On 2021-03-19 22:19:49 +0100, Tomas Vondra wrote: > Yeah. And why does it even require pkg-config, unlike any other library > that I'm aware of?
IMO it's fine to require pkg-config to simplify the configure code. Especially for new optional features. Adding multiple alternative ways to discover libraries for something like this makes configure slower, without a comensurate benefit.