Alien::Build::Plugin::PkgConfig::CommandLine3pm

Probe system and determine library or tool properties using the pkg-config command line interface

Usage

 use alienfile;
 plugin 'PkgConfig::CommandLine' => (
   pkg_name => 'libfoo',
 );

Version

version 2.88

Overview

Note: in most case you will want to use Alien::Build::Plugin::PkgConfig::Negotiate instead. It picks the appropriate fetch plugin based on your platform and environment. In some cases you may need to use this plugin directly instead.

This plugin provides Probe and Gather steps for pkg-config based packages. It uses the best command line tools to accomplish this task.

Properties

pkg_name

The package name. If this is a list reference then .pc files with all those package names must be present. The first name will be the primary and used by default once installed. For the subsequent ".pc" files you can use the Alien::Base alt method to retrieve the alternate configurations once the Alien is installed.

atleast_version

The minimum required version that is acceptable version as provided by the system.

exact_version

The exact required version that is acceptable version as provided by the system.

max_version

The max required version that is acceptable version as provided by the system.

minimum_version

Alias for "atleast_version" for backward compatibility.

Methods

available

 my $bool = Alien::Build::Plugin::PkgConfig::CommandLine->available;

Returns true if the necessary prereqs for this plugin are already installed.

Copyright and license

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

Releases

2 releases since Debian 13 (Trixie); the text changed 1 time.

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