Rudi Heitbaum

Testing the builds of shared libraries results in the following differences: ``` Cmake lrwxrwxrwx 1 docker docker 14 Apr 29 10:34 build.LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-13.0-devel/install_pkg/exiv2-0.28.5/usr/lib/libexiv2.so -> libexiv2.so.28 -rw-r--r-- 1 docker docker 3382624 Apr...

Lastly - not sure this was / should be set to 9? Assume this should be 0 or blank? https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/blob/a76838475f30f9eef02aa664e5196920bb676202/meson.build#L40

> The size difference of the libraries is mainly to do with buildtype not being set. Use -Dbuildtype=release all good with the size. It was the soversion that showed up...

Tested with the latest branch - still erroring with the build with the empty `exiv2lib_export.h` file [kodi-build-error-exiv2.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/19971368/kodi-build-error-exiv2.txt) ``` $ cat build.LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-13.0-devel/install_pkg/exiv2-0.28.5/usr/include/exiv2/exiv2lib_export.h /* * Autogenerated by the Meson build system. *...

> I think I know what's happening. > > You're using cmake to find exiv2 but that's subtly broken. Try finding with pkgconfig instead. Correct - kodi uses cmake to...

I’d personally like to see: - the app commit merged, - the pkgconfig fix applied - and the cmake removal deferred, as this will break the Kodi build if meson...

I have tested 6e91c745cd051d902fc57e9195068df03eb192bb on the ADL and here is the screen capture. ``` Device 0 [Alder Lake-P Integrated Graphics Controller] Integrated GPU RX: N/A TX: N/A GPU 300MHz MEM...

Tested with 3.2.0 Working with xe driver

This PR improves the meson build significantly. All the headers are now being installed. It doesn’t address the .cmake files (but that is a seperate issue.) it would be good...

Our operating system does not have either mdraid nor crypto, thus with an option like this then udisks can’t be added. It would be ideal to have the options available...