Yes, libcairo-ruby includes a pkg-config.rb in its source which completely bypasses pkg-config. libcairo-ruby should be using pkg- config instead of reimplementing it.
** Changed in: libcairo-ruby (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: libcairo-ruby (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Tags added: multiarch -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/749099 Title: libcairo-ruby version 1.8.1-1build1 failed to build on i386 Status in “libcairo-ruby” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: libcairo-ruby version 1.8.1-1build1 failed to build on i386 Link to failed build: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/test-rebuild-20110329/+buildjob/2398985 Direct link to the build log: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive /test-rebuild-20110329/+buildjob/2398985/+files/buildlog_ubuntu- natty-i386.libcairo-ruby_1.8.1-1build1_FAILEDTOBUILD.txt.gz This log snippet might be of interest, since it triggered the matcher 'Purging chroot-autobuild'. Excerpt 1416 lines into the build log: --with-override-variables --without-override-variables --with-pkg-config --without-pkg-config --with-override-variables --without-override-variables --with-pkg-config --without-pkg-config --with-override-variables --without-override-variables ./pkg-config.rb:131:in `parse_pc': .pc for gobject-2.0 doesn't exist. (RuntimeError) from ./pkg-config.rb:69:in `declaration' from ./pkg-config.rb:32:in `requires_private' from ./pkg-config.rb:87:in `collect_cflags' from ./pkg-config.rb:36:in `cflags' from ./pkg-config.rb:88:in `collect_cflags' from ./pkg-config.rb:87:in `collect' from ./pkg-config.rb:87:in `collect_cflags' from ./pkg-config.rb:36:in `cflags' from ./pkg-config.rb:258:in `cflags' from ./pkg-config.rb:301:in `have_package' from extconf.rb:81 yes make: *** [install/libcairo-ruby1.8] Error 1 dpkg-buildpackage: error: /usr/bin/fakeroot debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2 ****************************************************************************** Build finished at 20110403-1023 FAILED [dpkg-buildpackage died] Purging chroot-autobuild/build/buildd/libcairo-ruby-1.8.1 _______________________________________________ Pkg-ruby-extras-maintainers mailing list Pkg-ruby-extras-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-ruby-extras-maintainers