Drop dependency on systemd-devel

meson-patch1.diff

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+--- plocate-1.1.8-c3da113/meson.build~	2021-06-12 14:27:21.000000000 +0200
++++ plocate-1.1.8-c3da113/meson.build	2021-06-21 16:54:09.389472902 +0200
+@@ -76,16 +76,18 @@
+                configuration: conf_data)
+ install_man(updatedb_conf_man)
+ 
++unitdir = get_option('systemdunitdir')
+ if get_option('install_systemd')
+-	systemd = dependency('systemd', required: false)
+-	if systemd.found()
+-		unitdir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemdsystemunitdir')
+-		updatedb_service = configure_file(input: 'plocate-updatedb.service.in',
+-		       output: 'plocate-updatedb.service',
+-		       configuration: conf_data)
+-		install_data(updatedb_service, install_dir: unitdir)
+-		install_data('plocate-updatedb.timer', install_dir: unitdir)
+-	endif
++        if unitdir == ''
++                systemd = dependency('systemd', required: true)
++                unitdir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemdsystemunitdir')
++        endif
++
++        updatedb_service = configure_file(input: 'plocate-updatedb.service.in',
++               output: 'plocate-updatedb.service',
++               configuration: conf_data)
++        install_data(updatedb_service, install_dir: unitdir)
++        install_data('plocate-updatedb.timer', install_dir: unitdir)
+ endif
+ 
+ # Requires having TurboPFor checked out, so not built by default.
+--- plocate-1.1.8-c3da113/meson_options.txt~	2021-06-12 14:27:21.000000000 +0200
++++ plocate-1.1.8-c3da113/meson_options.txt	2021-06-21 16:54:18.807580758 +0200
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+ option('install_cron', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Install mlocate conversion script into /etc/cron.daily')
+ option('install_systemd', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Install systemd service and timer for updatedb, if systemd is installed')
++option('systemdunitdir', type: 'string', description: 'Install systemd units here (default: autodetect')
+ option('locategroup', type: 'string', value: 'plocate', description: 'Group that the install script will use for the .db file')
+ option('updatedb_progname', type: 'string', value: 'updatedb', description: 'Binary name of updatedb')

plocate.spec

@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ Source0:        https://git.sesse.net/?p=plocate;a=snapshot;h=%{version};sf=tgz#
 %global shortcommit c3da113
 Source1:        plocate.sysusers
 
+# Submitted upstream via mail
+Patch1:         meson-patch1.diff
+
 BuildRequires:  meson
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd)
+BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(liburing)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libzstd)
 BuildRequires:  libatomic
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ mlocate in nearly all aspects, and is fast on SSDs and non-SSDs alike.
 %autosetup -n plocate-%{version}-%{shortcommit} -p1
 
 %build
-%meson
+%meson -Dsystemdunitdir=%_unitdir
 %meson_build
 
 %install