---
name: "mp4h-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mp4h"
version: "1.2.4-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mp4h-config"
---

# mp4h-config(1)

Displays configuration suitable to build mp4h modules

## NAME

mp4h-config - Displays configuration suitable to build mp4h modules

## VERSION

1\.2.4

## SYNOPSIS

**mp4h-config** \[**--help**\] \[**--version**\] \[**--includedir**\] \[**--pkglibdir**\] \[**--pkgdatadir**\] \[**--mandir**\] \[**--cc**\] \[**--cflags**\] \[**--compile**\]

## DESCRIPTION

This script is a tool to help compiling *mp4h* loadable modules. It shows settings used when compiling and installing *mp4h*. It is wise to keep those settings when compiling loadable modules.

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  Displays the installed version of *mp4h*.

- **--pkglibdir**

  Directory where compiled module has to be installed.

- **--pkgdatadir**

  Directory where packages has to be installed.

- **--mandir**

  Preferred location for documentation, if any.

- **--includedir**

  Prints header files location.

- **-cc**

  Prints the C compiler name.

- **--cflags**

  Prints C compiler flags.

- **--compile**

  Displays the combination of the three previous options used to compile loadable modules.

## EXAMPLE

Here is an example showing how to embed mp4h-config into your Makefiles.

```
   .SUFFIXES:
   .SUFFIXES: .o .lo
   .c.o:
        libtool --mode=compile `mp4h-config --compile` -c $<
```

```
   .c.lo:
        libtool --mode=compile `mp4h-config --compile` -c $<
```

```
   all: module.la
   module.la: module.o module.lo
        libtool --mode=link `mp4h-config --cc` -o $@ module.lo \
             -module -rpath `mp4h-config --pkglibdir` -avoid-version
```

```
   install:
        libtool --mode=install cp module.la \
                     `mp4h-config --pkglibdir`/module.la
```

## AUTHOR

```
 Denis Barbier
 barbier@imacs.polytechnique.fr
```