Re: [boost] [boost.build] RFE: pkg-config

From: Jonathan Wakely (cow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-17 10:23:52

On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 06:26:56PM +0400, Vladimir Prus wrote:

> Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> 
> 
> >> I install them into <prefix>/lib/pkgconfig. That of course requires the
> >> PKG_CONFIG_PATH to be set. That is basically the same procedure as
> >> setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH if libraries are installed in places not
> >> automatically looked in by the library loader.
> > 
> > And IMHO that's an important point, just by using a different
> > PKG_CONFIG_PATH you can link to a completely different set of libs:
> > 
> >     make PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$HOME/my_local_version_of_boost
> > or
> >     make CXX=g++41 PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$HOME/boost_built_with_gcc41
> > 
> > I wouldn't have to change the Makefile at all for this to work.
> 
> Pretty cool, I'd say. And, BTW, does pkg-config have any documentation
> besides extra lean man page? I could not find any.

It's on www.freedesktop.org IIRC ... yes:

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software_2fpkgconfig

jon