[core-gl-kit] media-libs/fontconfig-2.18.3 requires meson 1.11.0

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core-gl-kit emerge failure MARK mark-31 mark-unstable

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>>> Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/fontconfig-2.18.3/work/fontconfig-2.18.3 ...
meson --buildtype plain --libdir lib64 --localstatedir /var/lib --prefix /usr --sysconfdir /etc --wrap-mode nodownload -Ddoc=disabled -Ddoc-html=disabled -Ddoc-man=disabled -Dnls=enabled -Dtests=disabled -Dcache-build=disabled --localstatedir=/var -Ddefault-fonts-dirs=/usr/share/fonts -Dadditional-fonts-dirs=/usr/local/share/fonts,/usr/share/fonts -Dtemplate-dir=/etc/fonts/conf.avail -Dfontations=disabled -Dxml-backend=expat -Ddefault-sub-pixel-rendering=none /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/fontconfig-2.18.3/work/fontconfig-2.18.3 /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/fontconfig-2.18.3/work/fontconfig-2.18.3-build
The Meson build system
Version: 1.8.5
Source dir: /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/fontconfig-2.18.3/work/fontconfig-2.18.3
Build dir: /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/fontconfig-2.18.3/work/fontconfig-2.18.3-build
Build type: native build

meson.build:3:18: ERROR: Meson version is 1.8.5 but project requires >= 1.11.0

A full log can be found at /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/fontconfig-2.18.3/work/fontconfig-2.18.3-build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt
WARNING: Running the setup command as `meson [options]` instead of `meson setup [options]` is ambiguous and deprecated.
* ERROR: media-libs/fontconfig-2.18.3::core-gl-kit failed (configure phase):
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Start with meson.build:3:18 and the reported meson-log.txt for fontconfig-2.18.3. Trace how the repository supplies Meson 1.8.5 during the configure phase, then verify that configuration completes without the minimum-version error.

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Domain: build-system
Issue type: Bug
Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Activity status: Active
Clarity: Needs clarification
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