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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# pkg-config
> Provide the details of installed libraries for compiling applications.
> More information: <https://manned.org/pkg-config>.
- Get the list of libraries and their dependencies:
`pkg-config --libs {{library1 library2 ...}}`
- Get the list of libraries, their dependencies, and proper cflags for gcc:
`pkg-config --cflags --libs {{library1 library2 ...}}`
- Compile your code with libgtk-3, libwebkit2gtk-4.0 and all their dependencies:
`c++ example.cpp $(pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk+-3.0 webkit2gtk-4.0) -o example`