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Package Request: EDI - Editor based on EFL for Enlightenment-Desktop

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Description

I have tried it with this template-file (based on Arch's AUR pkgbuild) but it dont works.

# Template file for 'edi'
pkgname=edi
version=0.8.0
revision=1
build_style=meson
hostmakedepends="pkg-config efl"
makedepends="efl efl-devel meson ninja check check-devel"
depends="efl Bear"
short_desc="Editor based on EFL"
license="BSD"
homepage="https://www.enlightenment.org"
distfiles="https://github.com/Enlightenment/edi/releases/download/v${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
checksum=6a34c6f5afa45589c1836f796880d64b37686a1975cd369ebf467191d17d6806
build() {
  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${version}"
  meson ./build --prefix=/usr
  cd build
  ninja
}

package() {
  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${version}"
  cd ./build 
  DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" ninja install
}

Can anyone help?

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the supplied edi template and capture the exact failure from the Meson or Ninja build. Compare its dependencies, build commands, and install step with existing void-packages templates; done means the package builds and installs successfully in Void Linux.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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