[Resolved?] Re: What is this "gi" Python module that x11-toolkits/gtk40 wants?

From: David Wolfskill <david_at_catwhisker.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:58:32 UTC
On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 02:08:24PM -0700, David Wolfskill wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 07:21:16PM +0200, Jan Beich wrote:
> > David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> writes:
> > 
> > > | Adding test "reftest wrapping-in-boxes-in-boxes.ui"
> > > | Program python3 (gi) found: NO
> > > | 
> > > | testsuite/introspection/meson.build:1:0: ERROR: python3 is missing modules: gi
> > 
> > "gi" module is provided by
> > 
> >   $ pkg which -qo /usr/local/lib/python*/site-packages/gi/*init*
> >   devel/py-gobject3
> 
> I don't seem to have that installed:
> 
> g1-70(12.3-S)[42] pkg info -o devel/py-gobject3
> pkg: No package(s) matching devel/py-gobject3
> 
> 
> > which is pulled by
> > 
> >   $ pkg query -g %rn py\?\?-gobject3 | xargs pkg query %o
> >   graphics/graphene
> 
> I *do* have that installed:
> 
> g1-70(12.3-S)[43] pkg info -o graphics/graphene
> graphene-1.10.8                graphics/graphene
> 
> (It was most recently installed Thu May  5 06:08:21 2022 PDT.)
> 
> > Before trying to build current version (4.8.0) make sure you can build
> > previous version (4.6.3).
> 
> It *has* been a while since gtk40 was last built/installed: Thu May  5
> 06:11:13 2022 PDT.
> ....

OK; I re-built/installed graphics/graphene, which pulled in
devel/py-gobject3 (py39-gobject3-3.42.2).

That done, "portmaster -da" built/installed x11-toolkits/gtk40 (Upgrade
of gtk4-4.6.3 to gtk4-4.8.0) successfully.

Thank you!

Peace,
david
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