try custom detection

Author: WillAyd

cpp/src/arrow/meson.build

@@ -411,7 +411,19 @@ if needs_json
 endif
 
 if needs_orc
-    orc_dep = dependency('orc')
+    orc_headers = ['orc/orc_config.hh']
+    orc_lib = cpp_compiler.find_library(
+        'orc',
+        has_headers: orc_headers,
+        required: false,
+    )
+
+    if orc_lib.found()
+        orc_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: orc_lib)
+    else
+        orc_dep = dependency('orc')
+    endif
+
     arrow_components += {
         'arrow_orc': {
             'sources': files(