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# pkgconf
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pkgconf provides compiler and linker configuration for development frameworks.
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## general summary
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pkgconf is a program which helps to configure compiler and linker flags for
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development frameworks. It is similar to pkg-config, but was written from
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scratch in Summer of 2011 to replace pkg-config, which now needs itself to
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build itself (or you can set a bunch of environment variables, both are
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pretty ugly.)
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Implementations of pkg-config, such as pkgconf are typically used with the
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PKG_CHECK_MODULES autoconf macro. As far as I (nenolod) know, pkgconf is
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compatible with all known variations of this macro. However, I have not
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extensively tested yet for compatibility. pkgconf detects at runtime
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whether or not it was started as 'pkg-config', and if so, attempts to set
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program options in a way where it's behaviour should be similar.
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In terms of the autoconf macro, it is possible to specify the PKG_CONFIG
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environment variable, so that you can test pkgconf without overwriting your
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pkg-config binary. (hint: export PKG_CONFIG=/usr/bin/pkgconf) However,
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if you do this, it will be running in native mode, so you may have some very
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strange results as the dependency graph is compiled differently in native
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mode.
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2012-05-12 20:47:20 +00:00
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## technical design (why pkgconf is better for distros)
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pkgconf builds an acyclic directed dependency graph. This allows for the user
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to more conservatively link their binaries -- which may be helpful in some
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environments, such as when prelink(1) is being used. As a result of building
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a directed dependency graph designed for the specific problem domain provided
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by the user, more accurate dependencies can be determined. pkg-config, on the
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other hand builds a database of all known pkg-config files on the system before
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attempting to resolve dependencies, which is a considerably slower and less
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efficient design.
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pkgconf also does not bundle any third-party libraries or depend on any third-party
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libraries, making it a great tool for embedded systems and distributions with
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security concerns.
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## compiling
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pkgconf is basically compiled the same way any other autotools-based project is
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compiled:
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$ ./configure
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$ make
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$ sudo make install
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## reporting bugs
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see <https://github.com/nenolod/pkgconf/issues>.
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