pkg_config

Generates pkg-config files named <PKG-NAME>.pc (where <PKG-NAME is the name declared by dependencies in cpp_info.names["pkg_config"] if specified), containing a valid pkg-config file syntax. The prefix variable is automatically adjusted to the package_folder.

Components

Available since: 1.28.0

If a recipe uses components, the files generated will be <COMP-NAME>.pc with their corresponding flags and require relations.

Additionally, a <PKG-NAME>.pc is generated to maintain compatibility for consumers with recipes that start supporting components. This <PKG-NAME>.pc file will declare all the components of the package as requires while the rest of the fields will be empty, relying on the propagation of flags coming from the components <COMP-NAME>.pc files.

Go to Integrations/pkg-config and pc files/Use the pkg_config generator if you want to learn how to use this generator.

Properties

The following properties affect the pkg_config generator:

• pkg_config_name property equivalent to the names attribute.

• pkg_config_custom_content property will add user defined content to the .pc files created by this generator.

• component_version property sets a custom version to be used in the Version field belonging to the created *.pc file for that component.