Re: can I use pkg-config in my Makefile.am?

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

eawiggins wrote:

> 
> I'm trying to convert to autoconf, automake, and it's a steep learning curve.
> Should I be able to put "$(shell pkg-config ...) lines in my Makefile.am,
> like I have below?

Not recommended.

If for instance you are doing a cross compiled configure, then pkg-config
may be named <cross-compiler-prefix>-pkg-config instead of pkg-config.

See for instance:

    http://www.mega-nerd.com/erikd/Blog/CodeHacking/MinGWCross/pkg-config.html

The pkg-config stuff should be done in the configure script.

For quite extensice use of pkg-config, have a look at configure.ac and
Makefile.ams of my project:

   http://www.mega-nerd.com/tmp/libsndfile-1.0.18pre22.tar.gz

Erik
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