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library/build.gradle.kts

@@ -515,9 +515,13 @@ object Static {
     ): List<String> {
         require(cflags || libs)
 
+        val executable_name =
+            if (Platform.getCurrent() == Platform.WINDOWS) "pkgconf.exe"
+            else "pkg-config"
+
         val process_builder: ProcessBuilder = ProcessBuilder(
             listOfNotNull(
-                findExecutable("pkg-config", "pkgconf.exe"),
+                findExecutable(executable_name),
                 if (cflags) "--cflags" else null,
                 if (libs) "--libs" else null
             ) + package_names
@@ -547,22 +551,18 @@ object Static {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun findExecutable(vararg names: String): String {
-        require(names.isNotEmpty())
-
+    private fun findExecutable(name: String): String {
         val path_split: Char =
             if (Platform.getCurrent() == Platform.WINDOWS) ';'
             else ':'
 
         for (dir in System.getenv("PATH")?.split(path_split).orEmpty()) {
-            for (name in names) {
-                val file: File = File(dir).resolve(name)
-                if (file.isFile) {
-                    return file.absolutePath
-                }
+            val file: File = File(dir).resolve(name)
+            if (file.isFile) {
+                return file.absolutePath
             }
         }
 
-        return names.first()
+        return name
     }
 }