Re: Bug: build is broken on FreeBSD if libsysinfo is installed

> On Wed, Jul 02, 2025 at 11:33:23PM +0100, Ramsay Jones wrote:
>> On 02/07/2025 12:28, Renato Botelho wrote:
>>> On 01/07/25 17:03, Ramsay Jones wrote:
>> [snip]
>>> BTW, should I start moving the port to meson?  Is it the default build method now?
>>
>> The git project only provides source code (i.e. the project does not
>> produce any binary distribution packages). So, each 'distributor' can
>> use whatever tools they prefer to create their packages.
>>
>> [A long time ago, we had some support for producing Red Hat and Debian
>> packages (if my memory serves me correctly), but that didn't last long!]
>>
>> If such a thing as a 'default build method' exists, then I would say that
>> the Makefile (without configure) is it! (Meson is the *latest* build system
>> used in the project, not the default).
> 
> Right now Meson is still considered experimental, as there are still
> some things missing compared to our Makefiles. I will address those
> missing pieces this release cycle, and once done our Makefile and Meson
> build instructions will both be considered officially supported ways to
> build Git.
> 
>>>    Is there a plan to remove autotools?
>>
>> At present there are no such plans.
> 
> There are no plans to remove our Makefile right now, but there is intent
> to remove autotools once Meson reaches feature parity with our Makefile.
> It will probably still be a couple releases before that happens, and we
> of course still have to make the final decision to actually go through
> with the removal. But it likely is to happen in the not-too-distant
> future.