From: hanmac@... Date: 2015-06-01T06:48:11+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:69421] [Ruby trunk - Bug #11201] [Open] pkg_config NoMethodError when finding other -config program Issue #11201 has been reported by Hans Mackowiak. ---------------------------------------- Bug #11201: pkg_config NoMethodError when finding other -config program https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/11201 * Author: Hans Mackowiak * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * ruby -v: ruby 2.3.0dev (2015-05-28 trunk 50658) [x86_64-linux] * Backport: 2.0.0: UNKNOWN, 2.1: UNKNOWN, 2.2: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- where it does work (existing package) pkg_config("gtk+-x11-2.0") # => ["-pthread", "", "-lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lfontconfig -lfreetype"] pkg_config("gtk+-x11-2.0", "version") # => "0.28" where it does work (non-existing package) pkg_config("wx-bla", "version") # => nil pkg_config("wx-bla") # => nil where it maybe not work (other (pkg)-config program) pkg_config("wx", "version") # => "3.1.0" pkg_config("wx") #either should try to return the same stuff as pkg_config("gtk+-x11-2.0") if possible, or if not return nil NoMethodError: undefined method `scan' for nil:NilClass from /usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-head/lib/ruby/2.3.0/shellwords.rb:73:in `shellsplit' from /usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-head/lib/ruby/2.3.0/mkmf.rb:1819:in `pkg_config' from (irb):11 from /usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-head/bin/irb:11:in `
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