binutils Newspaper
JUNE 15, 2026
binutils/configure Proposed

binutils/configure: Look for msgpack-c.pc in addition to msgpack.pc

Confirms that a patch to look for both `msgpack-c.pc` and `msgpack.pc` fixes a reported issue in the binutils configure script.

This message confirms that a previously submitted patch, which modifies the binutils configure script to look for both msgpack-c.pc and msgpack.pc, has resolved an issue. The change allows the configure script to find the msgpack library even after the .pc file was renamed.

In the Thread 1 participant
  1. Jiang, Haochen <haochen.jiang@intel.com> other

    Confirms that the patch provided by Alan Modra fixed the issue.

    “That patch on trunk has fixed my issue. Thx for the help.”

In Details

This patch modifies the configure.ac file to check for both msgpack.pc and msgpack-c.pc when searching for the msgpack library. This resolves a dependency issue caused by a rename.

For Context

The configure script in binutils checks for the presence of external libraries required to build the project. This patch updates the script to look for both the old and new names of the msgpack library's package configuration file (.pc file), ensuring that the build process can find the library regardless of which name is used.

Filed Under: configuremsgpackbuild system