---
name: "cln-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcln-dev"
version: "1.1.13-2"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cln-config"
---

# cln-config(1)

script to get information about the installed version of the CLN library

## NAME

cln-config - script to get information about the installed version of the CLN library

## SYNOPSIS

\[--prefix*\[=DIR\]*\] \[--exec-prefix*\[=DIR\]*\] \[--version\] \[--libs\] \[--cppflags\]

## DESCRIPTION

**cln-config** is a tool that is used to determine the compiler and linker flags that should be used to compile and link programs that use CLN.

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  Print the currently installed version of CLN on the standard output.

- **--libs**

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

- **--cppflags**

  Print the compiler flags that are necessary to compile a CLN program.

- **--prefix=PREFIX**

  If specified, use PREFIX instead of the installation prefix that CLN was built with when computing the output for the --cppflags 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 --cppflags options.

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

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

## AUTHORS

Richard Kreckel \<kreckel@ginac.de\>\
 Bruno Haible \<haible@clisp.cons.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

CLN is Copyright © Bruno Haible 1988-2002

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.