configs = {debug = true}})
end

if is_subhost("windows") then
    add_requires("pkgconf")
else
    add_requires("pkg-config")
end

add_requires("libcurl")
add_requires("boost")
add_requires("libogg")
add_requires("libflac")
add_requires("libopus")
add_requires("libvorbis")
add_requires("libsndfile")
add_requires("zlib")
add_requires("bzip2")
add_requires("lz4")
add_requires("zstd")
add_requires("openssl3")
add_requires("libarchive")
add_requires("liblo")
add_requires("utfcpp")
add_requires("taglib")
add_requires("vamp-plugin-sdk")
add_requires("libusb")
add_requires("rubberband")
add_requires("jack2")
add_requires("fftw")
add_requires("aubio")
add_requires("libxml2")
add_requires("cppunit")
add_requires("libwebsockets")
add_requires("portaudio", {configs = {asio = true}})
add_requires("libsamplerate")
add_requires("lv2")
add_requires("serd")
add_requires("zix")
add_requires("sord")
add_requires("sratom")
add_requires("lilv")
add_requires("libjpeg-turbo")
add_requires("libffi")
add_requires("libintl")
add_requires("pcre2")
add_requires("glib <2.89.2")
add_requires("fribidi")
add_requires("freetype")
add_requires("harfbuzz", {configs = {glib = true}})
add_requires("expat")
add_requires("fontconfig")
add_requires("libpng")
add_requires("pixman")
add_requires("cairo")
add_requires("pango", {build = true})
add_requires("libsigcplusplus <3.0.0")
add_requires("glibmm <2.68.0")
add_requires("cairomm <1.16.0")
add_requires("pangomm <2.48.0")
if is_plat("windows") then
    add_requires("pthreads4w")
end

target("collect_deps")
    set_kind("phony")
    after_load(function()
        import("core.project.project")
        import("core.project.config")
        local dest = path.join(os.projectdir(), config.mode() or "release")
        local subdirs = {"include", "lib"}
        if is_plat("windows") then table.insert(subdirs, "bin") end
        for _, pkg in pairs(project.required_packages()) do
            local dir = pkg:installdir()
            if dir and os.isdir(dir) then
                for _, sub in ipairs(subdirs) do
                    local src = path.join(dir, sub)
                    if os.isdir(src) then
                        for _, fp in ipairs(os.files(path.join(src, "**"))) do
                            local tgt = path.join(dest, sub, path.relative(fp, src))
                            os.mkdir(path.directory(tgt))
                            os.cp(fp, tgt)
                        end
                    end
                end
            end
        end
    end)

Despite the add_requireconfs at the top about packages being built shared, it seems like shared didn't get passed to the packages. I ran xmake f -c -m debug:

PS E:\mingwardour> xmake f -c -m debug
checking for platform ... windows (x64)
checking for Microsoft C/C++ Compiler (x64) ... ok
checking for Microsoft Visual Studio (x64) version ... 2026
note: install or modify (m) these packages (pass -y to skip confirm)?
in xmake-repo:
  -> python 3.14.3 [host, binary, debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:fontconfig,meson, license:PSF]
  -> meson 1.11.1 [host, debug:y, from:harfbuzz,serd,fribidi,libsigcplusplus,glib,lilv,pixman,lv2,fontconfig,rubberband,pangomm, ..)
  -> libcurl 8.21.0 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:MIT]
  -> boost 1.90.0 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:BSL-1.0]
  -> libogg v1.3.6 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:libsndfile,libflac,libvorbis, license:BSD]
  -> libflac 1.5.0 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:libsndfile, license:BSD]
  -> libopus v1.5.2 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:libsndfile, license:BSD-3-Clause]
  -> libvorbis 1.3.7 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:libsndfile, license:BSD-3]
  -> libsndfile 1.2.2 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:LGPL-2.1]
  -> zlib v1.3.2 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:taglib,cairo,freetype,glib,libarchive,libpng, license:zlib]
  -> bzip2 1.0.8 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:libarchive]
  -> lz4 v1.10.0 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:libarchive, license:BSD-2-Clause]
  -> zstd v1.5.7 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:libarchive, license:BSD-3-Clause]
  -> nasm 2.16.03 [host, debug:y, from:libjpeg-turbo,openssl3, license:BSD-2-Clause]
  -> strawberry-perl 5.32.0+1 [host, debug:y, from:openssl3]
  -> jom 1.1.4 [private, host, debug:y, from:openssl3, license:GPL]
  -> openssl3 3.6.3 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:libarchive, license:Apache-2.0]
  -> libarchive 3.8.8 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:BSD-2-Clause]
  -> liblo 0.35 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:LGPL-2.1-or-later]
  -> utfcpp v4.1.1 [debug:y, from:taglib, license:BSL-1.0]
  -> taglib v2.3.1 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:LGPL-2.1]
  -> vamp-plugin-sdk 2024.11.20 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:BSD-3-Clause AND MIT]
  -> libusb v1.0.30 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:LGPL-2.1]
  -> rubberband 4.0.0 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:GPL-2.0-or-later OR Commercial Licenses]
  -> jack2 v1.9.22 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:GPL-2.0]
  -> fftw 3.3.10 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:GPL-2.0]
  -> aubio 2026.4.10 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:GPL-3.0-or-later]
  -> libxml2 v2.14.3 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:MIT]
  -> cppunit 1.15.1 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:LGPL-2.1-or-later]
  -> libwebsockets v4.5.8 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:MIT]
  -> portaudio 2024.08.25 [asio:y, runtimes:"MDd", debug:y]
  -> libsamplerate 0.2.2 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:BSD-2-Clause]
  -> lv2 1.18.10 [debug:y, from:sratom,lilv, license:ISC]
  -> serd v0.32.8 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:sord,sratom,lilv, license:ISC]
  -> zix 0.8.0 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:sord,sratom,lilv, license:ISC]
  -> sord 0.16.22 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:sratom,lilv, license:ISC]
  -> sratom 0.6.22 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:lilv, license:ISC]
  -> lilv 0.28.0 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:ISC]
  -> libjpeg-turbo 3.1.4+1 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:BSD-3-Clause]
  -> libffi 3.4.8 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:glib, license:MIT]
  -> libintl 1.0 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:glib]
  -> pcre2 10.44 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:glib, license:BSD-3-Clause]
  -> glib 2.89.1 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:harfbuzz,glibmm,pango, license:LGPL-2.1]
  -> fribidi v1.0.16 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:pango, license:LGPL-2.1]
  -> freetype 2.14.1 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:harfbuzz,fontconfig,pango,cairo, license:BSD]
  -> harfbuzz 13.1.1 [glib:y, runtimes:"MDd", debug:y, from:pango, license:MIT]
  -> expat 2.8.1 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:fontconfig, license:MIT]
  -> gperf 3.2.1 [host, debug:y, from:fontconfig, license:GPL-3.0-or-later]
  -> fontconfig 2.17.1 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:pango,cairo, license:MIT]
  -> libpng v1.6.58 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:cairo, license:libpng-2.0]
  -> pixman 0.46.2 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:cairo, license:MIT]
  -> cairo 1.18.4 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:pango,cairomm, license:MPL-1.1]
  -> pango 1.57.1 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:pangomm, license:LGPL-2.0]
  -> libsigcplusplus 2.12.1 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:glibmm,cairomm, license:LGPL-3.0]
  -> glibmm 2.66.8 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:pangomm, license:LGPL-2.1-or-later]
  -> cairomm 1.14.5 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", from:pangomm, license:LGPL-2.1-or-later]
  -> pangomm 2.46.4 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd", license:LGPL-2.1]
  -> pthreads4w 3.0.0 [debug:y, runtimes:"MDd"]
please input: y (y/n/m)

So, I assume my add_requireconfs is getting overriden. Is this a bug or feature?

[EZ4Stephen]

The following seems to have correctly set shared:y for debug builds, for comparison.

set_policy("package.sync_requires_to_deps", true)

if is_mode("debug") then
add_requireconfs("", {configs = {debug = true, shared = true}, system = false})
else
add_requireconfs("", {configs = {shared = true}, system = false})
end