---
name: "medusa-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmedusa-dev"
version: "0.5.1-4"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/medusa-config"
---

# medusa-config(1)

get compilation options needed to use medusa libraries

## NAME

medusa-config - get compilation options needed to use medusa libraries

## SYNOPSIS

- **medusa-config**

  \[ **--prefix=***directory* \] \[ **--exec\_prefix=***directory* \] **--cflags** ⎪ **--libs** ⎪ **--prefix** ⎪ **--exec-prefix** ⎪ **--version** ⎪ **--help**

## DESCRIPTION

**medusa-config** provides information about the command line options needed to use the **medusa** libraries.

These options change **medusa-config**'s idea of the installation prefix:

- **--prefix=***directory*

  Act as if **medusa** files had been installed into the specified directory

- **--exec\_prefix=***directory*

  Act as if **medusa** executables had been installed into the specified directory

These options specify what you want **medusa-config** to report. At least one of these must be specified.

- **--cflags**

  Report the flags that need to be given to the C compiler to use the **medusa** libraries

- **--libs**

  Report the flags that need to be given to the C compiler to link against the **medusa** libraries

- **--prefix**

  Report the prefix directory into which the **medusa** files were installed

- **--exec\_prefix**

  Report the prefix directory into which the **medusa** executables were installed.

- **--version**

  Report the version of **medusa** that is installed

This option provides information about **medusa-config** itself:

- **--help**

  Summarize the options available for **medusa-config**.

## SEE ALSO

**libmedusa**(3)