Fedora instructions? (`meson.build:12:6: ERROR: Dependency "egl" not found, tried pkgconfig and cmake`)

[eamonburns]

Is there a way to build this on Fedora? I am on Fedora 41 and I got the following error while running meson setup build:

The Meson build system
Version: 1.5.1
Source dir: /home/<user>/sov
Build dir: /home/<user>/sov/build
Build type: native build
Project name: sov
Project version: 0.94
C compiler for the host machine: cc (gcc 14.2.1 "cc (GCC) 14.2.1 20250110 (Red Hat 14.2.1-7)")
C linker for the host machine: cc ld.bfd 2.43.1-5
Host machine cpu family: x86_64
Host machine cpu: x86_64
Found pkg-config: YES (/usr/bin/pkg-config) 2.3.0
Found CMake: /usr/bin/cmake (3.30.5)
Run-time dependency egl found: NO (tried pkgconfig and cmake)

meson.build:12:6: ERROR: Dependency "egl" not found, tried pkgconfig and cmake

A full log can be found at /home/<user>/sov/build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt

/home//sov/build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt

Build started at 2025-01-17T22:42:38.415554
Main binary: /usr/bin/python3
Build Options:
Python system: Linux
The Meson build system
Version: 1.5.1
Source dir: /home/<user>/sov
Build dir: /home/<user>/sov/build
Build type: native build
Project name: sov
Project version: 0.94
-----------
Detecting compiler via: `cc --version` -> 0
stdout:
cc (GCC) 14.2.1 20250110 (Red Hat 14.2.1-7)
Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-----------
Running command: -cpp -x c -E -dM -
-----
-----------
Detecting linker via: `cc -Wl,--version` -> 0
stdout:
GNU ld version 2.43.1-5.fc41
Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License version 3 or (at your option) a later version.
This program has absolutely no warranty.
-----------
stderr:
collect2 version 14.2.1 20250110 (Red Hat 14.2.1-7)
/usr/bin/ld -plugin /usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/liblto_plugin.so -plugin-opt=/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/lto-wrapper -plugin-opt=-fresolution=/tmp/ccnHyM6S.res -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc_s -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc_s --build-id --no-add-needed --eh-frame-hdr --hash-style=gnu -m elf_x86_64 -dynamic-linker /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/../../../../lib64/crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/../../../../lib64/crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14 -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/../../../../lib64 -L/lib/../lib64 -L/usr/lib/../lib64 -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/../../.. --version -lgcc --push-state --as-needed -lgcc_s --pop-state -lc -lgcc --push-state --as-needed -lgcc_s --pop-state /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/../../../../lib64/crtn.o
-----------
Sanity testing C compiler: cc
Is cross compiler: False.
Sanity check compiler command line: cc sanitycheckc.c -o sanitycheckc.exe -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
Sanity check compile stdout:

-----
Sanity check compile stderr:

-----
Running test binary command:  /home/<user>/sov/build/meson-private/sanitycheckc.exe
C compiler for the host machine: cc (gcc 14.2.1 "cc (GCC) 14.2.1 20250110 (Red Hat 14.2.1-7)")
C linker for the host machine: cc ld.bfd 2.43.1-5
-----------
Detecting archiver via: `gcc-ar --version` -> 0
stdout:
GNU ar version 2.43.1-5.fc41
Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License version 3 or (at your option) any later version.
This program has absolutely no warranty.
-----------
-----------
Detecting compiler via: `cc --version` -> 0
stdout:
cc (GCC) 14.2.1 20250110 (Red Hat 14.2.1-7)
Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-----------
Running command: -cpp -x c -E -dM -
-----
-----------
Detecting linker via: `cc -Wl,--version` -> 0
stdout:
GNU ld version 2.43.1-5.fc41
Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License version 3 or (at your option) a later version.
This program has absolutely no warranty.
-----------
stderr:
collect2 version 14.2.1 20250110 (Red Hat 14.2.1-7)
/usr/bin/ld -plugin /usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/liblto_plugin.so -plugin-opt=/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/lto-wrapper -plugin-opt=-fresolution=/tmp/ccKIWS8A.res -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc_s -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc_s --build-id --no-add-needed --eh-frame-hdr --hash-style=gnu -m elf_x86_64 -dynamic-linker /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/../../../../lib64/crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/../../../../lib64/crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14 -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/../../../../lib64 -L/lib/../lib64 -L/usr/lib/../lib64 -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/../../.. --version -lgcc --push-state --as-needed -lgcc_s --pop-state -lc -lgcc --push-state --as-needed -lgcc_s --pop-state /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/../../../../lib64/crtn.o
-----------
Sanity testing C compiler: cc
Is cross compiler: False.
Sanity check compiler command line: cc sanitycheckc.c -o sanitycheckc.exe -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
Sanity check compile stdout:

-----
Sanity check compile stderr:

-----
Running test binary command:  /home/<user>/sov/build/meson-private/sanitycheckc.exe
C compiler for the build machine: cc (gcc 14.2.1 "cc (GCC) 14.2.1 20250110 (Red Hat 14.2.1-7)")
C linker for the build machine: cc ld.bfd 2.43.1-5
-----------
Detecting archiver via: `gcc-ar --version` -> 0
stdout:
GNU ar version 2.43.1-5.fc41
Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License version 3 or (at your option) any later version.
This program has absolutely no warranty.
-----------
Build machine cpu family: x86_64
Build machine cpu: x86_64
Host machine cpu family: x86_64
Host machine cpu: x86_64
Target machine cpu family: x86_64
Target machine cpu: x86_64
Pkg-config binary missing from cross or native file, or env var undefined.
Trying a default Pkg-config fallback at pkg-config
Found pkg-config: YES (/usr/bin/pkg-config) 2.3.0
Determining dependency 'egl' with pkg-config executable '/usr/bin/pkg-config'
env[PKG_CONFIG_PATH]:
env[PKG_CONFIG]: /usr/bin/pkg-config
-----------
Called: `/usr/bin/pkg-config --modversion egl` -> 1
stderr:
Package egl was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `egl.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
Package 'egl' not found
-----------
CMake binary for host machine is not cached
CMake binary missing from cross or native file, or env var undefined.
Trying a default CMake fallback at cmake
Found CMake: /usr/bin/cmake (3.30.5)
Extracting basic cmake information
CMake Toolchain: Calling CMake once to generate the compiler state
Calling CMake (['/usr/bin/cmake']) in /home/<user>/sov/build/meson-private/__CMake_compiler_info__ with:
  - "--trace-expand"
  - "--trace-format=json-v1"
  - "--no-warn-unused-cli"
  - "--trace-redirect=cmake_trace.txt"
  - "-G"
  - "Ninja"
  - "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=/home/<user>/sov/build/meson-private/__CMake_compiler_info__/CMakeMesonTempToolchainFile.cmake"
  - "."
Try CMake generator: auto
Calling CMake (['/usr/bin/cmake']) in /home/<user>/sov/build/meson-private/cmake_egl with:
  - "--trace-expand"
  - "--trace-format=json-v1"
  - "--no-warn-unused-cli"
  - "--trace-redirect=cmake_trace.txt"
  - "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=/home/<user>/sov/build/meson-private/cmake_egl/CMakeMesonToolchainFile.cmake"
  - "."
  -- Module search paths:    ['/', '/opt', '/usr', '/usr/local']
  -- CMake root:             /usr/share/cmake
  -- CMake architectures:    []
  -- CMake lib search paths: ['lib', 'lib32', 'lib64', 'libx32', 'share', '']
Preliminary CMake check failed. Aborting.
Run-time dependency egl found: NO (tried pkgconfig and cmake)

meson.build:12:6: ERROR: Dependency "egl" not found, tried pkgconfig and cmake

[eamonburns]

I found the egl-wayland and egl-wayland-devel packages in the dnf package repositories, but installing them did not help.

[fkaempfer]

I got it to compile by running

sudo dnf install  wayland-devel wayland-protocols-devel

(not 100% sure if both are required)