Created attachment 1506 [details] pkg-config buildfix patch Using source based GNU/Linux distribution Exherbo (http://exherbo.org), installation procedure fails at configure phase, because ./configure.ac expects that even if gcc, ar and other toolchain programs are prefixed with ${HOST} pkg-config doesn't. I've attached a patch for configure.ac that fixes it, and tested the build with success.
Changes related to this bug have been committed. Please check latest Git and update the bug accordingly. You can also get the patch from: http://git.claws-mail.org/ ++ ChangeLog 2018-08-31 20:44:04.180667872 +0200 http://git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git;a=commitdiff;h=23cb72b8086bedf2e0c16e195948842139cba308 Merge: 16a1113 09bc21b Author: Colin Leroy <colin@colino.net> Date: Fri Aug 31 20:44:03 2018 +0200 Merge branch 'master' of file:///home/git/claws http://git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git;a=commitdiff;h=09bc21b96f3bda637dcec73bb63c426c43a685bd Author: Ricardo Mones <ricardo@mones.org> Date: Fri Aug 31 20:36:54 2018 +0200 Fix bug #3418 ‘Building on a Cross Compiling toolchain doesn't work’ The bug is really fixed in commit 8eee2fd5ddb9d24d8f58bf88afdea8ca67daaea5 This only adds a slight modification of the remaining portion of the patch checking the macro itself, from the original attached to the bug by ridai.govinda@gmail.com.