[tor-bugs] #5718 [Obfsproxy]: obfsproxy, pkg-config as a hard dependency

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#5718: obfsproxy, pkg-config as a hard dependency
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 Reporter:  asn        |          Owner:  asn  
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:       
Component:  Obfsproxy  |        Version:       
 Keywords:             |         Parent:  #5672
   Points:             |   Actualpoints:       
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 #5672 made pkg-config a hard dependency for building obfsproxy. This seems
 to be a bad idea, since pkg-config is quite hard to build and install in
 Windows because of a circular dependency with glib [0].

 Furthermore, obfsproxy can be installed even without pkg-config by using
 the _LIBS and _CFLAGS environment variables.

 This ticket is about reversing #5672 or finding a better solution (if
 there is one.).

 [0]: http://www.mingw.org/wiki/FAQ or google for "pkg-config windows"

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