---
name: "gretl-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgretl1-dev"
version: "1.7.5-1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gretl-config"
---

# gretl-config(1)

compiler / linker flags for Gretl libs

## NAME

gretl-config - compiler / linker flags for Gretl libs

## SYNOPSIS

**gretl-config** \[--prefix\[=DIR\]\]  \[--exec-prefix\[=DIR\]\]  \[--version\] \[--libs\] \[--cflags\]

## DESCRIPTION

*gretl-config* is a tool which can be used to determine the compiler and linker flags that should be used to compile and link programs that use *Gretl*.

## OPTIONS

*gretl-config* accepts the following options:

- **--prefix\[=DIR\]**

  Show the Gretl installation prefix.

- **--exec-prefix\[=DIR\]**

  Show the Gretl execution direction prefix.

- **--libs**

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

- **--cflags**

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

- **--version**

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

## SEE ALSO

[**gretl**(1)](/gretl/1.md), [**gtk-config**(1)](/gtk-config/1.md), [**gnome-config**(1)](/gnome-config/1.md), **gretl** documentation and website **http://www.ecn.wfu.edu/gretl.**

## AUTHOR

Allin Cottrell \<cottrell@wfu.edu\>

This manual page was added by the Dirk Eddelbuettel \<edd@debian.org\>, the Debian GNU/Linux maintainer for  **gretl**.