---
name: "libIDL-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "liborbit-dev"
version: "0.5.17-11.2"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libIDL-config"
---

# libIDL-config(1)

helper script for building with libIDL

## NAME

libIDL-config - helper script for building with libIDL

## SYNOPSIS

**libIDL-config** \[ **--libs** \] \[ **--cflags** \] \[ **--prefix***=dir* \] \[ **--exec-prefix***=dir* \]

**libIDL-config** \[ **--version** \] \[ **--help** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**libIDL-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 the *libIDL* library. It is also used internally by the .m4 macros for GNU autoconf that are included with *libIDL*.

In most cases, you will use one (or both) of the options **--cflags** or **--libs** (depending on whether you are compiling or linking.

## OPTIONS

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

- **--version**

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

- **--help**

  Print a usage summary.

- **--libs**

  Print the linker flags that are necessary to link with the specified *library*.

- **--cflags**

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

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

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

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

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

## SEE ALSO

**/usr/share/doc/liborbit-dev**, **info libIDL**

## AUTHOR

Copyright ©  2001 Andrew T. Veliath \<andrewtv@usa.net\>

This manual was originally written for libIDL-config by Chris Waters for Debian GNU/Linux.