[FFmpeg-trac] #8602(build system:new): Configure gives nonsense error at "freetype2 not found" when missing other packages instead (was: Can't compile following instructions: ERROR: freetype2 not found using pkg-config)

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#8602: Configure gives nonsense error at "freetype2 not found" when missing other
packages instead
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             Reporter:  php4fan      |                    Owner:
                 Type:  defect       |                   Status:  new
             Priority:  normal       |                Component:  build
                                     |  system
              Version:  git-master   |               Resolution:
             Keywords:               |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Changes (by php4fan):

 * priority:  critical => normal


Comment:

 Actually I was missing libass-dev. That was my bad.
 However I'd expect a more precise error message.

 After installing that, I got the (this time expected) error message that I
 was also missing libvorbis.

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