---
name: "autotrace-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libautotrace-dev"
version: "0.31.1-8"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/autotrace-config"
---

# autotrace-config(1)

get information about autotrace library

."    This man page is in the public domain

## NAME

autotrace-config - get information about autotrace library

## SYNOPSIS

**autotrace-config** \[ *options* \] \[ **autotrace** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**autotrace-config** provides information about installed development files for the AutoTrace vectorizer library. It is meant to be executed by configure scripts for software that links with the library.

## OPTIONS

- **--cflags**

  Print pre-processor and C compiler flags appropriate for compiling modules that use the library.

- **--libs**

  Print linker flags appropriate for linking programs (or other libraries) that use the library.

- **--libs-dirs**

  Print only the **-L**/**-R** part of the **--libs** output

- **--libs-names**

  Print only the **-l** part of the **--libs** output

- **--version**

  Print the version number of the installed **autotrace** library.

- **--prefix** or **--exec\_prefix**

  Print the "prefix" and "exec\_prefix" directories that the library was configured to install in when it was compiles.

- **--prefix=***DIR*

  Add **-I***DIR***/include** to the **--cflags** output

- **--exec\_prefix=***DIR*

  Add **-L***DIR***/lib** to the **--libs**(**-dirs**) output.

- **--help**

  Show an option summary

The options may be followed by the verbatim word **autotrace**. This has no effect whatsoever.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Henning Makholm \<henning@makholm.net\> for the Debian project, but it may be used by others.

## SEE ALSO

[**autotrace**(1)](/autotrace/1.md)