[Bug 1037588] Re: Provide pkg-config pc files

[Lanoxx]

[RANT ON]
The main reason I want to compile stuff is because I want to help Ubuntu and upstream Gnome to write patches and fix bugs. But I really have better things to do than wasting my time with these kinds of errors. It seems to be simply not possible to JUST get the code for an application, and then engage in a happy cycle of hack, build and debug. Instead one has to learn a million of different tools, become an expert with jhbuild, automake, packaging and dependency management and other little tools. And additionally the process fails way too ofter because of missing stuff, incompatible versions or because of stupid bugs like this one. Most of the time hours are lost already way be fore I can touch a single line of code.

I really don't understand why this process cant be a little simpler or at least quality control a bit better to avoid putting these unnecessary stones at peoples feet. Doesn't Ubuntu want to attract new developers?
[RANT OFF]

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Title:
  Provide pkg-config pc files

Status in “icu” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “icu” source package in Quantal:
  Incomplete
Status in “icu” source package in Raring:
  Fix Released
Status in “icu” package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Upstream now provides pkg-config pc files, but they are not installed by the libicu-dev package.
  http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/6981

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: libicu-dev 4.8.1.1-3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic-pae 3.2.24
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Aug 16 15:57:05 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
  SourcePackage: icu
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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