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Re: pkgconfig question
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Robert Schwebel |
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Re: pkgconfig question |
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Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:31:47 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.17+20080114 (2008-01-14) |
On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 09:53:08AM -0600, John Calcote wrote:
> I'm interested in finding out more about the pkgconfig project --
> specifically, how well it's received by the Autotools community.
It is :-)
> As is usual in the open source world, most of the information on this
> project assumes you already know a lot about it -- not necessarily about
> the technical details, but rather about the way it's used by the
> community, the generally feeling about it, etc.
>
> I don't know much about pkgconfig yet. I have a rough idea of what it's
> for and how to use it, but I don't know if I SHOULD be using it or not.
You should.
> Don't get me wrong here - this isn't a question about personal taste.
> I'm interested in understanding its true place in the world. :0)
Please read 'man pkg-config'.
rsc
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