pkg-config2

Waldo Bastian bastian at kde.org
Mon Jan 24 17:34:39 EET 2005


On Sunday 23 January 2005 18:59, Rolf Magnus wrote:
> On Sunday 23 January 2005 17:46, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> > > I don't see anything other than multiple values; if you can enlighten
> > > me as to how this is impossible with pkg-config, please do so.
> >
> > The point of kde-config is that it tells you which paths KDE uses for
> > various things, given the various and currently active KDE configuration
> > options for that. I don't see how pkg-config can know e.g. which
> > additional wallpaper directories have been configured for KDE, or which
> > KIOSK-profile is currently active.
>
> How would that be useful when installing a new package?

I have no idea, you tell me ;-)

> Such things shouldn't depend on current user preferences.

I don't think the --install option depends on it, but some of the other 
options do. 

Cheers,
Waldo
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