meson build error on gedit-3.32.2

[Jon Turney]

On 08/06/2022 06:48, Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
> I am trying to build gedit-3.32.2 by meson.

May I ask, why did you choose that particular version?

> $ meson _build
>     :
> <snip>
>      :
> Program python3 found: YES (/usr/bin/python3)
> WARNING: Python files installed by Meson might not be found by python interpreter.
>   This warning can be avoided by setting "python.platlibdir" option.
> WARNING: Python files installed by Meson might not be found by python interpreter.
>   This warning can be avoided by setting "python.purelibdir" option.
> Configuring config.h using configuration

I can't reproduce this.

I think perhaps maybe you are encountering a meson bug (already fixed in 
upstream) that this warning is emitted when you make an unusual choice 
of prefix?

> data/meson.build:19:0: ERROR: Function does not take positional arguments.

To fix this error, you'll need to backport the patch from

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/merge_requests/124/diffs

> Please give me suggestions for setting "python.platlibdir" and  "python.purelibdir" options.