Pkg-config

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Download Source: http://pkgconfig.freedesktop.org/releases/pkg-config-0.21.tar.gz

Introduction to pkg-config

The pkg-config package contains a tool for passing the include path and/or library paths to build tools during the configure and make file execution.

Dependencies

Non-Multilib

Compile the package:

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install

Multilib

This package does not provide any libraries so only one installation is needed.

32Bit

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-pc-path=/usr/share/pkgconfig &&
make

Install the package

make install

N32

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr  --with-pc-path=/usr/share/pkgconfig &&
make

Install the package

make install

64Bit

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-pc-path=/usr/share/pkgconfig &&
make

Install the package

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: pkg-config
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

pkg-config returns meta information for the specified library or package.