Add first-class system dependency and pkg-config diagnostics
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enhancement
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- Python
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Description
Problem
System dependencies are currently external failures. Replacement tooling should make them explicit before build execution.
Needed
- Model pkg-config libraries, required tools, frameworks, system libraries, include paths, and headers.
- Add preflight diagnostics for missing tools/libs.
- Keep platform-specific requirements in manifests.
Corpus drivers
- River requires
wayland-scannerand Wayland/wlroots related packages. - libxev has platform-specific system integration.
- zig-gamedev uses Apple frameworks and C++ linkage on macOS.
Done when
tools/huge_corpus.py --build --repo riverreports missingwayland-scanneras a first-class requirement.- Azazel docs show how to declare host tools and pkg-config requirements.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with tools/huge_corpus.py and the existing build flow to determine where external failures are surfaced. Use the River corpus case to trace the missing wayland-scanner requirement, then update the relevant implementation and Azazel docs so host tools and pkg-config requirements are declared and the documented build command reports them before execution.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python, zig
- Domain
- build-system, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100