---
name: "mm-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmm-dev"
version: "1.4.2-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mm-config"
---

# mm-config(1)

OSSP mm library configuration/build utility

## NAME

**mm-config** - OSSP mm library configuration/build utility

## VERSION

OSSP mm .4.1 (10-Aug-2006)

## SYNOPSIS

**mm-config** \[**--help**\] \[**--version**\] \[**--cflags**\] \[**--ldflags**\] \[**--libs**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **mm-config** program is a little helper utility for easy configuring and building applications based on the [*mm*(3)](/mm/3.md) library.  It can be used to query the C compiler and linker flags which are required to correctly compile and link the application against the [*mm*(3)](/mm/3.md) library.

## OPTIONS

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

- **--help**

  Prints the short usage information.

- **--version**

  Prints the version number and date of the installed [*mm*(3)](/mm/3.md) library.

- **--cflags**

  Prints the C compiler flags which are needed to compile the [*mm*(3)](/mm/3.md)-based application. The output is usually added to the `"CFLAGS"` variable of the applications `"Makefile"`.

- **--ldflags**

  Prints the linker flags (`"-L"`) which are needed to link the application with the [*mm*(3)](/mm/3.md) library. The output is usually added to the `"LDFLAGS"` variable of the applications `"Makefile"`.

- **--libs**

  Prints the library flags (`"-l"`) which are needed to link the application with the [*mm*(3)](/mm/3.md) library. The output is usually added to the `"LIBS"` variable of the applications `"Makefile"`.

## EXAMPLE

```
 CC=cc
 CFLAGS=-O `mm-config --cflags`
 LDFLAGS=`mm-config --ldflags`
 LIBS=-lm `mm-config --libs`
```

```
 all: foo
 foo: foo.o
     $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o foo foo.o $(LIBS)
 foo.o: foo.c
     $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c foo.c
```

## SEE ALSO

[*mm*(3)](/mm/3.md).

## AUTHOR

```
 Ralf S. Engelschall
 rse@engelschall.com
 www.engelschall.com
```