1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/validate-pkg-config.sh b/nixpkgs/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/validate-pkg-config.sh
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index 000000000000..54fc9cc122ca
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+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/validate-pkg-config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# This setup hook validates each pkgconfig file in each output.
+
+fixupOutputHooks+=(_validatePkgConfig)
+
+_validatePkgConfig() {
+    for pc in $(find "$prefix" -name '*.pc'); do
+        local bail=0
+
+        # Do not fail immediately. It's nice to see all errors when
+        # there are multiple pkgconfig files.
+        if ! pkg-config --validate "$pc"; then
+            bail=1
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [ $bail -eq 1 ]; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}