---
name: "gpgrt-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgpg-error"
version: "1.61-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gpgrt-config"
---

# gpgrt-config(1)

Helper script to get information about the installed version of gpg libraries

## NAME

**gpgrt-config** - Helper script to get information about the installed version of gpg libraries

## SYNOPSIS

**gpgrt-config** \[*options*\] *\[ module \]*

## DESCRIPTION

**gpgrt-config** is a script tool that is used by the autoconf macros shipped with gnupg software (e.g., AM\_PATH\_GPG\_ERROR and AM\_PATH\_GPGME) to determine the compiler and linker flags that should be used to compile and link programs that use the specific library (e.g., libgpg-error or libgpgme). **gpgrt-config** uses pkg-config .pc files as data source.

Apart from options **gpgrt-config** accepts a single argument **module** specifying the basename (without the ".pc"-suffix) of the pkg-config file to be used as input. **module** will default to **gpg-error** if it is not specified.

## OPTIONS

**gpgrt-config** accepts the following options:

- **--libdir=*LIBDIR***

  Parent directory path of pkgconfig file search path. e.g., ‘gpgrt-config --libdir=/usr/lib --exists gpgme’ will parse ‘*/usr/lib/pkgconfig/gpgme.pc*’.

- **--exists**

  Test whether the pkg-config file ‘*module.pc*’ exist and exits with success or error accordingly.

- **--modversion**

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

- **--libs**

  Print the linker flags that are necessary to link a program using the **module**.

- **--cflags**

  Print the compiler flags that are necessary to compile a program using the **module**.

- **--static**

  Modifies output if linking statically instead of dynamically.

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

  Output variable VARNAME from the module's pkg-config file.

## BUGS

**gpgrt-config** is tried to be compatible to pkg-config, and to support cross build well, but it is not intended to be a replacement.