---
name: "allegro-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "liballegro4-dev"
version: "2:4.4.3.1-5+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/allegro-config"
---

# allegro-config(1)

script to get information about the installed version of Allegro

## NAME

allegro-config - script to get information about the installed version of Allegro

## SYNOPSIS

**allegro-config** \[--prefix*\[=DIR\]*\] \[--exec-prefix*\[=DIR\]*\] \[--version\] \[--libs\] \[--cflags\] \[--static\] \[--shared\] \[--env\] \[release\|debug\|profile\]

## DESCRIPTION

*allegro-config* is a tool that is used to configure to determine the compiler and linker flags that should be used to compile and link programs that use the *Allegro* library. It is intended to be used on Unix systems instead of the simple "-lalleg" call.

## EXAMPLE

*gcc -o mygame mygame.o \`allegro-config --libs\`*

*allegro-config* will insert arguments needed to link into the command line.

## OPTIONS

*allegro-config* accepts the following options:

- **--version**

  Print the currently installed version of *Allegro* on the standard output.

- **--libs**

  Print the linker flags that are necessary to link an *Allegro* program.

- **--cflags**

  Print the compiler flags that are necessary to compile an *Allegro* program.

- **--prefix=PREFIX**

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

- **--exec-prefix=PREFIX**

  If specified, use PREFIX instead of the installation exec prefix that *Allegro* was built with when computing the output for the --cflags and --libs options.  This option must be specified before any --libs or --cflags options.

- **--static**

  Like --libs, but always print the linker flags needed to get a statically linked executable.

- **--shared**

  Like --libs, but always print the linker flags needed to get an executable linked against shared libs.

- **--env**

  Print some needed environment variables in the way needed in shell scripts. Output may be loaded into your environment using

  BASH#\> eval \`allegro-config --env\`

- **release**

  This will use the optimized Allegro library which you should use when you are compiling for a release.

- **debug**

  This will add extra debug info into your programs, useful to find out where your program crashed or simply to debug it (names of functions are seen). You may choose this option while developing a program.

- **profile**

  This may be used when you want to profile your program - i.e. measure the speeds of various function calls.

## SEE ALSO

[**allegro-dev-tools**(1)](/allegro-dev-tools/1.md)\
 The **allegro** info entry

## COPYRIGHT

This manual page was   written   by   Eduard   Bloch \<blade@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux  system  (but may be used by others). It is heavily based on a similar manpage for gtk-config, written by Owen Taylor. His notice:

Copyright ©  1998 Owen Taylor

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.