libhttpseverywhere fails to configure: ERROR: pkgconfig.generate got unknown keyword arguments "install"

[barracuda156]

--->  Configuring libhttpseverywhere
Executing:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_www_libhttpseverywhere/libhttpseverywhere/work/libhttpseverywhere-0.8.3" && /opt/local/bin/meson setup --prefix=/opt/local /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_www_libhttpseverywhere/libhttpseverywhere/work/libhttpseverywhere-0.8.3 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_www_libhttpseverywhere/libhttpseverywhere/work/build --wrap-mode=default 
The Meson build system
Version: 1.5.1
Source dir: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_www_libhttpseverywhere/libhttpseverywhere/work/libhttpseverywhere-0.8.3
Build dir: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_www_libhttpseverywhere/libhttpseverywhere/work/build
Build type: native build
Project name: httpseverywhere
Project version: undefined
C compiler for the host machine: ccache /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 (gcc 4.2.1 "powerpc-apple-darwin10-gcc-4.2.1 (GCC) 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5621) (dot 3)")
C linker for the host machine: /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 ld64 87.3.1
Vala compiler for the host machine: valac (valac 0.56.17)
Host machine cpu family: ppc
Host machine cpu: power macintosh
Found pkg-config: YES (/opt/local/bin/pkg-config) 0.29.2
Run-time dependency glib-2.0 found: YES 2.78.4
Run-time dependency gobject-2.0 found: YES 2.78.4
Run-time dependency json-glib-1.0 found: YES 1.8.0
Run-time dependency libsoup-2.4 found: YES 2.74.3
Run-time dependency gio-2.0 found: YES 2.78.4
Run-time dependency gee-0.8 found: YES 0.20.5
Run-time dependency libarchive found: YES 3.7.4
Program g-ir-compiler found: YES (/opt/local/bin/g-ir-compiler)
WARNING: You should add the boolean check kwarg to the run_command call.
         It currently defaults to false,
         but it will default to true in future releases of meson.
         See also: https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/9300

meson.build:46:10: ERROR: pkgconfig.generate got unknown keyword arguments "install"

A full log can be found at /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_www_libhttpseverywhere/libhttpseverywhere/work/build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt
Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_www_libhttpseverywhere/libhttpseverywhere/work/libhttpseverywhere-0.8.3" && /opt/local/bin/meson setup --prefix=/opt/local /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_www_libhttpseverywhere/libhttpseverywhere/work/libhttpseverywhere-0.8.3 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_www_libhttpseverywhere/libhttpseverywhere/work/build --wrap-mode=default 
Exit code: 1
Error: Failed to configure libhttpseverywhere: consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_www_libhttpseverywhere/libhttpseverywhere/work/build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt
Error: Failed to configure libhttpseverywhere: configure failure: command execution failed