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 Pkg-config-&pkgconfig-version; Pkgconfig <para> The pkg-config package contains a tool for passing the include path and/or library paths to build tools during the configure and make file execution.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem> <seg>&pkgconfig-ch6-sbu;</seg> <seg>&pkgconfig-ch6-du;</seg> </seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Pkg-config Prepare Pkg-config for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --with-internal-glib \ --disable-compile-warnings \ --disable-host-tool \ --docdir=/usr/share/doc/pkg-config-&pkgconfig-version; The meaning of the new configure options: --with-internal-glib This will allow pkg-config to use its internal version of Glib because an external version is not available in LFS. --disable-compile-warnings This option prevents the build system from using compiler flags which cause build failure when building with GCC 6. --disable-host-tool This option disables the creation of an undesired hard link to the pkg-config program. Compile the package: make To test the results, issue: make check Install the package: make install Contents of Pkg-config Installed program Installed directory pkg-config /usr/share/doc/pkg-config-&pkgconfig-version; Short Descriptions pkg-config returns meta information for the specified library or package pkg-config