---
name: "yate-config"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "yate"
version: "6.4.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yate-config"
---

# yate-config(8)

retrieve metainformation about the YATE telephony engine

## NAME

**yate-config** - retrieve metainformation about the YATE telephony engine

## SYNOPSIS

**yate-config** \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **yate-config** program is used to retrieve information about the installed YATE engine. It is typically used to compile and link modules against the engine's library.

Here is a typical usage scenario in a Makefile:

module.yate: module.cpp\
     g++ \`yate-config --c-all --ldflags\` module.cpp \`yate-config --libs\`

## OPTIONS

### Version and paths

- **--version**

  Reports the installed YATE version (in x.y.z format)

- **--release**

  Reports the installed YATE code status (if not release) and release number

- **--config**

  Returns the configuration files directory

- **--modules**

  Returns the modules directory

- **--share**

  Returns the base shared directory

- **--scripts**

  Returns the scripts directory

- **--skins**

  Returns the base skins directory

### Compiler flags

- **--cflags**

  Various C++ compiler flags

- **--includes**

  Include option and path to the header files

- **--c-all**

  All compiler options - the above two concatenated

### Linker flags

- **--ldflags**

  Various linker flags

- **--libs**

  Library option and libraries names

- **--ld-all**

  All linker options - the above two concatenated

## AUTHORS

Paul Chitescu \<paulc@voip.null.ro\>\
 Diana Cionoiu \<diana@voip.null.ro\>

## SEE ALSO

[**yate**(8)](/yate/8.md), [**pkg-config**(1)](/pkg-config/1.md)