Re: /usr/local [was: CPPFLAGS prob]

[Dan Kegel]

Paul Jarc wrote:
> Dan Kegel <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > The right thing to do is use /opt/arm-linux/usr/lib/pkgconfig/audiofile.pc,
> > which will point to the right library.
>
> Right.  So set PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/arm-linux/lib/pkgconfig.

I certainly agree that'd do it.  Not sure that Russell does yet, though.

> FWIW, on my systems, every version of every package is installed in
> its own prefix, even glibc.  There are no /lib, /usr/lib, or
> /usr/include - but "strings pkg-config" still includes those paths.
> So those strings may not mean much.

I think the embedded path is used mostly to find the lib/pkgconfig directory.

FWIW, setting PKG_CONFIG_PATH can mean yet another annoying change to each 
app's build script.
If there is one toolchain associated with each lib/pkgconfig directory,
it might be more convenient for the users to plop a copy of
pkg-config into that toolchain's bin directory, with the right
default value for PKG_CONFIG_PATH.  It's easier than teaching them
about PKG_CONFIG_PATH...

- Dan


--
My technical stuff: http://kegel.com
My politics: see http://www.misleader.org for examples of why I'm for regime 
change