Zirconium Linux From Scratch - Version r12.4-45-systemd

Chapter 5. Installing Basic System Software

Pkgconf-2.5.1

The pkgconf package is a successor to pkg-config and contains a tool for passing the include path and/or library paths to build tools during the configure and make phases of package installations.

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU
Required disk space: 5.0 MB
SHA256 Checksum: cd05c9589b9f86ecf044c10a2269822bc9eb001eced2582cfffd658b0a50c243

Installation of Pkgconf

Prepare Pkgconf for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr    \
            --disable-static \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/pkgconf-2.5.1

Compile the package:

make

Install the package:

make install

To maintain compatibility with the original Pkg-config create two symlinks:

ln -sv pkgconf   /usr/bin/pkg-config
ln -sv pkgconf.1 /usr/share/man/man1/pkg-config.1

Contents of Pkgconf

Installed programs: pkgconf, pkg-config (link to pkgconf), and bomtool
Installed library: libpkgconf.so
Installed directory: /usr/share/doc/pkgconf-2.5.1

Short Descriptions

pkgconf

Returns meta information for the specified library or package

bomtool

Generates a Software Bill Of Materials from pkg-config .pc files

libpkgconf

Contains most of pkgconf's functionality, while allowing other tools like IDEs and compilers to use its frameworks