Linux From Scratch - Version r13.1-24

Chapter 8. Installing Basic System Software

8.21 Pkgconf-3.0.8

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: 47 MB

8.21.1 Installation of Pkgconf

First, remove a test the causes the build to fail: 

sed '/^test_api_util_exe/,/^test(.*test_api_util_exe)/d' -i meson.build

Now, work around a circular dependency on meson: 

tar -xf ../meson-1.12.1.tar.gz

Prepare Pkgconf for compilation: 

mkdir build
cd    build

python3 ../meson-1.12.1/meson.py setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release ..

Compile the package: 

ninja

To test the results, issue: 

ninja test

Install the package: 

ninja install
mv /usr/share/doc/pkgconf{,-3.0.8}

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

8.21.2 Contents of Pkgconf

Installed programs: pkgconf, pkg-config (link to pkgconf), and bomtool
Installed library: libpkgconf.so
Installed directory: /usr/share/doc/pkgconf-3.0.8

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.so

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