Re: pkg-config not returning linker flags -lpython3.12

[Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>]

On 09.01.25 10:34, James Allwright wrote:
> Hi package maintainers,
>
> I have noticed that pkg-config in not returning the library I need to
> link to for python.
>
> pkg-config --libs python3
>
> is returning nothing, when I expect
>
> -lpython3
>
> I think the problem is in file
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/python3.pc
>
> and I believe the line Libs: should be
>
> Libs: -lpython3

no, it should not. extensions are not linked against the lib. if you 
want to embed python in a binary, you shuld use

   pkg-config --libs python3-embed