NetBSD Problem Report #60044

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Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:34:10 +0000 (UTC)
From: imuwoto@gmail.com
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Subject: emulators/qemu requires x11
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>Number:         60044
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       emulators/qemu requires x11
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Feb 28 05:35:01 +0000 2026
>Originator:     YAMAMOTO Takashi
>Release:        NetBSD 10.1, pkgsrc-2025Q4
>Organization:
>Environment:
amd64
>Description:
i wanted to use qemu on netbsd w/o x11.
unfortunately emulators/qemu seems to require x11 unconditionally.

btw, it would be nice if we ship binary package of headless build of qemu too. but i guess it's a different story.

>How-To-Repeat:
install netbsd w/o x11 sets.
try to build emulators/qemu. (pkgsrc-2025Q4)

mk.conf:

BINPKG_SITES=https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/amd64/10.0
DEPENDS_TARGET=bin-install
PKG_DEFAULT_OPTIONS=-x11 -gtk -gtk2 -gtk3 -sdl
PKG_OPTIONS.qemu=-sdl -iscsi

>Fix:
my workaround:

diff --git a/emulators/qemu/Makefile b/emulators/qemu/Makefile
index 81dc96c9d896..fb671ecce2b0 100644
--- a/emulators/qemu/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/qemu/Makefile
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ post-install:
 .include "../../www/curl/buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../x11/pixman/buildlink3.mk"
 .if ${OPSYS} != "Darwin"
-.include "../../x11/xkeyboard-config/buildlink3.mk"
+#.include "../../x11/xkeyboard-config/buildlink3.mk"
 .endif
 .include "../../mk/curses.buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../mk/jpeg.buildlink3.mk"

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