pkg-config is a system for managing library compile/link flags that works with automake and autoconf. It replaces the ubiquitous *-config scripts you may have seen with a single tool.
| Tags | Software Development |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
Recent releases


Release Notes: Segfaults were fixed. Win32 fixes were made. The --short-errors option was added, and is now used by pkg.m4 if available. This gives a better error message if some libraries can't be found.


Release Notes: A bug was fixed. The project is now called pkg-config rather than pkgconfig.


Release Notes: Handles private dependencies a lot more sanely. Cleanups and bugfixes, particularly in pkg.m4.


Release Notes: The program no longer loops infinitely when two identical packages are given on the command line.


Release Notes: This release fixes pkg.m4, which didn't work at all in 0.17 due to improper use of AC_RUN_LOG, and --enable-indirect-deps.