pkg-config: Allow system program if pkg_config_libdir is set
diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/pkgconfig.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/pkgconfig.py
index 2ef22e9..2acdbd7 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/pkgconfig.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/pkgconfig.py
@@ -99,9 +99,10 @@
else:
assert cls.class_pkgbin[for_machine] is None, 'for mypy'
mlog.debug(f'Pkg-config binary for {for_machine} is not cached.')
+ has_libdir = bool(env.properties[for_machine].get_pkg_config_libdir())
for potential_pkgbin in find_external_program(
env, for_machine, 'pkgconfig', 'Pkg-config',
- env.default_pkgconfig, allow_default_for_cross=False):
+ env.default_pkgconfig, allow_default_for_cross=has_libdir):
version_if_ok = cls.check_pkgconfig(env, potential_pkgbin)
if not version_if_ok:
continue
