View source for Pkg-config

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!Download Source:
| http://pkgconfig.freedesktop.org/releases/pkg-config-{{Pkg-config-Version}}.tar.gz
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{{Package-Introduction|pkg-config is a tool to help you insert the correct compiler options on the command line when compiling applications and libraries.|http://pkgconfig.freedesktop.org/wiki/}}

== Dependencies ==

{{Note|Pkg-config dependency is met when using CLFS Development (2.0) or later. Pass --with-internal-glib configure switch to configure if the host does not have [[Glib2]] installed.}}

=== Optional ===
* [[Glib2]]

== 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.

=== 64Bit ===

Compile the package:

 USE_ARCH=64 CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-pc-path=/usr/share/pkgconfig &&
 make

Install the package

 make install

= Contents =

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! Installed Programs:
| pkg-config
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! Installed Libraries:
| None
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! Installed Directories:
| None
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=== Short Descriptions ===

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! pkg-config
| returns meta information for the specified library or package.
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[[Category:General Utilities]]