231367 2021-10-07 09:41:37 -0700 [WPE] Fails to build if not already installed 2021-10-07 09:48:15 -0700 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit WPE WebKit WebKit Nightly Build PC Linux NEW P2 Normal --- 1 mcatanzaro webkit-unassigned bugs-noreply mcatanzaro oldest_to_newest 1801629 0 mcatanzaro 2021-10-07 09:41:37 -0700 If WPE WebKit is not already installed, it fails to build trying to configure cog during the build process. So WPE port currently depends on an existing WPE install to bootstrap itself. Oops? [1878/2019] Performing configure step for 'cog' FAILED: Tools/cog-prefix/src/cog-stamp/cog-configure /home/mcatanzaro/Projects/WebKit/WebKitBuild/WPE/Tools/cog-prefix/src/cog-stamp/cog-configure cd /home/mcatanzaro/Projects/WebKit/WebKitBuild/WPE/Tools/cog-prefix/src/cog-build && /usr/bin/cmake -DCOG_PLATFORM_GTK4=ON -DCOG_PLATFORM_HEADLESS=ON -DCOG_PLATFORM_X11=ON -DUSE_SOUP2=OFF -GNinja /home/mcatanzaro/Projects/WebKit/Tools/wpe/cog && /usr/bin/cmake -E touch /home/mcatanzaro/Projects/WebKit/WebKitBuild/WPE/Tools/cog-prefix/src/cog-stamp/cog-configure -- The C compiler identification is GNU 11.2.1 -- Detecting C compiler ABI info -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc - skipped -- Detecting C compile features -- Detecting C compile features - done -- Found Git: /usr/bin/git (found version "2.32.0") -- Source tree revision: 0.9.1+git-6dea32b -- Found PkgConfig: /usr/bin/pkg-config (found version "1.8.0") -- Checking for module 'gio-2.0>=2.67.4' -- Found gio-2.0, version 2.70.0 -- Checking for module 'libsoup-3.0>=2.99.7' -- Found libsoup-3.0, version 3.0.1 -- Checking for module 'wpe-webkit-1.1>=2.33.1' -- Package 'wpe-webkit-1.1', required by 'virtual:world', not found CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake/Modules/FindPkgConfig.cmake:562 (message): A required package was not found Call Stack (most recent call first): /usr/share/cmake/Modules/FindPkgConfig.cmake:784 (_pkg_check_modules_internal) CMakeLists.txt:142 (pkg_check_modules) -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! 1801635 1 mcatanzaro 2021-10-07 09:48:15 -0700 Maybe it's OK because it depends on -DENABLE_DEVELOPER_MODE=ON and can be worked around pretty easily by building with -DENABLE_COG=OFF. So feel free to close this if this is intended. That said, I was surprised.