[BUG] fails to build: libgwater/xcb.wrap file not found about rofi

[lbonn]

Ow, it looks like a meson version issue. It works with 0.53.2 that ships with my system but not the latest 0.55.0...

FWIW, this is also a problem on upstream.

[markstos]

I caught my option typo of "xwayland" vs "wayland", but the final error is the same.

[lbonn]

Submodules need to be initialized first:

git submodule update --init

See the steps here https://github.com/lbonn/rofi/blob/wayland/INSTALL.md#install-a-checkout-from-git

[travankor]

I have the same error even with the updated submodules.

[lbonn]

I haven't untangled all the terminology but it might be related to mesonbuild/meson#6968 and mesonbuild/meson#6902.

[markstos]

For context, the latest wlroots requires meson => 0.54:

swaywm/wlroots#2348

Considering these are part of the same ecosystem, it would be great if the same version meson could be used to build both.

I just tried using the X11 version of rofi with Sway and it was a pretty poor experience. It got stuck at one point and only seemed to track XWayland windows.

I also looked at wofi, but it seems to be missing some features, so getting this fork to work is my preferred choice.

[lbonn]

Just to confirm that it works on 0.54, so the problem appears on 0.55.

I just shipped a quick fix until we solve this more gracefully.

[markstos]

I confirmed this fixed the build for me. On Ubuntu, I found I could install the deps needed to compile like this:

    sudo apt-get build-dep rofi

Technically, it's installing the deps for the upstream rofi with this command, but it worked for me (I already any Wayland-specific deps installed I think).

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