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gphoto2-port-config

gphoto2-port-config(1)						   User Commands					    gphoto2-port-config(1)

NAME

       gphoto2-port-config - return meta information about installed version of libgphoto2_port(3).

SYNOPSIS

       gphoto2-port-config [--prefix=DIR] [--libs] [--cflags] [--help] [--version]

DESCRIPTION

       gphoto2-port-config  is	a convenience script which retrieves information about the installed version of libgphoto2_port(3) on your system.
       gphoto2-port-config is typically used to compile and link against libgphoto2_port(3). The following example shows how to use  gphoto2-port-
       config in a Makefile:

       program: program.c
	     cc program.c `gphoto2-port-config --cflags --libs`

       The output is similar to that produced by pkg-config(1).

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       --cflags

	   Prints pre-processor and compile flags required to compile with libgphoto2_port(3) on the command line.

       --help

	   Displays help and usage information.

       --libs

	   Identical to --cflags option but only prints the link flags.

       --prefix=DIR

	   Specify a different prefix from the default libgphoto2_port(3). (default is/usr).

       --version

	   Displays version of libgphoto2_port(3) installed on your system.

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/gphoto2-port-coExecutable for installed library helper script

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-camera-devel	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Volatile			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       attributes(5), pkg-config(1), libgphoto2_port(3)

NOTES

       Written by Matt Keenan Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.

SunOS 5.11							    01 Aug 2008 					    gphoto2-port-config(1)