diff -r b42bfc9e9983 -r 75ee588d5d9e src/main/java/de/unixwork/uwproj/PkgConfigPackage.java
--- a/src/main/java/de/unixwork/uwproj/PkgConfigPackage.java	Wed Sep 06 22:55:42 2023 +0200
+++ b/src/main/java/de/unixwork/uwproj/PkgConfigPackage.java	Sun Sep 10 12:52:10 2023 +0200
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
     private String maxVersion;
 
     public static PkgConfigPackage parse(Element e) throws Exception {
-        PkgConfigPackage p = new PkgConfigPackage();
+        var p = new PkgConfigPackage();
         String name = Util.getContent(e);
-        if(name != null) {
+        if (name.isBlank()) {
+            throw new Exception("pkgconfig element: value required");
+        } else {
             p.setName(name);
-        } else {
-            throw new Exception("pkgconfig element: value required");
         }
         return p;
     }
-    
+
     public String getName() {
         return name;
     }
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     public void setMaxVersion(String maxVersion) {
         this.maxVersion = maxVersion;
     }
-    
+
     public String getPkgConfigParam() {
         return name;
     }