--- catfish-4.20.1.orig/meson.build	2026-10-18 06:43:18.132382916 +0200
+++ catfish-4.20.1/meson.build	2026-10-18 06:43:18.140511076 +0200
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ gnome = import('gnome')
 i18n = import('i18n')
 python = import('python')
 
-python3_required_modules = ['dbus', 'gi', 'pexpect']
+# runtime modules, the build host python cannot import the target ones
+python3_required_modules = meson.is_cross_build() ? [] : ['dbus', 'gi', 'pexpect']
 
 python3 = python.find_installation(
   'python3',