Please require 'prefix' variable in *.pc

[Tollef Fog Heen]

]] Felix Lechner 

Hi,

> The 'prefix' variable, while often present in pkg-config files, is not
> actually required. [1] Some projects therefore try to omit it [2]
> which sometimes does not work for everyone. [3]
> 
> Would the maintainers accept a patch that generates a warning whenever
> the variable is not present?

No, I don't think so.  Having prefix defined is just a common convention
for a variable, not a requirement.  pkg-config tries reasonably hard to
not dictate what variables people use.

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Tollef Fog Heen
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