sdl-config(1)						      General Commands Manual						     sdl-config(1)

NAME

       sdl-config - script to get information about the installed version of SDL

SYNOPSIS

       sdl-config [ --prefix= DIR] [ --exec-prefix= DIR] [ --version ] [ --libs | --library-libs | --plugin-libs ] [ --cflags ]

DESCRIPTION

       sdl-config  is  a  tool	that is used to configure and determine the compiler and linker flags that should be used to compile and link pro-
       grams, libraries, and plugins that use SDL.  It is also used internally by the m4 macros that are included with SDL.

OPTIONS

       --cflags
	      Print the compiler flags that are necessary to compile a program or library that uses SDL.

       --exec-prefix=DIR
	      If specified, use DIR instead of the installation exec prefix that SDL was build with when computing the output  for  the  --cflags,
	      --libs,  --library-libs,	and  --plugin-libs  options.  This option must be specified before any of the --cflags, --libs, --library-
	      libs, and --plugin-libs options.

       --libs Print the linker flags that are necessary to link a program that uses SDL.

       --static-libs
	      Print the linker flags that are necessary to statically link a program that uses SDL.

       --library-libs
	      Print the linker flags that are necessary to link a library that uses SDL.  (This excludes any static objects required for  linking,
	      since these must be linked only by executable programs.)

       --plugin-libs
	      Print the linker flags that are necessary to link an SDL-using object that is to be accessed via dlopen(3).  This may include static
	      objects with PIC symbol information.  This option should not be used for ordinary shared libraries or standalone applications.

       --prefix=DIR
	      If specified, use PREFIX instead of the installation prefix that SDL was built with when computing  the  output  for  the  --cflags,
	      --libs, --library-libs, and --plugin-libs options.  This option is also used for the exec prefix if --exec-prefix was not specified.
	      This option must be specified before any of the --cflags, --libs, --library-libs, and --plugin-libs options.

       --version
	      Prints the currently installed version of SDL on standard output.

EXAMPLES

       gcc -o main.o $(sdl-config --cflags) main.c
	      is how you might use sdl-config to compile a C source file for an executable program.

       gcc -o my_app $(sdl-config --libs) main.o util.o
	      is how you might use sdl-config to link compiled objects into an executable program.

       gcc -o libSDL_nifty-1.2.so.0.0.1 $(sdl --library-libs) read.o write.o munge.o
	      is how you might use sdl-config to link compiled objects into a shared library.

       gcc -o libnifty_xmms.so $(sdl --plugin-libs) stream.o blit.o deinterlace.o
	      is how you might use sdl-config to link compiled objects into a plugin for use by another program.

AUTHOR

       The Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) library was written by Sam Lantinga.

       This manual page was written by Branden Robinson, originally for Progeny Linux Systems, Inc., and the Debian Project.

SDL 1.2 							    2001-12-25							     sdl-config(1)