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Re: pkg-config wisdom
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Tim Post |
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Re: pkg-config wisdom |
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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:48:30 +0800 |
On Thu, 2009-10-22 at 11:44 -0700, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote:
> What's the current general wisdom on using the pkg-config extensions?
> I presume there's a reason they've not been incorporated into basic
> autoconf, so I'm keen to learn what common practices there are toward
> adopting it into people's builds (or avoiding it).
I have experienced many issues using pkg-config. Most of the issues
stemmed from users compiling and installing their own libraries, where
one (or more) of the following happens:
* Their custom built library is not used, the system's is.
* pkg-config did not locate an installed library, due to the library not
installing the files that pkg-config needs to work
* Conflicts with the users preference regarding CFLAGS
Additionally, you will encounter additional problems on systems ~3 years
old, of which many are still in production.
I really recommend avoiding it. In my experience, it creates more
frustration than it solves.
Regards,
--Tim
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