---
name: "gnustep-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnustep-make"
version: "2.9.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnustep-config"
---

# gnustep-config(1)

prints information about the current gnustep installation.

## NAME

gnustep-config - prints information about the current gnustep installation.

## SYNOPSIS

**gnustep-config** \[ **--variable=***variable* \|**--objc-flags**\|**--objc-libs**\|**--base-libs**\|**--gui-libs** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**gnustep-config** can print information about the currently installed GNUstep system. Output is generated dynamically based on environment variables such as GNUSTEP\_CONFIG\_FILE and GNUSTEP\_MAKEFILES, though default values for these are generated when the tool is configured/installed.  Output is primarily the locations in which various GNUstep resources are installed, but also provide flags used to build different types of GNUstep project.

## OPTIONS

- **--variable=***variable*

  prints the value of the specified variable. Possible variables are:

  GNUSTEP\_MAKEFILES

  GNUSTEP\_USER\_DIR

  GNUSTEP\_USER\_DEFAULTS\_DIR

  GNUSTEP\_HOST

  GNUSTEP\_HOST\_CPU

  GNUSTEP\_HOST\_VENDOR

  GNUSTEP\_HOST\_OS

  GNUSTEP\_IS\_FLATTENED

  GNUSTEP\_xxx\_APPS

  GNUSTEP\_xxx\_TOOLS

  GNUSTEP\_xxx\_LIBRARY

  GNUSTEP\_xxx\_HEADERS

  GNUSTEP\_xxx\_LIBRARIES

  GNUSTEP\_xxx\_DOC

  GNUSTEP\_xxx\_DOC\_MAN

  GNUSTEP\_xxx\_DOC\_INFO

  where 'xxx' could be any of 'SYSTEM', 'NETWORK', 'LOCAL' and 'USER'.

- **--objc-flags**

  prints all the flags required to compile an ObjC file

- **--objc-libs**

   prints all the flags required to link a pure ObjC program (no foundation/gui)

- **--base-libs**

  prints all the flags required to link a command-line ObjC program (no gui)

- **--gui-libs**

  prints all the flags required to link a GUI ObjC program

## BUGS

None known

## SEE ALSO

[GNUstep(7)](/GNUstep/7.md)

## HISTORY

Work on **gnustep-config** started in 2007 by Nicola Pero \<nicola.pero@meta-innovation.com\>

## AUTHORS

This man page was written by Dennis Leeuw \<dleeuw@made-it.com\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.