%general-entities; ]> Pkg-config-&pkg-config-version; Pkg-config <para>Pkg-config is a tool to help you insert the correct compiler options on the command line when compiling applications and libraries.</para> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Pkg-config Prepare Pkg-config for compilation: GLIB_CFLAGS="-I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include" \ GLIB_LIBS="-lglib-2.0" \ ./configure --prefix=/usr The meaning of the new configure option: GLIB_CFLAGS="-I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include" GLIB_LIBS="-lglib-2.0" Pkg-config no longer comes with Glib, and because Pkg-config has not been installed itself it needs to be told where Glib is. Compile the package: make To test the results, issue: make check. Install the package: make install Contents of Pkg-config Installed programs Installed directory pkg-config /usr/share/doc/pkg-config Short Descriptions pkg-config The pkg-config program is used to retrieve information about installed libraries in the system. It is typically used to compile and link against one or more libraries. pkg-config