caca-config - script to get information about the installed version of libcaca

caca-config [ --prefix= DIR] [ --exec-prefix= DIR] [ --version ] [ --libs | --plugin-libs ] [ --cflags ]

caca-config is a tool that is used to configure and determine the compiler and linker flags that should be used to compile and link progams, libraries, and plugins that use libcaca.

--cflags

Print the compiler flags that are necessary to compile a program or library that uses libcaca.

--exec-prefix=DIR

If specified, use DIR instead of the installation exec prefix that libcaca was build with when computing the output for the --cflags, --libs, and --plugin-libs options. This option must be specified before any of the --cflags, --libs, and --plugin-libs options.

--libs

Print the linker flags that are necessary to link a program that uses libcaca.

--plugin-libs

Print the linker flags that are necessary to link a libcaca-using object that is to be accessed via dlopen(3). This may include static objects with PIC symbol information. This option should not be used for standalone applications.

--prefix=DIR

If specified, use PREFIX instead of the installation prefix that libcaca was built with when computing the output for the --cflags, --libs, and --plugin-libs options. This option is also used for the exec prefix if --exec-prefix was not specified. This option must be specified before any of the --cflags, --libs, and --plugin-libs options.

--version

Prints the currently installed version of libcaca on standard output.

gcc -o main.o $(caca-config --cflags) -c main.c

is how you might use caca-config to compile a C source file for an executable program.

gcc -o my_app $(caca-config --libs) main.o util.o

is how you might use caca-config to link compiled objects into an executable program.

gcc -o libcaca_plugin.so $(caca-config --plugin-libs) caca_plugin.o stubs.o

is how you might use caca-config to link compiled objects into a plugin for use by another program.

The libcaca library was written by Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>.

This manual page was written for sdl-config by Branden Robinson, originally for Progeny Linux Systems, Inc., and the Debian Project. It was adapted to libcaca by Sam Hocevar.