---
name: "libmcrypt-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmcrypt-dev"
version: "2.5.8-8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libmcrypt-config"
---

# libmcrypt-config(1)

script to get information about the installed version of LIBMCRYPT.

## NAME

libmcrypt-config - script to get information about the installed version of      LIBMCRYPT.

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

**libmcrypt-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 *LIBMCRYPT* library.

## OPTIONS

- **--prefix=PREFIX**

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

- **--libs**

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

- **--cflags**

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

- **--version**

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

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Christian Marillat \<marillat@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).  Modified by RISKO Gergely \<risko@debian.org\> for libmcrpyt.