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NAME

6       PkgConfig::LibPkgConf - Interface to .pc file interface via libpkgconf
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SYNOPSIS

9        use PkgConfig::LibPkgConf;
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11        if(pkgconf_exists('libarchive'))
12        {
13          my $version = pkgconf_version('libarchive');
14          my $cflags  = pkgconf_cflags('libarchive');
15          my $libs    = pkgconf_libs('libarchive');
16        }
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DESCRIPTION

19       Many libraries in compiled languages such as C or C++ provide ".pc"
20       files to specify the flags required for compiling and linking against
21       those libraries.  Traditionally, the command line program "pkg-config"
22       is used to query these files.  This module provides a Perl level API
23       using "libpkgconf" to these files.
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25       This module provides a simplified interface for getting the existence,
26       version, cflags and library flags needed for compiling against a
27       package, using the default compiled in configuration of "pkgconf".  For
28       a more powerful, but complicated interface see
29       PkgConfig::LibPkgConf::Client.  In addition,
30       PkgConfig::LibPkgConf::Util provides some useful utility functions that
31       are also provided by "pkgconf".
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FUNCTIONS

34   pkgconf_exists
35        my $bool = pkgconf_exists $package_name;
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37       Returns true if the package is available.
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39       Exported by default.
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41   pkgconf_version
42        my $version = pkgconf_version $package_name;
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44       Returns the version of the package, if it exists.  Will throw an
45       exception if not found.
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47       Exported by default.
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49   pkgconf_cflags
50        my $cflags = pkgconf_cflags $package_name;
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52       Returns the compiler flags for the package, if it exists.  Will throw
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57   pkgconf_cflags_static
58        my $cflags = pkgconf_cflags_static $package_name;
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60       Returns the static compiler flags for the package, if it exists.  Will
61       throw an exception if not found.
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63   pkgconf_libs
64        my $libs = pkgconf_libs $package_name;
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66       Returns the linker library flags for the package, if it exists.  Will
67       throw an exception if not found.
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71   pkgconf_libs_static
72        my $libs = pkgconf_libs_static $package_name;
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74       Returns the static linker library flags for the package, if it exists.
75       Will throw an exception if not found.
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SUPPORT

78       IRC #native on irc.perl.org
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80       Project GitHub tracker:
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82       <https://github.com/plicease/PkgConfig-LibPkgConf/issues>
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84       If you want to contribute, please open a pull request on GitHub:
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86       <https://github.com/plicease/PkgConfig-LibPkgConf/pulls>
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SEE ALSO

89       The best entry point to the low level "pkgconf" interface can be found
90       via PkgConfig::LibPkgConf::Client.
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92       Alternatives include:
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94       PkgConfig
95           Pure Perl implementation of "pkg-config" which can be used from the
96           command line, or as an API from Perl.  Does not require pkg-config
97           in your path, so is a safe dependency for CPAN modules.
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99       ExtUtils::PkgConfig
100           Wrapper for the "pkg-config" command line interface.  This module
101           will fail to install if "pkg-config" cannot be found in the "PATH",
102           so it is not safe to use a dependency if you want your CPAN module
103           to work on platforms where "pkg-config" is not installed.
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105       Alien::Base
106           Provides tools for building non-Perl libraries and making them
107           dependencies for your CPAN modules, even on platforms where the
108           non-Perl libraries aren't already installed.  Includes hooks for
109           probing "pkg-config" ".pc" files using either "pkg-config" or
110           PkgConfig.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

113       Thanks to the "pkgconf" developers for their efforts:
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115       <https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/graphs/contributors>
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AUTHOR

118       Graham Ollis
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120       Contributors:
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122       A. Wilcox (awilfox)
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124       Petr Pisar (ppisar)
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127       This software is copyright (c) 2016 Graham Ollis.
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129       This is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under
130       the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
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