Re: foo-config scripts and removed .la files

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I would therefore check in your configure script whether the *.la
> file you got from the --libtool option exists, and, if not, simply
> link directly with only the library you're using (-lfreetype, for
> instance) and assume everything will work.

OK.

> I would also encourage any library maintainer who is providing a
> *-config script to also provide a pkgconfig file, [...]

FreeType already supports that.  However, on Mac OS X, the default
installation lacks freetype2.pc...


    Werner