Re: using la files for config checks?

[Gary V. Vaughan]

Hallo Marcus!

Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> I was just looking at the *-config scripts for our library packages,
> and what other solutions exist there (pkg-config), and feel that there
> must be a better solution.  In particular, pkg-config only allows for
> a package version constraint check, which is by libtool standards
> independent of the API version.  We have an extra option --api-version
> to cover that, but it is quite dumb (you need to combine it with a
> package version check to get the full representation of interface
> version and age).
>
> Has anybody ever thought of writing an autoconf check for library
> packages that uses the information from the .la files that are
> installed by libtool, so that the user of a library can easily add a
> version check for a libtoolized library (and maybe get at cflags and
> ldflags if he doesn't want to use libtool himself)?  Is that useful
> and/or possible?

I have certainly thought about it before, and it seems like an obvious
and practical enhancement to libtool -- I think I even added a TODO
entry.  I don't even think it would be that difficult, I just haven't
had enough time to make a start.

If you decide to work on this, and need any help or advice, I'd be 
delighted to help.

Cheers,
        Gary.
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