[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/3] configure: improve pkg-config support

[Måns Rullgård]

Stefano Sabatini <stefano.sabatini-lala at poste.it> writes:

> On date Sunday 2011-03-06 13:57:52 +0000, Mans Rullgard encoded:
>> This adds helper functions for checking packages with pkg-config
>> and managing the associated flags.
>> 
>
>> Note that pkg-config use is still discouraged due to widespread
>> poor practices resulting in broken flags in many situations.  A
>> few badly designed packages require flags only obtainable using
>> pkg-config, and these functions are intended for those cases.
>
> Just for curiosity, which practice would you recommend for determining
> the FFmpeg flags for an application?
>
> I always used pkg-config for such purposes, which is especially handy
> for handling complex dependencies on external libraries.

Use shared libraries with proper NEEDED entries, don't install headers
in bizarre directory structures, and everything will just work.

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M?ns Rullg?rd
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