Pkg-config

Download Source:	http://pkgconfig.freedesktop.org/releases/pkg-config-0.27.1.tar.gz

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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.

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.

--with-pc-path takes the libdir out of the default search path for .pc files. See the Bash Startup Files for help setting up a environment for use with this.

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.